I never realized how busy of a month October is till this year. I made a list of everything I need to teach and it is a bit overwhelming! I didn't even get to Columbus Day, which I moved to next week. Each month we read a chapter book and this month we are reading Charlotte's Web. ... Read More about Spider Study Launch With Charlotte’s Web
Read Alouds
I love Monday Made It! I'm so happy that Tara decided to continue it on a monthly basis. Like other teachers I try to read as much as I can to my students. I teach an ELD classroom that consists of all second language learners. They are so excited to hear these stories and they pick up ... Read More about Read Alouds
American Symbols and Bugs!
I am using Deanna Jump's America unit for the month of September. I've always taught American Symbols in February but I always ran out of time. I have also always run into the dilemma of how to teach about September 11th. So this year I decided to focus on America in September and ... Read More about American Symbols and Bugs!
Synonym Rolls
Our second grade team decided to work on synonyms this past week. I love working on synonyms because it can really help to expand children's vocabularies in a really easy way. We made our synonym rolls in class and the kids got to make their own synonym chef hats! So cute! ... Read More about Synonym Rolls
Monday Made It, Classroom Pictures, and Craftivities!
I just finished up my second week of school and I'm exhausted already! It's always rough starting up the year in AZ because we usually have heat advisories and the kids can't go out to play for recess. The energy has to come out one way or another and it's usually tough to teach during ... Read More about Monday Made It, Classroom Pictures, and Craftivities!
