I teach 1st grade.  I have been teaching for 7 1/2 years.  I teach Math, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Phonics, and Shurley English....all core standard subjects.  I have a Master's degree in Reading and Writing and a Master's degree in Teacher Leadership from Murray State University.  I have been married to Kevin Brown for 34 years.  We have 3 grown sons; who are married.  Two of our sons have served in the military, one is still active in the Kentucky National Guard.  We have 9 grandchildren, and one on the way, who are very dear to us.  We have 6 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.  I love to garden, can the food we grow, quilt, sew, do scrapbooking, hiking, and I enjoy anything outdoors!  We have two dogs that are our babies; Cinnamon who is part yellow lab and part chow and one black lab; Duke.  We planted an orchard in the fall of 2013.

I love teaching in general, but my favorite thing about teaching is watching a child "lighten up" when they are learning to read.  It is almost like a light bulb comes on and they begin reading and making sense of what they read.  My favorite authors are Laura Numeroff, Dr. Seuss, and Eric Carle; to name a few!