I'm always on the lookout for out for those not so ordinary back to school books. Last year I found this sweet gem of a book that's so perfect for building community those first few weeks. Louder, Lili is a wonderful story about an quiet little girl who struggles to be heard. … [Read more...]
Mayflower Morphology and a Thanksgiving Mish Mash
We've landed safely in Plymouth Colony so I thought I'd share some of what we've been up to. I recently attended a PD on strategies for teaching academic vocabulary and one of my favorite take-aways (and a big hit with my second graders) is the Morph … [Read more...]
Bright Ideas Round Up!
Welcome to the November edition of the Bright Ideas Link-Up! This one is a special one! Over the past 10 months, we have shared thousands of great ideas through our monthly Bright Ideas event. This month, we’re re-capping all of those great ideas, just in case you missed … [Read more...]
Making the Most of Your Anchor Charts
I'm joining LOTS of other bloggers in a BIG blog hop to share some bright ideas and time-saving tips you can use in your classroom! Here are some ideas for making the most of your anchor charts! Anchor charts are a wonderful tool to document students' thinking … [Read more...]
What Does The Shape Say? Part Deux
Just popping in to share this new little bundle of2D and 3D shapes fun!We've been working with shapes and their attributes and last week I posted about some of the fun things we did that were centered around this chart. You can read the post {HERE}I've … [Read more...]
