Christmas is the season of giving.  I love to share my teaching ideas, and that's my plan for the next few weeks:  sharing what I have w...

Click image to download Nutcracker freebie. Ever have one of those activities that's a win-win?  It's something that works so we...

HI all! My kids are working on following directions as a reading skill. I decided to incorporate it into writing as well. Last week, we wo...

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As I was reading The Night Before Christmas , I remembered there are some great examples of similes in there. Hop on over to Elementary M...

I love Christmas time but I have struggled to come up with new exciting units to celebrate the holidays. Since the Common Core for second gr...

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. This time of year is so busy and my class is extra demanding. I've been finding tons of great ...