Before I share our second grade curriculum picks for our upcoming school year, it may be helpful to read about our first grade year in…Continue Reading→
Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning all about science! K-2 Endless Science Mega Bundle is perfect for science in Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade classrooms and is packed full
Decoding drills for building fluency helps students apply phonics skills when reading. Perfect warm ups and a great tracking tool, too.
Before I share our second grade curriculum picks for our upcoming school year, it may be helpful to read about our first grade year in…Continue Reading→
Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your summer break. I just returned home from a relaxing vacation in Punta Cana! It was a ton of fun and I really needed the R & R 🙂 I actually wrote this blog post on the plane there…BUT… the flight didn’t have any … Science FUN with Interactive Notebooks! Read More »
Classroom teachers have a ton of daily tasks to guarantee that students are engaged and learning. It's a tough job, and a stressful one, too. Teachers wear out easily if their classrooms aren't well managed. Creating a classroom that runs itself while you teach in smaller groups is the best way to keep students engaged.
Things have been crazy busy for me these past few days. We celebrated all the things we've learned with our parents on Thursday! I am so h...
6 easy steps for helping kid writers come up with interesting ideas and write stories confidently in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade.
K-1 NONFICTION WRITING My nonfiction writing unit is here! This is the perfect way to introduce kindergarten and first grade students to what informational writing is. This unit is so engaging for students because it uses real life photographs and animals. We discus
Lemon juice secret writing! Make DIY invisible ink and sen secret messages. Plus learn the science behind how these messages are made!
Hello and welcome to the WEIRDEST SCHOOL YEAR OF YOUR CAREER. While last year ended with quite an unexpected twist, not something anyone could have predicted,
Reading self-portraits, clay snails, and much more!
Visualizing the text is such an important strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. It is very versatile as it can be used in different ways with students of all ages and reading levels. I
Discover hands-on beginning of the year science activities that will excite your students and build the foundation for future science lessons!
Science journal activities for budding scientists. Have your students keep a standards-based science journal like a true scientist.
I have been on a math kick lately. I think it is because my kids are strugglingggg with basic math concepts lately and it’s killin’ me! We have been learning addition strategies and practicing addition within 20 for two weeks now and my class has just started to pick up their momentum. They are […]
Ever have a student who knows the addition doubles facts inside out but hasn't transferred that knowledge to subtraction? Well, here's a free resource to help them make that connection. Popcorn Photo by etorres69 There are two
Take a look at number sense workstations for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and place value workstations for third grade!
Second Grade Language Arts First Semester 18 Weeks Workbook Free Printable 18 weeks of planned lessons for second graders! This one was taking a little longer than expected so I thought breaking it…
Hi, Teaching Friends! It's time to hit the beach, or, as we say here in NJ, head down the shore! An ocean theme is a terrific way to end the school year. Here are some sites that will help you fill your theme with memorable activities. National Geographic has six terrific lessons designed specifically for K-2. My husband and I visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California last year - what a fantastic place!! I've used their resources with my class for so long that I felt kind of goofily star-struck there... classically teacher nerdy, I know. Their online resources - all aligned to the science standards - are extensive and thorough. Here's a link to a lesson for making a tide pool in a dishpan. Monterey Bay's site also has cool printables like Sea Searchers. Don't miss their webcam for some real action. You've got to see those dipping and diving penguins! You'll find a printable Ocean Alphabet Book and ocean mini-books for emergent readers at Teacher Stuff A to Z. Looking for read alouds? This Sweet Life has assembled a great list of fifty books for you to choose from! One of my favorites, Humphrey the Lost Whale by Wendy Tokuda, is on the list. I'm a big fan of cross-curricular teaching, so here's my newest math resource, with an ocean theme! With this partner game, your students will solve and sort addition expressions to find the ones that are sums of ten. You can find it here! Here's a set of ocean riddles, a great way to integrate science teaching with reading comprehension skills like identifying key details, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. These riddles are illustrated with photos - kids love them! Click here to see the details! If you're looking for more cross-curricular resources about the ocean, I hope you'll take a look at my Oceans of Fun unit study, 25 math and literacy activities to support your science teaching about the ocean. Click here to see it at Teachers Pay Teachers. Aaaaaand... just in case you want them all... you'll save a lot by buying them in this bundle. :) Do you use beach or ocean activities in your class? Please share an idea! Happy Teaching!
Creative ideas to get kids excited about reading deeper.
Are you like me and busy checking Instagram and Pinterest for Back to School ideas? Even though I have been teaching for many years, I get bored doing the same thing year after year. Pl…
If you have been following our blog, you might have seen our post about our favorite teacher hack, earlier finisher packets! If you missed it, don’t worry, I will sum it up real quick for you. Essentially, despite teaching different grade, Emmy and I realized we were both having the same Issue. Kid
Just found out you're teaching second grade! Here's a quick start guide!
This is a great lesson for exploring different types of line. I found it here at The Clever Feather. Students started with a piece of p...
It's hard to teach students how to expand their sentences. The book 'A Cow on the Couch' is the perfect activity for expanding sentences.
Welcome back to this year's final post in my annual Homeschool Curriculum Choices series! Whew! It takes a long time to write and publish homeschool curriculum choices for 5 children! I hope these posts have given you a few ideas for your own homeschool or teaching environment. As I type this, we have just finished up our 6th week of our new homeschool year. It is quite bittersweet, Mamas, that I am teaching all 5 of my kids altogether for the last time. I try pretty hard not to think about that! This is also the final time that I will
If you've been in a primary classroom recently, chances are you've seen a word wall. While I believe they are an essential part of an early primary classroom,
Planning and teaching main idea doesn't have to be difficult! These activities are fun, engaging, and full of ways to teach main idea.
If you're on the lookout for a STEM project for elementary grades, you're going to love this one! Click through to get all the details and start today.
Friday letters offer so many insights into your students and keep parents connected to your classroom. See how I teach students to manage them themselves.
If you have a high school student, take a look at these 10th grade homeschool curriculum picks. Get ideas on great curriculum.
ALL ABOUT FRIENDSHIP Friendship and conflict solving skills are so important to teach our kiddos. Our job is to teach them important social skills. They need these tools to ensure successful relationships with their peers and adults. It is tricky, but it can be done! I am sharing some
Hello Everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend!! It has finally stopped raining here and we were able to get outside for a bit. The ...
