It was a marvellous day in 2nd grade today! Today was Earth Day and I was ready! I was armed with lots of fun and lots of learning to teach our precious young ones what it means to protect our environment. I am using The Earth is Yours and Mine this week as well as a few little things I had up…
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Plural or Possessive? A Fun, Interactive Teaching Lesson.
Hello teaching friends, If you’re anything like me you are getting a bit tired! It’s already the middle of April and my students are getting a little restless. Not in the bad sense, they just need to move a bit more and they are so eager to learn new things. Luckily, I had the pleasure of trying out a brand…
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Lessons from New York
What does New York City have to do with teaching? Well…I just had the most glorious 2 weeks off of school to relax, unwind and think of nothing but…school. How could I not? Learning is everywhere! You know in teacher school when they tell you that teachers are lifelong learners? Well, that is not a bad thing. It is a…
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Spring Art Ideas
Spring Art ideas are everywhere! Sometimes, you just want a quick, yet impactful lesson. Here are a couple that turned out quite well. Seriously, this Spring art idea is nothing more than a coloring sheet! However, I loved how colorful they looked and I decided to mount them onto dark green paper for effect. It is quite a dramatic look…
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Visualize a Story
I have been asked a few times how I use teaching visualization in the classroom to promote writing and improve reading comprehension. Last year, I created Visualize a Story so that others could have a fun way to introduce or reinforce this skill to their students. It’s based on an old idea that was presented to me when I first…
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Using Story Elements
When children understand story elements, they are more easily able to organize writing. The idea I would like to share with you today originated in a workshop I went to several years ago by Tony Stead. My class of second graders have been working on comprehension strategies to increase our reading fluency. We have done lots of whole class stories…
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