I've been teaching for 8 years in K and 1 and will be venturing into new territory in 2nd next year.
I think that the more effort a teacher puts forth, the more effort she will receive from her students. I try to give my students a reason to be engaged in their learning, even if it is simply through a theme they find entertaining.
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I received my BS in Elementary Education from Kansas State University in 2004 and my MA from Baker University in 2008.
I live in Kansas with my husband, daughter, and infant son.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, U.S. History, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, General Science, Writing, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Winter, Presidents' Day, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, Summer, Informational Text, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community