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Reading Strategies Bookmarks: Personalized Freebie

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

My 5th grade kiddos asked for 'cool' bookmarks this week. Obliging, I whipped up some personalized bookmarks with reading strategies on the back. This is about as cool as it gets, friends. :)The fronts of these bookmarks are editable (on PowerPoint

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Clip Art

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Figurative Language Puzzles {FREEBIE}

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Give your students hands-on practice with literacy devices with these 8 figurative language puzzles. Students will read “Grandma’s Garden”, identify types of figurative language in the story, and then, define the literacy devices. Included in this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4

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$100th Day of School: FREE Math & Literacy Activities$

100th Day of School: FREE Math & Literacy Activities

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Celebrate your 100th day with engaging math and literacy activities! This free mini-unit is intended for the primary classroom. This download includes: 10th Day Morning Work 100th Day Challenge Cards Race to 100 Chart Place Value "I Have...Who

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English Language Arts, Math, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Activities, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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September 11th Remembrance: A Lesson Plan for Upper Elementary

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

I was conferencing with a student about "I Survived the Attacks on 9/11" As the student was summarizing the book, he said, "Ms. W, it was really crazy. The planes crashed into the World Trade Center and a ton of people died. It was really scary. I

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English Language Arts, U.S. History, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.1, RI.5.1

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Book Madness: A Tournament of Books Bulletin Board Display

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

**UPDATED 02/27/19 with 2021-2022 dates**My students {love} sports and between rec teams and AAU teams, it seems they spend most of their afternoons and weekends involved in some type of athletic event. Additionally, being a Kentuckian, basketball

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English Language Arts, Physical Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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Math Centers: Tips & Tricks for Making Centers Work in Your Classroom

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Math centers offer just-right spiral review for all of your students, as well as, provide you the opportunity to meet with small groups of students for guided math. In this Teaching on Demand video, I'll share how I set-up and organize my math

Subjects:

Math, Back to School, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Professional Development, Centers

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$Math Centers {FREE} Racing to 50, 100, and 120 with Spinners$

Math Centers {FREE} Racing to 50, 100, and 120 with Spinners

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Routine and spiral review are critical components to our math blocks, and math centers/games offer the perfect opportunity to engage students in practice. In this resource you will find an easy-to-differentiate game of Race to 100/120/200/1000 and

Subjects:

Specialty, Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

K.CC.A.1, 1.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.A.2

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Morning Tub Labels: A Morning Work Alternative

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Morning Tubs offer a play-based opportunity for students to explore, create, and communicate. A non-threatening way to start the day, Morning Tubs help reduce the length of your morning routine, get students excited about the day, and foster social

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities

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222

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Student Book Reviews & Recommendations

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Motivating students to become wild readers is always one of my top priorities each school year. From ridiculously engaging read-aloud voices to weekly themed shelves, I am willing to pull out all the stops because growing students into readers

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Centers

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.2.1

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$1st Grade Math Round-up: A Scoot-Style Review {CCSS Skills}$

1st Grade Math Round-up: A Scoot-Style Review {CCSS Skills}

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Review and practice all those 1st grade Common Core math skills with a fun and fast paced game of scoot! This game reviews place value, standard form, equations with 3 addends, fractions, number sense, sequences, comparing numbers, missing addends,

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Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Games

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$Common Core Math Terms For Parents: A Handout$

Common Core Math Terms For Parents: A Handout

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Hosting a Family Math Night, our 1st grade team wanted a simple ways to illustrate our 'foundational' math concepts as highlighted by the Common Core. Using this handout, we were able to focus on hands-on learning during our 30 minute Math-Night

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Math, Tools for Common Core, For Administrators

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Handouts, Professional Documents, For Parents

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{FREE} Comparing Expressions with Three Addends: Tweeting Trios

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

A fun and engaging spring center, students will compare expressions with three addends! This activity is aligned with CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.2 Solve problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20,

Subjects:

Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Centers

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$FREE - Sums of 10 & 20 with Connect 4: A Math Center$

FREE - Sums of 10 & 20 with Connect 4: A Math Center

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Connect Four makes a simple and fun math centers for learners. Plus, it’s a simple game to differentiate, making it just-right for a variety of learners! In this resource you will find visual directions (for students) and teacher directions for

Subjects:

Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Games

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FREE Place Value Scoot: A CCSS-Aligned Center

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Help your students celebrate a special birthday with an engaging math center that hits place value hard and provides an awesome spiral review. This center is aligned with the 1st Grade CCSS but would also be useful review for second grade friends.

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Math, Spring, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Centers

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{FREE} My Poetry Promise: Introducing Poetry as Magic

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

After months and months of stressing the importance of practicing proper punctuation, spelling, directionality of writing, and capitalization, we studied poetry. So, I created and introduced “My Poetry Promise” in which students commit to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Posters, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Lesson

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{FREE} St. Patrick's Day Pronoun Roundup

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Help your students celebrate St. Patrick’s Day an engaging language center that hits pronouns hard and provides an awesome spiral review. This center is aligned with the CCSS. This download includes a Read-the-Room recording log, as well as, 12

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English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

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$Stars and Stripes: True/False Math Statements$

Stars and Stripes: True/False Math Statements

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Help your students practice sorting true/false statements by comparing number words and place value. This activity is aligned with CCSS.Math.Content.1.NBT.B.2 and is intended for the primary classroom and includes *center directions *student

Subjects:

Math, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Hi, friends! I am Catherine Reed, and I am just beginning my journey in education. My first year I taught 5th grade ELA in a 1:1 classroom. Then, I explored 1st grade in my dream district for two years, have taught K/1 and 1/2 combination classes, was a literacy consultant for 3 years, and now work at Green River Regional Education Cooperative as a Professional Learning Specialist.

MY TEACHING STYLE

With 30 iPads and 30 kiddos in each of my classes, technology and hands-on learning rule! Everyday I teach 3 classes of reading, 1 class of writing, and 1 class of Reading Intervention.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Yet to be added

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I grew up in the public school system and attended a lovely private, liberal arts school in Kentucky. While in college, I had the opportunity to live abroad (London) where I earned a double major in Elementary Education and Government!

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am from Providence, Rhode Island but have grown up in the wonderful bluegrass state of Kentucky! I am a proud foster Mom, love beautiful old barns, and spend much of my time hanging out with my cat, Staples.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Geometry, Numbers, Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, Physical Education, Health, ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Library Skills, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, End of Year, Phonics