For those that may not know, I’m Brittany Henderson. I just finished my 7th year of
teaching, which was my 3rd in Kindergarten. I have also taught 1st and 2nd,
as well as worked with 4s in a preschool/daycare setting. Kindergarten has been my favorite so far,
hence the “Garten.”
While we are currently living in coastal Mississippi, I was
born and raised deep in the heart of Texas.
Actually, I was even born on Texas’ Sesquicentennial, or the 150th
anniversary of their statehood. Texas is
where I spent most of my childhood, where I met my high school sweetheart,
where I graduated from both high school and college, where we were married, and
where I began my career. So Texas holds
a pretty special place in my heart and is a large part of my identity, hence
the “Yellow Rose.”
Teaching has always been part of my life, has always been my
passion. As early as I can remember, if
given the choice I would play school (as the teacher obviously) over house any
day. Teacher was always my answer to
“what do you want to be when you grow up?”
My husband told me early on in our high school relationship that he
already knew I’d be a teacher. In fact,
he even said kindergarten teacher. There
was never any other option for me. Now
that my goal has become a reality, it is my passion to do right by my students
daily. And I don’t just mean teach the
standards.
I’m a firm believer in “let them be little.” Kids need play, social learning, and to enjoy
school to be successful. So, I’m not
just here for the basics. In my
classroom, if it can be taught through play, art, music, science, social
studies, whatever, I’m down for it. If
it strengthens motor skills, speaking and listening skills, emotional
understanding, or social skills, I’m all over it. What I’ve found though, is that we’ve steered
so far in the other direction in education, that a lot of those things don’t
always exist. I’m ready for that to
change, and the only way to see that change is to start it.
There you have it.
Yellow Rose Garten, and a little me, in a nutshell. Research states that learning something new
takes 400 repetitions, unless it’s done through play, then it only
takes 10 to 20!
So let’s play!!
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