Welcome to part two of my {character traits} posts! Today I’m going to share our daily anchor charts and some students’ work. Watch the Facebook live video about this topic here. {Click here} to check out part one and grab a character trait freebie! We focused on external traits- ones you can SEE on the outside, and internal traits- made up of…
Understanding characters is an essential part of reading comprehension, so today I’m going to share part one in a two part post on how to teach character traits. Watch the Facebook live video about this topic here. (Click here to skip to part two.) Like many lessons, I start with a hook. I ask my students to partner up…
This week was the second full week of school, and it was all about the writing this week! Here’s a little funny. <3 Calvin and Hobbes! (SO hope this isn’t how my cuties feel.) I launched writer’s workshop, and my students wrote their first narratives about an awesome day. They did a fantastic job, and they even were able to…
Hey Friends, If you were wondering where the Top 5 Freebies were yesterday, the first week of school had me beat, so they’ll be returning next week. I have to tell you. I absolutely LOVE my new school, and I LOVE second grade! My students are fantastic, and I think it’s going to be an awesome year. 🙂 This week…
Hi Friends! I am so excited to show you around my 2nd grade tropical classroom! I hope you enjoy! I’m going to get right to it. 🙂 Here’s the outside of my room, ready for some fabulous student work. 🙂 This is the view from my door. I am lucky to have a Promethean Board in my classroom. 🙂 And…