Friends~I love teaching inferring in second grade.  I always start with pictures.  It is so much easier for students to look at snapshots an...

Friends~I don't know about you all but I am in love with math workshop!  Which is why I head home everyday frustrated that I can't m...

Friends~Do you have the WRITE Stuff?  I love when my lessons connect across the curriculum.  I work very hard to tie my reading and wri...

Friends~I am super excited to bring you a wonderful give away from Jewel Kade .  A friend of mine starting selling this beautiful jewelry li...

Friends~We have been working hard on our reading responses through our double entry journals and question stems.  We have a shared reading e...

Friends~Do you LOVE close reads?  I sure do and so do my students.  This week I put a special one together for them on Polar Bears.  We are ...