I have been teaching 1st grade full-time for 5 years and have been in the classroom for 9 years total. I love seeing students gain confidence in their abilities by moving at a challenging yet attainable pace. Along with teaching, I have worked with individual students and small groups on and off for 5 years.I have taught a variety of math topics as well as provided individualized math instruction to struggling learners.Using a variety of texts, reading should be a balanced approach of ph