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If your second grade students are working on opinion writing or persuasive writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. Opinion Writing Resources Back when the Common Core was first being implemented in our state, I was diving into opinion writing without a road map telling me where to go…. Read More
If your second grade students are working on how-to writing or procedural writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. It’s Wednesday, so I’m back with another writing post. Today’s focus is on How-To Writing (some of you might call it Procedural Writing). Because each class of students is different,… Read More
If your second grade students are working on writing friendly letters, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help you with friendly letter writing. Friendly Letter Writing in Second Grade I decided I’m moving forward with my series of writing posts. Today I want to delve into what friendly letters look… Read More
I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a series of writing posts. I thought I’d start with how I provide kids with something to write about during Work on Writing, part of my Daily 5 routine. Stick with me to the end and there will be a few goodies waiting for you. OUR DAILY 5 WORK ON WRITING ROUTINE… Read More
The dilemma arrives year after year….what will my students make for Mother’s Day this year? In the age of Pinterest, it’s hard not to get bogged down and feel the pressure of one-upping the previous year’s gifts. However, I am emotionally and physically exhausted this year. Have I mentioned that I’m almost 8 months pregnant, too? I needed to streamline… Read More
Have you ever had the best intentions of seeing a project all the way through only to give up too early? Well, that’s what happened to me last year with our class pets. Last summer I wrote a post about my intentions. My kiddos started writing letters, but really struggled. So, I let the idea slip away. This year’s class… Read More
