| the journey, the adventure, the fun is part of every day |
By The Red Brick Road Teacher I have loved teaching since I was a young child, often playing school...with my favorite role being the teacher. I have been teaching for over 20 years, and have a special affection for the primary grades. During this time I have learned and grown so much from my teaching experiences and my students.
Providing hands on experiences, creative approaches, music, poetry, chants, art, and whatever else I can find or create to enrich learning for my students is essential to my teaching style. I also understand the importance of balanced instruction, so you will find a mixture of creativity and structure in my classroom.
Mesa Tribune Teacher of the Year Award - 1997 Educator of the Month - Mesa Public Schools 2007
Bachelors Degree - Education ASU Master's Degree - Education NAU
In addition to teaching, I enjoy writing, graphic arts and photography. The visual world is my playground. I have found myself working in graphic design since I was in grade school, and am continuously excited about the doors the digital world keeps opening to me. An opportunity to write and create for TPT is a blessing, and I look forward to what I can share with others.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Social Studies, Civics, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, ELA Test Prep, Other (Social Studies), Critical Thinking, Literature, Word Problems, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Presidents' Day, Place Value, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Phonics
