I remember back to my first year of teaching. I had completed my student teaching and had a few years of subbing under my belt. I felt fairly confident about teaching in general. The first of school, though? I was petrified! I had never even witnessed the first day of school from a teacher's point … [Read more...] about The First Week of School in Grade 2
Classroom Management
The Morning Routine
Chaotic. Frenzied. Loud. Yep, my mornings used to start out like that too. As it turns out, that's not a great way to start the day in elementary school classroom! I was frantically trying to get attendance and lunch count done (please don't call my room again - I'm sorry I forgot to send it!). … [Read more...] about The Morning Routine
Organizing Interactive Notebooks
I'll admit, I was a little slow to jump on the Interactive Notebook craze. I didn't really get what it was all about at first. Once I figured out how awesome they were, I thought, sign me up! I purchased some Interactive Reading Notebooks for my class and we got right to … [Read more...] about Organizing Interactive Notebooks