September is always a festival of apple activities in my classroom! There are so many fun ways to incorporate apples across the curriculum. Over the next couple of weeks I'll share some of my favorite apple themed ideas for every subject that are always a hit! Easy Reusable … [Read more...]
Cause and Effect With Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
In order to turn our readers into comprehenders we need to go deep when working with a book. One of my very favorite books that makes reading for meaning so much fun is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Perfect for teaching cause and effect, it is also … [Read more...]
Fun Ways to Teach 2D and 3D Shapes
Are you looking for fun and creative ways to teach shapes? These 2D and 3D shapes activities will send your engagement factor soaring as your students learn, sing, and write about 2D and 3D shapes and their attributes. Shapes and geometry... two of my favorite math units … [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...]
We’re Ready to Roll! A Week 4 Rewind!
The beginning of the year is so busy I've barely been able to catch my breath! Here's a little bit of randomness and a few things we accomplished this week! Like you I'm sure, I've been wrapping up all of the beginning of the year assessments and pushing to get to our … [Read more...]
