Stories by Storie

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Nonfiction

In December I am going to begin teaching the features of nonfiction.  I have been working to compile some new resources to spice up my lessons.  What are some of your best Go-To resources for teaching and reading nonfiction?  I’d love to hear your ideas. Here are some of my resources & ideas that I have gathered: Source: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top_teaching/2011/03/my-march-top-ten-list-nonfiction-reading-resources Ideas… Read More

Gettin’ Crafty

Gettin’ Crafty

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

Map Skills

Map Skills

We are doing a unit on map skills right now.  Our learning targets this past week have been focused around continents, oceans, and a compass rose.  When we first started, I had a large number of student misconceptions.  I am proud to report that my students are now grasping the idea that there is only one Pacific Ocean (even though… Read More

How to Make a PB & J

How to Make a PB & J

The second graders at our school spend a portion of the year learning to do procedural writing (aka How-To Writing).  I had been looking for a way to spice up this writing project this year.  Someone in the blogging world pointed me in this direction: Created by Tangled Up in Teaching One of the first writing projects we attempted was How… Read More

Spectacular Spending

Thank you so much to Patty & Rachel for helping me proofread my latest math file, Spectacular Spending.  Thank goodness they did because I had an answer key for a worksheet that didn’t even exist 🙂  Here are some preview images of the file: This pack allows students to read for information, compare numbers, order numbers, and count coin combinations.  What… Read More

Names for Numbers – FREEBIE

At our school we have a 30-minute intervention/enrichment block of time 4 days a week.  Our grade level team uses common assessments to determine the skill focus and students for each group.  Right now, I am working with a small group of students on identifying and writing different names for numbers.  The other students in my homeroom are working on independent math stations… Read More

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