Engaging Literacy Activities to End the Year!
I know that this is a wild and woolly time of year. The kids are ready to check out and check-in to summer! And well...so am I!!! Unfortunately, we still have some learning and assessing [...]
Guided Reading in a SNAP!
Guided reading can be so hard to wrap your hands (and mind) around. For the past few months, I have been diligently working behind the scenes talking with other teachers, organizing my own thoughts, and [...]
Engaging Earth Day Fun and FREEBIES
Do you celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? When I was in third grade, we tied it into our science standard of recycling. In second grade, it was not part of our science standards, so [...]
How to Make Hot Chocolate FREEBIE!
I love How-To writing! It is so much fun to teach AND to learn. There is nothing like ACTUALLY letting students make a PB & J sammie, amiright? My last year in second grade I [...]