Denise from Sunny Days in Second Grade did a wonderful guest post on my blog!  It's all about using Spelling City to practice Multipl...

Hey Friends! With Halloween fast approaching, keeping the buzz in the room to a minimum can get a little challenging. How about a cute ar...

I am so excited to share my latest obsession with you... The Synonym Search Shaker! This is an old juice container filled with rice that...

Do you love Dollar Tree as much as I do? Well then, stop by the blog to read about my newest contest! Just click on the picture below to ge...

Hi all! Denise here from Sunny Days In Second Grade! When I first started teaching many moons ago, I learned pretty quickly that if your or...

Happy Sunday! I didn't have plans to blog today, BUT my fab friend Jenaya aka The Lesson Plan Diva is having a Facebook linky party , ...

Using a benchmark to make an estimate is an important skill for our second graders to develop and it's one they continue to revisit thro...

Hi all, Denise here from SunnyDays ! Our school has a big focus on Accelerated Reader. Each grade level has a specific goal and teachers ...

Hey Friends, Denise here from Sunny Days ! I am a glue stick girl. On occasion I've dabbled in glue dots and double stick tape, but in ...

Hey Friends! Denise here from Sunny Days in Second Grade . A couple of years ago I stumbled upon a great idea on ProTeacher.net about cook...

Registration for the 2011 O.R.E.O project is now open! This project is a fantastic way to incorporate many math and science skills into a fu...

I discovered the fantastic world of lapbooking last year and it has really added a new level of interest and creativity to my class projects...

Hi Gang! School started this week for us in South Florida and man am I exhausted! I always forget how much training takes place during the...

Hi Friends! I love a good picture book. One of my greatest joys of being an elementary school teacher is sharing a  book wtih my kids. I l...

I have been drooling over the famous crate seats since last summer and yesterday I finally made them (well, I supervised while hubby di...

I'm part of the gang! (Sounds better than "I'm a gang member !" right?) I'm beyond thrilled to be part of this amazing...