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Hello to my favorite teacher friends!! Winter is almost here; well, almost… except in Florida #ifyouknowyouknow You guys know I love sharing my favorite books for the classroom, so of course I’ve got some must-reads for December for you! It’s the perfect opportunity to weave in some pretty wonderful books for those 2nd graders! So, here’s my go-to list of… Read More
Hey Guys! WOW! It’s been WAY TOO BUSY over here in Applicious Teacher land! I just wanted to pop in and share with you how our “No Turkey for Thanksgiving?!” writings turned out. Setting the Stage with a Book At the beginning of the week, we read one of my fave Thanksgiving books, “Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving”. (affiliate link) … Read More
One of my favorite projects to do with my class around the holidays is to make cinnamon ornaments. They are easy to do and the recipe I follow require no baking, so they are perfect for the classroom. The process from start to finish (including drying time) will take about a week, so plan accordingly. The result is always… Read More
Please note this post contains affiliate links. To read more about affiliate links, click here. When my district moved to a close reading routine, it seemed like second nature to dig deeply into text with third graders. But, when I moved back to second grade, I’ll admit, I was a little lost as to how I would engage in… Read More
We’ve had such a blast working through our gingerbread unit! It almost makes the weather outside feel like winter. I mean as much as it can with 85 degree weather everyday #flweatherproblems. I love using the different variations of “The Gingerbread Man” to stroll through the standard CCSS RL 2.9 of comparing and contrasting two or more versions of… Read More
Put a fork in me… I’m D.O.N.E! Is teaching always this hard the week before holiday break?! WHEW! We’ve been keeping busy… busy… busy! We’ve finally finished up our Gingerbread unit and wrote a persuasive letter to the Jolly Man himself! First up… our Gingerbread Unit… We started off our unit by reading a classic retelling of , “The Gingerbread… Read More
