I am currently in my 10th year of teaching. I am a 5th grade teacher. I taught third grade for 3 years and fourth grade for 6 years.
I love teaching using music and authentic real-world learning so students see the relevance in the content.
- North Carolina Council Teacher of Mathematics Outstanding Elementary Mathematics Teacher -Students always meet or exceed growth in reading and math. -Distinction in Master's Thesis Research on Vocabulary
-Bachelor's of Education- Salem College - K-6 Elementary Education - K-12 AIG -K-12 Reading Specialist -9-12 Social Studies -Master's in Education for K-12 Language and Literacy
Hi, I'm Laura! I dreamed of being a teacher since I was in kindergarten. I am so happy to be living the dream and being a teacher. It is the best "job" in the world.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Other (Science), Social Studies, Native Americans, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, General Science, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Place Value, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Test Preparation, Phonics, Classroom Community