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.
Themes… Going BIG!
I L-O-V-E teaching and decorating my classroom with themes. It started back in in the "Whole Language" era (yeah, I am that old!) but came back to life for me during my years in the library. A dear friend offered his talent and expertise to help me create my visions...
Rules of Life- Things I Learned from Disney Social Media Moms Celebration
It is still amazing to me that what has started as a hobby has opened my world to so many wonderful opportunities. Blogging has enriched my life in so many ways, I feel truly blessed. I recently had the honor of being invited to Disney's Social Media Moms Celebration...
5 Things to Do Now to Get Ready for Next Year
As I am enjoying the lazy days of summer, I always feel a step ahead if I get a few things ready to go now. Here are my 5 must do projects to complete before the end of the year. 1. Covering composition books We use interactive notebooking as a tool to track student...
SEND HOME SCIENCE KITS
We have Send Home Science Kits for holidays and every day! Check them out here!
Don’t forget to sign up for your tips and freebies!
Enter your name and email and I’ll send them straight to your inbox!
