Hi, all! Long time, no blog. This quarter has been a crazy one full of extra-curricular activities, illness, and big decisions. I'm back today though because I COULD NOT WAIT to share with you about our classroom poetry café! We've been planning this for weeks...My students worked extremely hard all month creating poetry books using my templates and adding their own ... Read More about Classroom Poetry Slam
Words Their Way: MY Way
Words Their Way: SO overwhelming, am I right? We just started using Words Their Way this year. Although I was trained on WTW in college, I had NO IDEA how to implement WTW effectively in my classroom while differentiating to meet students' individual needs. Over the summer, my team decided that I was going to be in charge of word study, so I threw myself head first into Words Their Way. I read ... Read More about Words Their Way: MY Way
Some people are worth melting for.
I posted a picture of my new bulletin board on my Instagram yesterday and had some comments requesting activity details. I don't blame you; Isn't is so stinkin' cute?!? I got the idea from a pin that I saw on Pinterest and adapted the activity to better suit my second graders. (Find my activity HERE on TPT.) First, we read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. I'm sure there are many books out there ... Read More about Some people are worth melting for.
Introducing Goods and Services
If you bribe kids with cookies... they'll work hard and be on their best behavior. If you give a teacher time to TEACH, she'll plan a fun and authentic lesson. That's rare; I know. I love to use If You Give a Mouse a Cookie to practice identifying goods and services. This was my third time teaching this lesson. Just like wine and Zac Efron, it's getting better with age! First, we ... Read More about Introducing Goods and Services
One Odd Turkey: Craft and “Store”
Do you ever have a light bulb moment and try to throw an activity together at the last minute? I do. All the time. Sometimes I kick myself for it, but sometimes it works out wonderfully, like this one did. I present to you...One ODD Turkey. I had the idea that students could create a turkey that has all odd numbers of body parts. (1 leg, 3 eyes, 5 feathers, 3 wattles, and so on.) Even and ... Read More about One Odd Turkey: Craft and “Store”
RIP Tattle Monster
About a year ago, I created a monster: the Tattle Monster. I saw the idea on Pinterest. If someone is hurt, the kids are supposed to come tell me. If no one is hurt, a student can write his or her tattle on a slip of paper and feed it to the Tattle Monster for me to read later. #NEVERFORGET It worked GREAT last year. This year, not so much. Today, after recess, I ... Read More about RIP Tattle Monster
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