Thanks for hopping by The Kindergarten Pad! My name is Renée Glashow and I am a Kindergarten teacher at Robbins Nest Learning Center in North Brunswick, NJ. This is my first year at Robbins Nest.

I was born in Manhattan, NY and grew up in Manalapan, NJ. I live in Marlboro, NJ, just 5 minutes from the house I grew up in.

I have always wanted to be a teacher for as long as I remember. In 1996, after completing my student teaching at Old Bridge High School, I graduated from Montclair State University, cum laude, with a degree in English and teaching certificate in English K-12. After teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten in a private preschool and subbing in local elementary schools, I found that I enjoyed working with young children. In 2001, I earned my 2^nd teaching certificate in Elementary Education, K-8. This is my 10^th year teaching.

My hobbies include surfing the net, reading, crafts, gardening, swimming, and traveling. I have been lucky enough to visit Maine, New Hampshire, Massachutes, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, California, Canada, the Thousand Islands, and the Bahamas so far.

Here are a few of my favorite things…

Favorite color- Blue

Favorite food- Mexican, Italian, chocolate ice cream cones, and Mom’s homemade potato salad

Favorite animals- whales and dolphins

Favorite flower- sunflower

Favorite children’s authors- Eric Carle, Robert Munsch

Favorite children’s musicians- Raffi, Steve and Greg, Dr. Jean