Hilary Statum is a Teacher in Middle Tennessee with over 17 years of experience. She has experience teaching pre-k, kindergarten, first, transitional-first, second, fourth, and fifth graders. She has also worked as a multilingual teacher. She is the published author of two books, Solar System for Kids and Kindergarten Activity Book: Unicorns and the face behind Pencils to Pigtails, a blog for parents and teachers. She holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Leadership and enjoys coordinating and teaching her school district’s free parent English class. Her favorite days are spent with her two young girls and baby boy, husband, parents, siblings, and the rest of her very large extended family. You can connect with Hilary on all social media platforms using the handle @pencilstopigtails.