Zari Liljedahl

I am a second year kindergarten teacher in OPS and I love that I get to inspire the next new generation of learners!!!!

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Help me become America's Favorite Teacher, win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii, and appear in Reader's Digest!

Voting for the TOP 10 ends Thursday the 9th of April at 7PM PDT
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Tell us why you became a teacher

I am from a long line of teachers and have always wanted to help shape children’s minds! I love working with children and teaching them new skills!!

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Watching my students grow plants and caterpillars. I loved watching my students grow and retain everything!!

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would buy new kindergartener books, new pencil grips, I would donate the rest to my school!!

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