Learn like Thor
West Union, Iowa, United States
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Welcome to Learn Like Thor — where grammar, geography, and vocabulary meet adventure! I create self-paced, browser-based interactive games that meet students exactly where they are. Every resource in this store features adaptive difficulty levels so your Kindergartners and your fifth graders can learn side by side, and every wrong answer teaches rather than just penalizes. No worksheets here, just engaging, game-based learning that students actually ask to do again.
I spent 25 years in K–5 classrooms across the country and one unforgettable year in Mexico. I taught at Lake Forest Country Day School in Illinois for nearly two decades, where I served as both a classroom teacher and a team leader mentoring fellow educators. Before that I taught at Heritage Elementary in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and Estes Park Intermediate in Estes Park, Colorado, and spent a year at the American School Foundation of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, adapting my practice for students from more than 30 different countries. Across all those classrooms, one thing stayed constant: the belief that learning should feel like something students want to do, not something that happens to them.
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Battleship Math Facts
⚓ BATTLE MATH — Battleship Multiplication (Facts 5–10) A browser-based naval battle game for Grades 3–5Your students already love Battleship. Now imagine every single shot has to be earned. Battle Math puts a multiplication twist on the classic naval strategy game. Before a student can fire at the enemy fleet, they must correctly answer a multiplication fact from the 5–10 times tables. Get it right — choose your target and fire. Get it wrong — the turn passes and your opponent gets the advanta
2nd - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
Also included in: Multiplication Bundle
REVERSI Multiplication 1-5
♟️ Think fast, multiply faster — and flip the board!Multiply & Flip is a digital Othello strategy game where every move is earned. Before placing a token, each player must correctly type the answer to a multiplication fact from the 1–5 times tables. Answer correctly within 10 seconds and you own that space — potentially flipping rows of your opponent's tokens to your color. Answer wrong or run out of time? Your turn is skipped and your opponent takes over. The math pressure is real. The strateg
2nd - 4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
Also included in: Multiplication Bundle
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Welcome to Learn Like Thor — where grammar, geography, and vocabulary meet adventure! I create self-paced, browser-based interactive games that meet students exactly where they are. Every resource in this store features adaptive difficulty levels so your Kindergartners and your fifth graders can learn side by side, and every wrong answer teaches rather than just penalizes. No worksheets here, just engaging, game-based learning that students actually ask to do again.
I spent 25 years in K–5 classrooms across the country and one unforgettable year in Mexico. I taught at Lake Forest Country Day School in Illinois for nearly two decades, where I served as both a classroom teacher and a team leader mentoring fellow educators. Before that I taught at Heritage Elementary in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and Estes Park Intermediate in Estes Park, Colorado, and spent a year at the American School Foundation of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, adapting my practice for students from more than 30 different countries. Across all those classrooms, one thing stayed constant: the belief that learning should feel like something students want to do, not something that happens to them.
Teaching style
I teach loud. I teach in costume. I have absolutely shown up to school dressed as Thor to introduce a grammar unit, and it worked. My classroom runs on energy, humor, and the conviction that if a kid is laughing, they're learning. I lean hard into game-based learning, storytelling, and giving students real choice in how they demonstrate what they know. I believe in spiral learning. I like revisiting concepts in new contexts rather than checking a box and moving on. Every resource I create reflects 25 years of figuring out what actually sticks.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I've been recognized by parents and administrators alike for curriculum innovation and for building one of the most community-connected classrooms in my school. My greatest professional achievement is the 25 years of students who still reach out to say they remember something we did together.
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from St. Cloud State University (2000) and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus in Electronic Media from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa (1997). That communications background is no accident. It shows up every day in how I design learning experiences that are visual, engaging, and built for the way kids actually process information.
Additional biographical information
I grew up in Iowa and eventually came back to it. I currently live in West Union, IA, after nearly two decades in the Chicago suburbs. After stepping away from the classroom in 2024, I channeled everything I know about engagement, differentiation, and what kids actually find fun into building the resources you see in this store. When I'm not designing interactive games, I'm probably watching someone else's students light up over a subject they thought they hated. That reaction is what all of this is for.
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