I have taught in a large urban school, a small town school, and in a multi-level classroom. The bulk of my teaching has been done in the early elementary grade levels, but I have taught students all the way to high school. I am currently homeschooling my own children while teaching others in a homeschool co-op.
I love using hands on activities to engage students. I enjoy using STEM challenges and interactive notebooks to allow my students to personalize the lessons.
I was awarded the 2016 Patricia Behring Senior Teacher of the Year in South Carolina.
I have a BS in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Indiana.
I have been married to a wonderful man for 25 years. We have four beautiful children ages 21-10. My husband and I are big history buffs and we love to travel the country with our children to teach them about history where it happened.
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, Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers, Science, Basic Principles, Social Studies, Native Americans, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, Literature, Classroom Management, General Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Informational Text, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Hispanic Heritage Month