Hi All! Today was our first day back after break. Can I just tell you, when I taught first, coming back from winter break was always rough to say the least. My little sweeties often came back totally forgetting how school worked. Well, I don’t know if it’s just my awesome class this year, the fact that they’re a year…
It’s FRIDAY! I have a fun half day planned with my kiddos, a holiday party with my co-workers, and then I’m off! It has been a busy, but fun week. Now, I’m ready for a fun, but relaxed (ha!) last day before break. Also, Top 5 Freebies will be back tomorrow. Lots to look forward too! Before I get to…
Last week we focused on one of my very favorite skills to teach: inferring! Although this skill is not explicitly in the common core standards for 2nd grade, it is part of CAFE. Also, RL2.1 and RI2.1 both say “Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.”.…
Wow! A mid-week post! That’s something special (at least recently). I’m just popping over to show you a cute freebie I used in my class today. We were reviewing compound words, and while I was looking over my plans this morning, I realized that I forgot to create the activity I needed. Luckily, TPT to the rescue! I grabbed…
This post will be short and sweet. You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? I feel like this one is worth about 2000. I’m happy to announce that THIS is what I’m thankful for this year (and also the reason I’ve been slacking a little bit on my blogging). 🙂 Our little Paradise will have…