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One of my favorite back to school writing activities is to have my students write about themselves. What kid doesn’t like to go on and on about their likes, dislikes, family, and hobbies? I’ve taught for 9 years and have yet to meet a kid who didn’t want to take the time to share about their favorite person: themselves. This… Read More
So what’s sweeter than all the chocolate that students bring you on Valentine’s Day and also doesn’t go straight to your thighs? Having those same sweet kiddos write about their sweetest acts! I love doing this writing activity around Valentine’s Day and it’s always a hit! I mean what kid doesn’t want to make a giant chocolate kiss complete… Read More
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, convincing or using many of the verbs needed to successfully pen a truly argumentative essay. There just isn’t much real life basis for them. So, to help with this… I turned to using some high… Read More
The first week back after Winter break is always a hard one… the kids are not *quite* back in the routine of school, and let’s face it… neither is the teacher! We started the week off with a complete review of all our classroom expectations and procedures. Before break, we were getting a little lax on our classroom policies. Even… Read More
Something amazing happened this year… somewhere between learning how to do multiplication and our weekly close reading sessions… My class became writers. You heard me right… WRITERS! For realsies, folks. Every time I turn around, my kiddos have notebook paper on their desks and they are writing. They’re writing stories, poems, chapter books, information booklets. I can barely contain my… Read More
In writing this past week, I wanted to focus on “small moments” for our writing. What better way to inspire our writers than to teach about small moments writing? Although, I thought my kids were heading in the right direction with their pieces, I just felt like their stories were missing something… They were missing depth, heart, and voice. Most of my… Read More
Did you grab green colored pencils (or pens) to have your kids SNOTS this year? theappliciousteacher.com/annotating-text-using-snots/
As far as I can tell, there are two types of teachers out there...
Are you team #inkjoypens or #flairpens
comment with your favorite pen! @papermate
#teacherlife #teachersloveflairpens #teach #teacherprobs #iteach #secondgradetribe #secondisthebest #igteacher
Have you guys seen this brain book? What a great way to teach growth mindset! Af link: amzn.to/2nMUMtS
