This is my 26th year of teaching. (Time flies when you’re having fun!) I spent 4 years teaching literacy and social studies in 6th grade, 15 years teaching 5th grade, and 7 years in 4th. I have also served as a Master Economics Teacher for Economics Arkansas for the past 17 years, and as the elementary economics coordinator for my district. I have my Middle Level Generalist National Board Certification. I am also the teacher/sponsor of an after school - Young Entrepreneurs Club.
My teaching style is organized chaos! I believe in hands-on, experiential learning whenever possible. I feel that it is extremely important to know my students and do everything possible to meet their individual learning styles and needs. I am a firm believer that building relationships with my students is vital - they don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care! Love, Teach, Repeat is my mantra!
I am a Master Economics Teacher for my state, and I work with Economics Arkansas to help provide professional development workshops for teachers around the state. I have won several awards for economics education.
I received my BS degree from Arkansas Tech University, and I have my Middle Level Generalist National Board Certification.
I absolutely love my life! I have the best job in the world, I'm married to my very best friend, I have amazing children and family, and the best friends and church on the planet. My husband is a college baseball umpire, so we are definitely a baseball household. I love traveling with him to games during the summer and often turn it into lesson ideas! People have been telling me for years that I should be posting items on TPT, but I am just now taking the time to start doing it! Please check back often to see new products being added.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Science, Other (Science), Social Studies, Arts & Music, Music, Physical Education, Drama, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Economics , Word Problems, General Science, Cooking, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Poetry, Decimals, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Engineering, Classroom Community