Creating a connection between home and school has such a huge impact on a student's education. One way that I go about this is having students share with their families what we are learning in the classroom through a series of hand-written letters. On Fridays, during Writer's Workshop, my … [Read more...] about Friday Journals
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Making Anchor Charts Interactive!
In my classroom, anchor charts are a crucial part of the learning process. We create them together and leave them hanging in the room as a reference tool for students to use throughout the year. One way that we create the charts together is by making them interactive. Here's … [Read more...] about Making Anchor Charts Interactive!
Storyworks in the Classroom
Anyone use Scholastic Storyworks in their classroom? I discovered it at the end of last year and it is amazing!! The contents of the magazine are not only educational, but highly engaging for students. My class was particularly excited about this Minecraft Mania! article. Each issue comes … [Read more...] about Storyworks in the Classroom
Writing Meaningful Sentences
A few weeks ago, I passed out my students first set of spelling words. {we use Ladybugs Teacher Files Morphology Dictionary, which is awesome!} For homework, they were to look up the definitions of their words and write a meaningful sentence. I really stressed that meaningful sentence part. On … [Read more...] about Writing Meaningful Sentences
Throwback Thursday: Writing Journal Prompts
I haven't done a Throwback Thursday in a while! This one is perfect for Back to School though, so read on! When I taught second grade, I needed something for my students to do when they first walked into the classroom in the morning. I wanted it to be meaningful, but not a lot of … [Read more...] about Throwback Thursday: Writing Journal Prompts
Back to School Tips & Tricks #1
It's that time of year again! Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved back-to-school. I don't know if it's the anticipation of seeing my friends, the excitement of learning new things or the thought of brand new school supplies. But, to this day, I get super excited when August … [Read more...] about Back to School Tips & Tricks #1