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Prefix, Root Word, & Suffix Puzzle Bundle {100 Morphology Puzzles for Word Work)

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Morphology or the study of words and word structure is critical for our older readers. Exploring the structure and formation of words, this discounted bundle includes the study of affixes - prefixes, suffixes, and roots. By understanding how words

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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L.4.4b, L.5.4b, L.6.4b

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$1st Grade Math Centers - 28 Centers, Labels, & Visual Dire$

1st Grade Math Centers - 28 Centers, Labels, & Visual Directions: Add & Subtract

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Math centers and math games are a perfect way to review and practice spiral-review math skills - addition, subtraction, place value, mental math skills. In this resource you will find 28 ready-to-print math centers, coordinating labels for your math

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Math, Tools for Common Core

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1^st

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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1.MD.A.1, 1.MD.A.2, 1.MD.C.4, 1.NBT.A.1, 1.NBT.B.3, 1.NBT.C.5, 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.C.6

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Editable Newsletter Templates for Parent and Family Communication (PPT, Slides)

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Routinely changing the appearance of newsletters keeps families engaged and keeps them reading about our classrooms. It is so frustrating to spend the time creating a newsletter only to have families not read it! In this resource, you’ll find 40+

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For All Subject Areas, Back to School, For All Subjects

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Printables, For Parents

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Classroom Expectations and Belief Subway Art: We Believe Bulletin Board Display

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

These belief statements can change an entire classroom culture. Rather than introducing or creating ‘class rules’, these basic tenants are ideals my class holds about our classroom, our work together, and the world. Short, sweet, and easy to

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Classroom Management, Back to School

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables, Posters, Clip Art

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$Making 10: Adding to 10 Lesson and Games for Building Ment$

Making 10: Adding to 10 Lesson and Games for Building Mental Math & Number Sense

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

10 becomes such an important benchmark for students, especially as we head into addition and subtraction. Becoming fluent in 10 is a fantastic tool for mental math, and when students begin adding larger numbers (especially in other grades), having

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Math, Mental Math, Tools for Common Core

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1^st

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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$Math Centers {2nd Grade} 28 Add & Subtract Centers, Labels$

Math Centers {2nd Grade} 28 Add & Subtract Centers, Labels, Visual Directions

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

**To see sample centers, please click on the PREVIEW button above.See this resource in action in my classroom here and here.**Math centers are a perfect way to review and practice spiral-review math skills. In this resource you will find 28

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Math, Back to School

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2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

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Word Work Centers & Visual Directions: Phonics Centers for Reading Classrooms

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Word Work is a critical part of reading rotations and reading small groups. Students need repeated practice and exposure to high-frequency words and phonics patterns. The activities in this resource will keep students practicing while keeping the

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English Language Arts, Back to School, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RF.K.3, RF.1.3, RF.2.3

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Narrator's Perspective and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Person Point of View Guided Notes

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Point of view and perspective is more than pronouns (I, me, they, you) and numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd person). The true intent of our standards surrounding point of view and perspective is to consider how a narrator’s perspective impacts what a reader

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.6, RL.5.6

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Homework Choice Boards (EDITABLE): Play/Experience HW for Kinder & 1st Grade

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

As teachers, we know how hard our students work each day. We also know that fine-motor, gross-motor, and social-emotional skills are just as important as academic skills…especially with our young learners. These critically important skills are often

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Life Skills, Critical Thinking, Back to School

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Kindergarten, 1^st

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Activities, Homework, Printables

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Number Bonds Task Cards: Make 10 to Add, Make 10 to Subtract, Doubles Plus 1 & 2

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Making 10 to Add and Subtract, as well as, Doubles Plus 1 and 2 are a few of the many important addition strategies students learn in first grade. These strategies give students an easy starting place when tasked with solving an addition/subtraction

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Basic Operations, Tools for Common Core

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1^st

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Activities, Printables, Task Cards

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Paragraph Writing & Structure Puzzles: 1st & 2nd Grade Paragraph Writing Outline

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Learning to structure writing is a critical skill for 1st and 2nd grade writers. These paragraph puzzles were created has a hands-on way to help students internalize how writers organize their ideas in different contexts. Working in teams, my

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Writing-Expository, Writing, Tools for Common Core

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1^st, 2^nd

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Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.1.2, W.2.1, W.2.2

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875

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$Missing Addend Word Problems: Add and Subtract Task Cards,$

Missing Addend Word Problems: Add and Subtract Task Cards, Math Journal Prompts

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Students need a variety of experiences with word problems to master these text-rich questions. Missing addend word problems differ from transition “Find the sum/difference” word problems as 1 part and the whole are known. Students are then asked to

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Math, Word Problems, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

1.OA.A.1

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20+ ELA Graphic Organizers Print & Digital (Differentiated for All Learners)

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Differentiation is a critical component in challenging and engaging our students with just-right materials. DI allows our students to interact and practice with the same reading standards with the scaffolds they need for success. In this resource, I

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English Language Arts, Reading, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.10

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Greek and Latin Root Word Puzzles Morphology and Language Word Work Activities

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

While I explicitly teach root words through our vocabulary program, my 5th graders still need more practice. I created these 40 root puzzles to use during the ‘Word Work’ section of literacy centers. I choose 7-8 puzzles for students to practice

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English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Tools for Common Core

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables, Centers

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849

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Writing Workshop Bundle: 1st & 2nd Grade Writing (Narrative, Inform, Opinion)

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

‘Writing’ the subject that drives fear into the hearts of teachers and is so often ignored/forgotten because “We do a lot of writing in reading.” Nothing can replace explicit writing instruction, mentor texts, time spent writing, and students

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

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Assessment, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.5, W.1.7, W.2.1, W.2.2, W.2.3, W.2.5, W.2.7

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Editable Desk Tags for Cooperative Learning: Classroom Management & Organization

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Assigning students table numbers, as well as, a partner letter (A or B) is an easy management tool. These editable desk labels allow for simple material distribution, an easy partnering tool, as well as, an effortless way to call on groups of

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

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Sounds & Vibrations for 1st Grade: NGSS Unit with Lessons, Experiments, Writing

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Adopting the Next Generation Science Standards, one of my favorite units is our Sound Unit. NGSS asks that students conduct experiments to explain that vibrations make sounds and sound can make materials vibrate. This resource will help make your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

$6.00

508

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How To Writing: Sequencing A Hands-On Approach to Writer's Workshop in 1st Grade

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Outside of How-To writing being a part of the Common Core, it provides a great practice in logically sequencing events (a tough first grade skill). Additionally, it gives us the chance to review and practice those very-important transition and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

$6.25

637

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Making 10 to Add, Addition Number Bond Task Cards for Building Number Sense

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

**This task-card set can be purchased in a BUNDLE at a discounted price here.**Making 10 to Add is one of the most important mathematical skills students build in first grade. It gives students a starting place when adding and base 10 becomes a

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

CCSS:

1.OA.B.3

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687

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Context Clues: Vocabulary and Language Task Cards, Reading Passages, Exit Slips

By Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

Using context clues to solve for word meaning is a year-long skill and one that needs to be intentionally integrated into each text we read with students (in all subject areas). Context Clues offer fluent readers a tried-and-true strategy as they

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Vocabulary

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Task Cards

$6.00

447

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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.

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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