Hi there,       I’m Arika.

Official Bio . . .

Teaching for the past 20 years has allowed me to gain more understanding of how each individual student learns.  I have K-6 experience with public, private, charter and homeschooling students.  

It's fun to work with each student individually to find out how they learn best and then incorporate that into their lessons. Are they visual, auditory or kinesthetic?  Let's use teaching strategies that will combine their learning style to the new concepts presented.  

 

While working with elementary students, I am able to make learning interesting and fun through one on one attention and giving positive encouragement.  Students will be more confident and knowledgable after we work on their lessons together.

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Bio in real time . . .

After years of educating at home, I’m just about to graduate my second (and final!) daughter from homeschooling—aka, I’m officially retiring!  Woohoo!  (Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music) With one kid in college and one kid headed to college, I’m suddenly asking myself, What do I do with all this free time… who do I pour into... should I pick up a hobby?

That’s where you all come in! I love teaching, I love creating, and I love encouraging others to stay the course—because let’s be real, homeschooling is a marathon, not a sprint. So now, I’m taking on a new challenge: passing along the lessons I’ve learned along the way during this grand homeschooling experiment with you. Let’s talk, have tea, swap stories, and stay motivated all the way through!