Fall is just around the corner, and I for one am ready for some cooler weather! We don't have a typical Fall season where I live in Arizona, but thanks to Dollar Tree and lots of strands of Fall colored leaves, I create my own. These free Fall themed vocabulary activities are a … [Read more...]
10 Ways To Teach Westward Expansion During Your Literacy Block
I love teaching social studies. Learning about pioneers and westward expansion is always so exciting and interesting for my class. They are enthralled with historical pictures and stories of hardship and courage as they learn about early settlers heading west in … [Read more...]
Collective Nouns Apple Activities, Grammar Craft & Interactive Notebook
As our apple activities series continues I wanted to show you some ways to include grammar, specifically collective nouns activities, into your apple theme. Make An Apple Themed Chart I like to incorporate a theme when I teach and an apple theme lends … [Read more...]
Mayflower Math & Pilgrim Parts of Speech
It's all things Plymouth and Pilgrims in my classroom and I'm still wondering where October went! I thought I'd share a few things we've been up to now that October has come and gone! Some of my second graders are still having trouble identifying proper nouns so I … [Read more...]