Tea Party With Stories and Make-Believe

Hello!  My name is Leann Barnes.  I have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and a Master's Degree in Counseling in Mental and Behavioral Health.  I have over 25 years of experience working with children and adolescents and in the majority of my professional roles, teaching of some sort played a huge role in my responsibilities.  Some of the types of specialty classes that I taught were in learning self-esteem, relaxation skills, budgeting, organizational skills, time management skills, and anger management skills.

When I became a mother, I soon after began the journey of homeschooling my own and I did so with all three for 7 years.  And, for the past 2.5 years I have been teaching English as a second language in an online venue.  I am passionate about early learning whether it be in learning letters, numbers, and colors, or phonics, early math, and story times that ignite the beginning stages of reading.  I am also passionate about teaching reading skills and reading comprehension.

I believe that every child is worthy of the time it takes for them to learn.  Each child is unique and learns in their own way so I try to incorporate various teaching modalities to ensure every child becomes successful and finds education exciting and fun.

When I am not teaching, you will find me spending quality time with my three kiddos.  We love to take trips into the mountains when we are able and you may find us window watching for bears that venture out at night.