Hi families!My name is Amanda and I am a certified first grade teacher. I have been teaching for 3 years and enjoy every minute of it. I have been professionally coached in reading for the past 2 years. During this time I have learned how to facilitate reading for meaning so that students are making since of what they are reading. I have also had 1 year of professional development in math. During this time I have created a math community based on justification and having students explain the