It's Thursday! That means I'm throwing it back and sharing a post from my old blog with you. This one is just in time for Poetry Month (April) and Mother's Day. It's coming sooner than you think! The end of April is also coming, which means May and Mother's Day is right ... Read More
Student-Friendly Writing Center
One of my favorite parts of my second grade classroom was my Writing Center. It was neat and so accessible to my students. We would spend the first few weeks of school discussing routines and how to keep it organized for each other. This makes a huge difference and the center stays ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Poetry Month
Today's Throwback Thursday is all about poetry since April is National Poetry Month. I loved using this colorful set in my second grade classroom. Are you buggy for poetry?? April is National Poetry Month! I love me some poetry so I put together a packet to help you teach ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Book Nooks
This week's Throwback Thursday comes with an updated freebie! I am going to share with you how I ran Reader's Workshop in my second grade classroom. During independent reading time, the students rotate through book nooks. Each student has a classroom number. One of our ... Read More
Notebook Know-How
A Christmas tradition in my family (yes, Christmas, stay with me here) is to visit Barnes and Noble during vacation and spend the day there reading and purchasing books. One of the books that I picked up was Notebook Know-How by Aimee Buckner. My sister mentioned that she owned it ... Read More
Learn About the 50 States!
Looking back on some of my older products makes me cringe sometimes all the time. Today I updated my Studying the States product. I received an awesome suggestion from one of my buyers so I ended up doing a complete overhaul. The product is completely in black and white, making it ... Read More