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1st Grade Number Talks Bundle: Building Number Sense and Mental Math Task Cards

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Number Talks can be built into your daily schedule as short, daily exercises aimed at building number sense. Number sense is the ability to understand numbers and quantities, to use numbers flexibly, and to perform calculations mentally. According

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Balancing Addition & Subtraction Equations Prompts: Number Talks Task Cards

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Equality in math can be an incredibly difficult concept for our students, but it is a critical one. Our Primary Leaders must understand that numbers can be composed and decomposed in a variety of ways. These number balances are the perfect way to

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Subitizing Dot Patterns: Number Talks Task Cards for Mental Math within 20

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Subitizing is the ability to quickly identify the number in a group of objects without individually counting the objects. Subitizing is a concrete way to explore composing and decomposing numbers. Students will see dot patterns in different ways,

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Adding & Subtracting Groups of 10s & 1s with Arrow Math: Number Talks Task Cards

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Arrow Math prompts ask students to do some fairly abstract thinking. Students must have a solid grasp of place value, counting on and back, as well as, adding and subtracting groups of ten. Without these foundations your students will struggle to

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1st Grade Addition & Subtraction (Target Number): Number Talks Task Cards

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Flexibility in number thinking is a critical skills in beginning mathematicians. Students must understand that 7 can be made from 4 and 3, 2 and 5, 6 and 1, or 7 and 0. The prompts in this resource, provide students a "Target Number" and ask

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Place Value Task Cards: 100s Chart Number Talks

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The 100s chart offers a concrete visual of place value and how numbers are composed. While students learn to subitize dot patterns, they can also learn to subitize larger quantities when looking at them in terms of 10s and 1s. If students can

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Number Patterns: Noticing and Making Patterns - Number Talks Task Cards

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Odd Number Out prompts ask students to do some fairly abstract thinking. Students are given a set of number and must decide what number does not belong justifying their answer. With multiple correct answers for each card, student must have a solid

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Adding and Subtracting within 5, 10, 20 - Rekenreks Math Centers & Mini-lessons

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Bead racks offer students a hands-on, concrete way to illustrate their math thinking and build numbers. Through this Teaching On Demand we will explore strategies for composing and decomposing numbers, as well as, establishing the primary benchmarks

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Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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1st Grade Word Problem Task Cards (Putting Numbers in Context): Talking Numbers

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As students become skilled mathematicians, they understand that numbers have meaning. Numbers can represent quantities, a solution to a problem, or even a way to improve lives. Word problems help students realize the power and reality of numbers.

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Addition & Subtraction within 20: Number Talks & Math Mazes Task Cards

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These Number Pathway Puzzles offer endless opportunities for students to practice composing and decomposing numbers. Each individual board can be used with 4+ numbers, offering an incredible amount of flexibility for your classroom. Using “moves”

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Representing Numbers Task Cards: Building Number Sense with Number Talks

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An important part of teaching primary students is to build number fluency and flexibility. Students should be able to encounter numbers in a variety of formats and engage with them in a variety of ways. During our Representing Numbers conversations,

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1st Grade Word Problem Analysis: Number Talks Task Cards

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In these already-solved word problems, students are asked to choose a correct answer, explain their thinking, and then, explain why a second answer is incorrect. These higher-order thinking problems are perfect for Q3 and Q4 as students are learning

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Switching Addends, Number Jar Prompts: Number Talks Task Cards

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These Number Jar brain teasers require students to find which two or three numbers can be swapped so that both jars (or equations) are equal to one another. When working with these problems, students are integrating their understanding of addition,

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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

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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