I was raised in North Ridgeville. I am a graduate of St. Peter School and North Ridgeville High School. I earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Cleveland State University. I have taught 22 years at "The best Catholic grade school!" Yes, I am biased!!
I taught 3rd grade for 15 years and 1st grade for the last 7 years. I love the beach, painting, making crafts and my dachshund, Molly Hice. My favorite times are those spent with my family and friends.
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.Add and subtract within 20.Work with addition and subtraction equations.
Extend the counting sequence.Understand place value.Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.Tell and write time.Represent and interpret data.
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.Model with mathematics.Use appropriate tools strategically.Attend to precision.Look for and make use of structure.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
I grew up in North Olmsted and attended St. Brendan School. From there, I continued my Catholic education at Magnificat. Upon graduation, I attended Bowling Green State University and am certified in both elementary and special education. I have taught primarily in Catholic Schools in both kindergarten and first grade. I currently reside in North Ridgeville and have two children. My oldest is a graduate of Ashland University with her master's degree in finance and my second child is a senior at The Ohio State University studying chemical engineering. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, reading, painting and spending time with family!
First grade follows the Ohio Common Core Standards as well as the Diocese of Cleveland Curriculum. First grade is a special time when students are learning to be responsible for their learning. There is a mix of group and individual learning activities as the students settle into their rolls as lifelong learners.
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.Add and subtract within 20. Work with addition and subtraction equations.
Extend the counting sequence.Understand place value.Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.Tell and write time.Represent and interpret data.
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.Reason abstractly and quantitatively.Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.Model with mathematics.Use appropriate tools strategically.Attend to precision.Look for and make use of structure.Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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