13+ years of experience as a grade school teacher in both urban and suburban communities. I've taught kindergarten, 1st, split K/1, 2nd and 3rd grade. I hold endorsements in ESL, Spanish, Middle School, and as a Reading Specialist. 8+ years of experience as a foreign language teacher at Language Stars working with children 8 months to 8 years old. Currently, I'm working as a Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher in Downers Grove. I've been the owner and author of Cindy's Bilingual Box since 2011.
My teaching style is student centered. I try to honor each student's social and emotional needs. Academically, I enjoy integrating my lessons, keeping up with educational best practices and designing resources that are used daily in my classroom. Being a teacher means being committed to a life of learning and the certainty that our work will shape our young and precious minds.
Those Who Excel Outstanding Early Educator Award 2012 NEA SCORE Grant 2013-2014 Education Foundation District 58 Distinguished Service Award 2022
Northeastern Illinois University B.A. Bilingual Bicultural Elementary Education Linguistics Concordia University M.A. Reading
I am a mom to my 4 year old son and dog mom to my shitzu Zoey. My passions are my faith, my son, my family and being a dual language teacher. You can follow me on: Cindy's Bilingual Box on Pinterest or Cindy's Bilingual Box on Facebook. Follow my blog Cindy's Bilingual Box Blog
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Other (Art), ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Literature, Classroom Management, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Place Value, Summer, Informational Text, Handwriting, School Psychology, End of Year, Engineering, Phonics