Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
You know how they say no two snowflakes are alike? My students took on that challenge and have created some amazing pieces. I call it a Rainbow Blizzard. A Rainbow Blizzard We were tired of winter weather, so cold and wet and gray. We talked to Winter’s Wizard. He made it snow a Rainbow Blizzard! Here is what we do… Read More
Have you seen this book? I found a copy of the book online written as a poem. We have been using it for some choral reading and fluency practice. At first, I simply told my students that the poem was a picture book, but I wasn’t going to show it to them. I wanted them to use their schema about penguins and think about… Read More
Richi over at Ribbons, Recipes, and Rhymes has recently created some cute penguin clipart. She invited me to use her creations to create a product to share with others. My students are currently elbows deep into a Geometry study. I thought putting penguins and polygons together would make a perfect pair. I created a polygon sort: In the activity, students… Read More
A few months ago I wrote a post about studying map skills with my students. I mentioned a Pinterest project I wanted to try with my students. It involved the following two ideas: Source: Finally in First After a long journey I am finaly ready to share our version of the project. I provided the students with the maps, paper,… Read More
There is inspiration everywhere. I must thank Susan over at T.G.I.F. for providing this source: I looked at these turkeys and knew my second graders could do this, too. Our district uses Everyday Math. One of the routines the students practice is name collection boxes. In these, students write different ways to represent a number. Students often need encouragement to… Read More
Ok, this post is not really school related, but it does appeal to my crafty side. One of my friends (and colleagues) decided to host a Pinterest Party. Everyone brought an appetizer or dessert to share from a pin they found on Pinterest. The hostess had a craft prepared for all of us to complete. She had wooden blocks, Christmas-themed… Read More
