Friday, October 21, 2016. Meeting with Small Groups in Reading. About how I set up my small group rotations. As an upper grade teacher, our district provides very little training on the HOW to do small groups. They are very generous in telling us we SHOULD be doing them. So I begin with a lesson. Highlighters, pencils, flags, OH MY! Every minute of your time in small group is precious, so I kee.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom. Monday, February 20, 2012. Long a Pail Sort on TpT. This next week I will be working with my students on the ai and ay spelling patterns. Last year at this time I created a little activity for students to use to practice reading words with these combinations and to review a e. Last year my students loved this center. Tho I advise not using all of the shovels but picking and choosing.

Do your students love WORD FAMILY activities? My class looks forward to the word family of the week. We go back to school this week. My Kindergarteners are obsessed with.

I aligned this to the 2nd grade Common Core Standards. It works great as a reference on which lessons to teach in writing. I put an endless amount of hours researching to come up with this. Free Turkey Facts and Writing Organzier. Finally posting pictures of the updated classroom.

There was an error in this gadget. We have a new manager in our school cafeteria and every week we have new foods added to our school menu. It looked nothing like the picture I had chosen. Click here for the new document. A great way to take attendance and get in some ten frame practice! .

Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Well here I go with a blog. I have been stalking other blogs for months and have decided to give it a try. Check back often to see what I have added. 1st Grade with Miss Snowden. How to Make a Palm Tree.

Imagine sitting over coffee with a colleague discussing the latest trends in science education. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Make sure you read all ten especially my favorite one.

Monday, July 20, 2015. All About Periscope at the Primary Peach. Join me at the Primary Peach. Tomorrow for a VERY basic introduction to periscope. It is an easy way to get a peek into other classrooms around the U. and visit some of your favorite bloggers throughout their day! Friday, July 3, 2015. I am not looking forward to flying again.

CLICK HERE FOR FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES, LINK BUTTONS AND MORE! Tales of a Third Grade. I live in North Carolina with my wonderful husband. I am in my 10th year of teaching in North Carolina. I have taught second grade for nine years and this year I am moving up to third! I grew up knowing I wanted to teach. I love teaching! I have to say that I am a teaching addict. I love buying stuff for my class, reading others ideas, and I LOVE finding something new and exciting to do in my classroom! Fun in First Grade.

Crafting Paragraphs from the Middle Out. When I am teaching my students how to write a paragraph, I begin with the middle sentences. I know traditionally we have all started teaching paragraph writing with the topic sentence. I mean, that is what the kids are going to actually write about, right? So why not start with it? Let me show you how I do this with my students. Now, I am going to use my Paragraph of the Week.