I started my teaching journey in New Zealand. I taught for three short years in the 3rd - 5th grade in South Auckland. During this time I found myself creating a lot of resources to beautify my classroom and developing tasks to target the needs of my learners. This is where my "TPT Store" rose from. I briefly worked as a relief teacher across multiple schools and age groups ahead of moving internationally. This gave me a deeper understanding of progression through the years and provided a lot inspiration for new resources. I relocated to Dubai to begin my international teaching career. I am about to enter my fourth year here as a 5th Grade Homeroom Teacher in an International School. Switching curriculum's, from the New Zealand Curriculum to the International Baccalaureate supported by the Common Core, has allowed me to deeply reflect on my practice and gain a broader understanding of worldwide education.
I endeavor to be a very creative teacher who seeks to engage students through group-oriented tasks with lots of manipulatives and inquisitive thinking.
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Bachelor of Education (Primary) at the University of Auckland
I was born and raised in the South Island of little New Zealand. I moved to Auckland (top of the North Island) to study and then begin my teaching career. I now live in Dubai, and thoroughly enjoy outworking out inquiry based curriculum in an international setting.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Chinese, Other (World Language), Arts & Music, Music, Physical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), Math Test Prep, Geography, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, Arabic, For All Subjects, International Baccalaureate, Classroom Management, Statistics, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Mental Math, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Products For TpT Sellers, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning