I have been teaching for 15 years. I am currently teaching first grade--my dream grade. I also have experience in kindergarten and preschool.
Hands on learning as much as possible. Learning needs to be FUN!
I am honored to present at the PreK/Kindergarten Conference in Schaumburg, IL.
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Northern Illinois University, 1999 M.S. Elementary Education, Western Illinois University, 2012
In addition to teaching children, I also educate adults on early childhood topics.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Elections - Voting, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading