Let’s just say I’ve combined my passion for teaching and creating into one to give educators, occupational therapists, parents, and young learners resources that are fun, simple, and educational.

A few years ago, I started my childhood dream career as a kindergarten teacher. I found so much joy in watching my little students start the year with no knowledge of reading, writing, and comprehension to overcoming their individual challenges and feeling proud and confident of what they had accomplished throughout their very first year of school. 

My experience as a kindergarten teacher, especially in an almost entirely bilingual community of students, had its own challenges. A lot of my students started the school year with no knowledge of the English alphabet. 

Watching my students learn a new language and improve their knowledge of English gave me inspiration and a greater purpose for teaching. 

However, I found myself constantly struggling to find hands-on activities that weren’t messy, had enough fine-motor interaction, and were curriculum-based.

That’s when I came across teacherspayteachers.com. Though there were many resources that I found useful, I couldn’t help but ponder on the idea of creating my own.

So, I decided to start my own TeachersPayTeachers journey by creating teacher-friendly resources that include fine-motor activities and curriculum-based crafts. 

Today, I am a full-time creator helping teachers, occupational therapists, parents, and students learn through fun and educational crafts. I am also a mommy to three very smart, adventurous, and loving boys and a baby girl.

My hope is that you will find my crafts easy to incorporate into your lesson plans as well as see improvement in your students as they expand their knowledge, imagination, and fine-motor skills. 

—Natalya Pidkalyuk