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2nd grade reading activities, close reading activities, reading comprehension activities, 2nd grade reading block, Check out these reading activities posts. There are tons of free reading comprehension freebies and tools too!
Olive the Other Reindeer Close Reading Activities
Please note this post contains affiliate links. To read more about affiliate links, click here. When my district moved to a close reading routine,
My Thankful Heart: A Thanksgiving Writing Activity
In writing, we’ve been working on where authors get their ideas. Following our small moments lesson, we were ready to keep looking inward to find
Bat Activities: Learning through Thematic Teaching
My students’ favorite units (and mine!) every October is to learn about Bats. I’m a huge believer in thematic teaching and bats just seem to
Halloween Mummy Writing Activity
Halloween is just around the corner! This is hands down one of my favorite times of the year to teach! Bats, spiders, pumpkins! They all
Interactive Anchor Charts: Now Even BETTER!
I LOVE all things simple, quick, and make my life as a busy teacher easier. AND I especially LOVE sharing those ideas with you! Who
3 Words I’ll Never Say About My Students
As I sat in a meeting with my second grade team… my mind began to wander to the more important things that needed to
Persuasive Writing: the Battle of the Pets
Let’s talk persuasive writing, shall we? To me, this is the hardest type of writing to teach. Why? Simply put… kids aren’t used to defending,
9 Ways to Up the Engagement of Any Lesson
Ok… we’ve all been there. Where you peer out to your classroom and you’re having a via GIPHY Kind of day. This is seriously
No More Summer Slide: Spur the Summer Rise!
Stop the summer slide! Spur the summer rise! Guest blog post by Marnie Ginsberg Summer Slide: A Widening of the Achievement Gap Would you
10 MUST Read Books for Teachers
As teachers we’re constantly reading. Like seriously… Data charts IEPs, meeting notes, emails, student chicken scratch (I mean what word is that??). The last thing
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