Happy Thursday! Here's a random fact - Thursday is my favorite day of the week. I'm not sure why. Maybe because it's so close to Friday? Who knows. Anyhoo, here's a post from way back in 2011! I created some holiday activities to go along with our geometry unit in ... Read More
Classroom Organization Tip
At my school, it's a pretty well known fact that I love organization. I am teased about it on a daily basis. But I'm okay with that! There's a spot for everything and everything has a spot, is my motto. Sometimes I wish my students shared my passion for organization, ... Read More
Playing with Density!
We did the best science experiment this week! We use the GEMS-NET science kits in our district. This is not an experiment that I devised on my own. The kits include lesson plans and all the materials to put the experiments into action. It's an amazing program! The ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Reader’s Notebooks
Happy Thursday! I'm throwing it back to last October by request. At the beginning of the month, I blogged about how I am using Dialogue Journals in fifth grade. I had a few readers ask about using these types of journals in the younger grades. I definitely used them in second grade, so here is ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Turkey Time
It's Throwback Thursday time! I'll be revisiting some of my favorite and most popular posts from my old blog, Smiling In Second Grade. Today is a Thanksgiving Throwback from last November. It's Turkey Time! I wrote a Thanksgiving book! My resource teacher was struggling ... Read More
Dialogue Journals
Dialogue Journals. Reading Response Journals. Letter to the Teacher. There are a lot of different names! No matter what you call them, these journals are a great way to individually interact with your students about reading. I have only done dialogue journals with second ... Read More