We are a team of two, mother/daughter duo! Jayne has established, directed and taught preschool for many years. Early Childhood Education is her passion. Rachel is in her 8th year of teaching and instructional coaching. She has her Bachelors degree from UC Berkeley and her Masters degree in Educational Leadership and Administrative Credential from UC Berkeley as well. Rachel has taught 1st grade through 12th grade! Her expertise is in working with developing readers and writers and helping them to find the joy in growing. We believe that teaching is such a powerful profession because we have the ability to help children to see their strengths find joy in the process of learning and growing daily.
- Student-centered approach - Montessori influence - Direct phonics instruction - Writing workshop - Standards based mathematics
Rachel was a School District Teacher of the Year/Teaching Excellence Award Winner in 2018.
Jayne: - Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education - Masters Degree in Education. Rachel: - BA in International Development - BA in Education from of University of California, Berkeley - MA in Educational Leadership and Administration Credential from UC Berkeley GSE's Principal Leadership Institute - Teaching Credential - Multiple Subjects (TK-8)
We work on our products together as we know two brains are better than one! We share ideas, revise, and try out our products before posting them. Rachel and her colleagues use our products in her classroom as well.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Special Education, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Critical Thinking, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, Summer, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning