27 years teaching all grades from Kindergarten through fifth grade. I've worked with Kindergarten students for the past 12 years and my students keep me laughing and challenged all day long.
My classroom allows students to make choices, pursue their interests, support one another in the learning, use Cognitively Guided Instruction in Math, focus on STEM, and dance, move and wiggle throughout the day.
2019-Primary Trainer for my district's transition from 14 to 36 elementary schools teaching a full-day kindergarten model. 2010-Teacher of the Year for Kinoshita Elementary 1995-Teacher of the Year for Lobo Elementary
*BA in English from the University of California, Riverside *Certificate in the teaching of the Gifted and Talented, UCR *MA in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Long Beach
I have a blog which describes my full day kindergarten classroom at: kindertreelane.com
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Numbers, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Classroom Management, Problem Solving, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Mental Math, Tools for Common Core, Classroom Community