Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need to take a break from expository, narrative, and opinion writing and introduce poetry to my students to capitalize on their creativity. While poetry is a great way for students to express that creativity, sometimes students need a gentle nudge to get started. That’s why I love using different poetry forms… Read More
I have always wanted my students to make gifts for their families for Christmas, but those gifts have varied from year-to-year based on the budget I have. If you’re still looking for what to make for student gifts this year, here are some ideas I have used in the past. This has been one of the easiest projects to make… Read More
Once Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is probably on the mind of most of your students – I know it’s on mine! I love to bring Christmas into my classroom for my students, too. These are some of my favorite Christmas chapter books to either read aloud to my students or use in small groups leading up to Christmas break. You… Read More
We are definitely counting down the days to Thanksgiving around our house. While we wait (sometimes impatiently), we create! Earlier this week, my daughter browsed through my Pinterest board and chose three project she wanted to make at home. The first project was a Thankful Pie (inspired by this pin). We needed two paper plates, construction paper, stickers, glue, a… Read More
When possible, I like to keep with themes and holidays for my reading groups. Since I teach 2nd grade, many of my students are reading chapter books. Here are some of my favorite Thanksgiving chapter books to read with students. Throughout this post you can click on book titles to learn more about them or find all of these books… Read More
I’m popping in really quickly today to share a little freebie with you. Students always need reminders to use evidence from the text, so I thought I’d create some bookmarks that will help them. I hope you can use them, too! Click here to grab them!
