The Art of Crochet: Level 1 Beginner

Hi Friends! I am so excited to meet you!  

I have a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, and I was a public school educator for 6 years.  I taught 4th and 2nd grade regular education classroom teacher. I was also the after school care director for 2 years. where I offered after school tutoring in reading, writing, and math.  

I left the public school sector and took a job as the lead teacher at a preschool for the 3 year old class. I taught them skills to improve their fine and gross motor skills. I also lead them in activities that helped reinforce the mind-body connections in their developing brain.  Shortly after this, I decided to take a break from the workforce to stay home with my newborn and 2 year old, while helping my 6 year old adjust to the public school setting.  After a year in public school, my daughter needed a different environment of learning, so I began homeschooling my her and continued down this homeschool journey for the next 7 years. My 2nd daughter went to school for a year, but due to her own difficulties with language building and comprehension, I decided to go the homeschool route with her as well, so that she could get more one-on-one instruction to continue to develop her reading, writing and language skills.  I also tutored elementary-aged students and volunteered childcare with preschool activities for a few families in my neighborhood. This helped my children continue to develop their socialization skills, while building relationships and learning through age-leveled hands-on activities to develop their reading, math, and writing skills.  My eldest daughter returned to public school for her High School years and my other two children decided to return to public school for a change of pace as well.

Alongside homeschooling, I volunteered as the Children’s Ministry Director at my church. I taught Sunday school classes, AWANA Sparks class on Wednesday nights, created and managed programs, recruited volunteers, lead Bible studies with parents, ordered curriculum, managed a budget and lead meetings for the Children’s Ministry team.  I also lead workshops for volunteers and led parent meetings.

Now that my kids are on new school journeys, I am so excited to use my skills to educate your children in the art of Crochet, share some of my favorite books for those that love reading, and introduce your kids to the exciting world of Science with experiments they can do right in their own kitchen!

Fun Fact:  I have traveled a lot in my life.  I lived in Germany between the ages of 2-6 years old, and went to Brazil for a mission trip for 2 weeks.