I've been teaching for a total of 23 years. In that time, I have been a substitute teacher, a teaching assistant, and a classroom teacher. I have had experience teaching in kindergarten, first, second, fifth, and currently, loving third grade! I've had a lot of fun, pulled out a lot of hair (joking, sort of), and learned a lot of different ways of doing things.
Hands on all the way! We do a lot of group work and exploration in my classroom!
Walmart Teacher of the Year; District Teacher of the Year
Graduate of Southeast Missouri State University
Nothing much to tell. I'm a book lover, cat owner, scrapbooker, and avid gardner. Notice how those are all mainly solitary activities. Could be because I'm a bit of a homebody! Banner background provided by © 2013 The 3AM Teacher http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com/ World's most adorable kitten clipart created by http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kindercade
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Earth Sciences, Physics, Social Studies, U.S. History, World History, Arts & Music, Music, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Statistics, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Test Preparation, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month