The Best Back to School Books for 2nd Grade
Don’t know what to teach the first few weeks of second grade? One of my favorite places to start is with books! Books can open
What Every 2nd Grade Teacher Needs to Know about the New ELA BEST Standards
Well… it finally happened. The not-so-old LAFS and MAFS have been updated. And the new standards that Florida is rolling out are called Florida B.E.S.T.
9 Favorite Camping Books for Your Camp-Themed Week!
Can I just say??? I LOVE a good camping-themed week! My favorite way to incorporate this theme into the school year is doing an end-of-year
9 Back to School Activities for 2nd Grade- Planning Made Easy
Ahhh, sweet, sweet summertime. The time where teachers can relax, read all the books, and even sneak off to the bathroom whenever they need to!
28 Ways to Celebrate I Love to Read Month
February is here! It’s a fun month in the classroom because… well, Valentine’s Day of course. And it’s Black History Month! But also Groundhog Day
Reading Response Journal Glue-Ins: The Simple Way to Build Reading and Writing Skills
You can create meaningful and deep reading connections using a Reading Response Journal. Today I’m sharing how you can make this simple Reading/Writing routine even
Ways to Celebrate the 100th Day of School in Your Virtual Classroom
Teacher friends… we finally made it! We made it to 2021! And although 2020 left us all feeling a *bit* out of sorts, it’s time
5 Literacy Building Activities for Room on the Broom
I’m not sure when I was first introduced to this book. Honestly, it wasn’t too long ago, but it also wasn’t recent. I think when
Crankenstein Activities for the Digital Classroom
Well… October is finally here and you know I’m so excited to start pulling out all those Halloween themed books! One of my top-top faves?
5 Easy Ways to Improve Student Writings
Time for some real talk… Writing is always (I mean ALWAYS!) an area of “opportunity” for my fresh-faced second graders. I’ve decided that writing must
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