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NTI Days & Distance Learning

Math Board Games are a FUN way to build fluency and mental-math skills during math centers or guided math blocks. Check out these 7 games perfect for 1st and 2nd grade mathematicians!

The Best Math Games for Building Fluency

Snag hundreds of FREE picture and chapter books for your classroom library or student book bins from your local Half-Price Book Store.

FREE Books for Your Classroom

Whole-group math lessons are short, intentional lessons that anchor our learning and set the foundation for our small-group instruction during guided math.

Whole Group Math Lessons

Embrace the season and give our students some hands-on opportunities to create parent gifts, directed draws, watercolor paintings, and so much more!

Winter Art Projects

Split classes? Combination classes? Multi-age classes? Whatever you call them, they are a challenge! See how I structure my K/1 classroom and make it all work!

Teaching a Combination Class

Encourage students to realize the power of growth mindset and the word 'yet' with this read aloud and free graphic organizer.

Growth Mindset: The Power of Yet

The Perfect Storage Container

Workshop of Wonders: Vacation Bible School

Reading in the Wild: Book Study Schedule

Reading in the Wild {Summer Book Study}

Using Informational Texts to Learn about Kentucky {Booking Across the US}

Day of the Teacher

My Third Fix! {Stitch Fix April 2014}

My Second Stitch Fix!

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My name is Catherine Reed, and I am in my 8th year in elementary life, residing in small-town, Kentucky.  I student taught in 1st grade and never ...

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Working together to meet a goal builds classroom community & encourages teamwork. As a PBIS school, check our our 20 favorite nonfood, low-cost rewards!

20 Positive Behavior Rewards that Aren’t Food

Guided Reading offers students intentional reading instruction with texts that are just a little too hard! From lesson planning to benchmarking students to word work activities, check out these awesome ideas to make Guided Reading work!

Guided Reading: 1st Grade Style

Weekly Lesson Planning Routine

Overwhelmed by math centers? Check out these SIMPLE ideas for create predictable patterns and routines that allow for streamlined planning!

Managing Math Centers

Wordless Picture Books

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