Welcome! I’m Teach-A-Roo!
I help primary teachers like you marry standards with engaging, rigorous, and fun learning experiences for all learners. I have been teaching and mentoring in a Title I, K-8 setting for almost 30 years. I am a literacy and STEAM enthusiast and try to bring art, music, storytelling, and science together in meaningful, standards-based lessons in my real-life first grade classroom.
A few labels to start the summer…
Now that summer has begun, I have a HUGE list of things I want to get done. First on this list is cleaning up my desktop. It is cluttered with links and documents and things that just plain need to be put in their place!! Below are a few things I found that might be...
Mother’s Day Tea Party Projects
Now that TESTING IS OVER... It is time to break out a little fun! My teammies have been hosting a darling little tea party for the 2nd graders and their mommies for many years. The kiddos get so super excited to make little keepsakes and serve tea and...
My favorite Easter, but not Easter writing activity…
Just a quick post to share my favorite "Easter... but not Easter" writing activity. I have done this lesson for years and years and it is always one of my favorites. It is called, "I am special, BECAUSE I am DIFFERENT" and uses jelly beans to inspire the...
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