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I feel like my summer to-do list is expanding every single day with new projects thanks to Pinterest and my blogger buddies. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good project as much as the next gal, but they are taking over my home! So, you can only imagine my incredible sense of relief that I am able to pull… Read More
I can’t believe this book study is almost over, but I am getting so excited to implement many of the components in the fall. Did you check out Brenda’s post over at Primary Inspired? Laney Sammons, the author of Guided Math answered our questions! Click here to go read the post. Guided Math Chapter 8 – Assessment in Guided Math This… Read More
Thanks to my trusty Cricut machine, I completed my new CAFE header cards. Even though I am tempted to type up and print all of the skill cards that go under each header, I know how much a child values seeing the card they wrote go up on the board. Now, onto Math 🙂 Guided Math Chapter 7 – Conferring… Read More
I finished another project and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I wanted to make a new welcome sign for my classroom. Here is what I came up with: This project was made using my Cricut, scrapbook paper, and glue stick. Each circle has a diameter of about 4.5 in. I plan to place them in an arch on my… Read More
Guided Math Chapter 6 – Supporting Guided Math with Math Workshop Hosted by: Reaching for the Top and Barrow’s Hodgepodge This chapter had my text-to-text connections running into overdrive. There are so many similarities between the way I currently run Daily 5 in my classroom and the way I envision running Guided Math & Math Workshop. While stamina is a… Read More
One of the writing genres I enjoy teaching in second grade is procedural writing (aka – How-To Writing). I’ve been working to update my writing files, beginning with my How-To Writing unit. I also saw that Ginger over at Ginger Snaps had a post about an upcoming How-To Writing Unit. I don’t know about you, but I am excited to… Read More
