A REAL Way to do Distance Learning

A REAL Way to do Distance Learning

As we head into what will likely be the strangest school year in our lifetime, you are probably wondering , “What will school look like this year?” No one really knows. We are bombarded with so many “distance learning” options. These “options” make it sound like, “If you just used this model, your problems will be solved!”.  Some of  these “options” are simply printable resources that you still will either have to physically deliver to the student or printable resources that you will have to somehow convert to a digital platform. read more

Distance Learning- We’re here to help

Distance Learning- We’re here to help

Hi friends,

John and I both found out yesterday that each of our districts will be closing down schools effective Monday, March 16th and we will be teaching our students via Google Classroom for the next several weeks. If you got this or similar news yesterday and feel overwhelmed, do not panic. Just breathe. It will be okay. We are here to help. Take another breath, and repeat. read more

Wishlist Ready! With @theteacherteam

Wishlist Ready! With @theteacherteam

Happy SEPTEMBER friends! 

We made it! Fall is right around the corner which means… (in no particular order)

  • Pumpkin spice everything 
  • Baking cookies
  • Fall decorations
  • Cinnamon/fall scented candles
  • Scary movies
  • Jack o’lanterns
  • Skeletons, 13 Days of Halloween movies, candy corn, Autumn colors, caramel apples

I could really go on for a while, and there will definitely be some fall blog posts coming up-stay tuned! But for now, there’s something more pertinent I thought we needed to talk about first, which is… SHOPPING! I’ve seen so many good deals lately that I thought I’d share some of the products I’ve had on my wishlist, on my mind, and especially in my cart! read more

Teaching 2nd Grade Literacy Standards with Technology …. Now it’s easy!

Teaching 2nd Grade Literacy Standards with Technology …. Now it’s easy!

Second Grade ELA Interactive Google Resources!
Make Grammar Fun and Easy

Teaching grammar in second grade can be challenging. Sometimes it’s hard to find time to have your students practice their grammar skills. Grammar can be boring, and when students are bored, they are not engaged. Each story that read in class can contain many literacy skills that we can learned and practiced. Tie your story together with these key standards and make it fun! read more

Teaching Collective Nouns (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.A) Without Tears!

Teaching Collective Nouns (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1.A) Without Tears!

Are you new to second grade? Do you look at your Common Core standards and wonder how in the world you are going to teach them, and have students REALLY learn them? I’ve been there! When I accepted a teaching job to teach second grade after having taught fifth and sixth grades for years, I had to quickly become acquainted with these standards. How can you make teaching “Collective Nouns” fun? read more