Smiling in Second Grade

We finally have a nice day here after a lot of rain.  My husband requested my help in the yard, but I told him I was doing work inside.  Shh...

Last week was Reading Week in RI!  I always look forward to Reading Week.  I love celebrating books with my students in creative ways.  ...

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I am always looking for new ways to spice up my sight word activities with some of my reading groups.  So I created some games (using the w...

Our class is going to turn into a group of detectives!   My higher reading group is finishing up a book study on Magic Tree House: Tonight o...

As a teacher, you know when something is working and when something isn't.  Right now, Reader's Workshop is just not working right ...

Clipart: Wizard of Boz Ever have one of those lightbulb moments?  Or maybe it's called, duh-why-didn't-I-think-of-that-before...

Boys, boys, boys.  My husband and I have 10 nephews and 2 nieces.  I joke that we are going to have all girls when the time comes.  He real...

This post has been moved to my new blog, The Colorful Apple.  Check it out here !

This post has been moved to my new blog, The Colorful Apple.  Check it out here !

I love using poetry in the classroom, but sometimes it feels like there isn't enough time!  I started by giving each student a poetry j...