About the Author - Cara Carroll Welcome to The First Grade Parade where together we'll be marching through the world of primary education. My name is Cara Carroll and I live in the great state of Texas where everything is bigger. There’s NO place I’d rather call home…scorching hot summers and all. I spent 15 years in the classroom (grades K-2) before transitioning to my current role as an educational consultant & TpT author. I started my teaching career in Kindergarten where I spent 12 wonderful years and then moved up to 2nd grade in a brand new school. I spent the following two years teaching first grade and fell in love with everything about it...the curriculum, the content, the creativity, and most of all, the kids. In short, there was nothing I didn't love about my 15 years in the primary classroom(s)! In my current role as an educational consultant, I love helping teachers whether it be through meaningful … read more about About
