Making predictions is one of my favorite reading strategies to introduce students to each year! We use lots of making prediction strategies throughout the year, like Prediction Boxes, Book Cover of Predictions, etc., but I like to start my kiddos out on the first day of school with making ... READ the POST

One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I'm sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different "get-to-know-you activities." I want to share with you an activity ... READ the POST

Do you look for ways to increase your classroom participation? Do you have students that blurt out, or the same handful of students that tend to raise their hands and answer your questions over and over? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then I have the most amazing student-engagement ... READ the POST

Fraction art is a fun way for students to practice fractions as part of a whole. For this activity, students use the Fraction Art activity page (freebie below) and create their own design by using multiple colors. Once students complete their design, they simply count up the fraction for each ... READ the POST

Learning about fractions is so much fun! There are so many different fraction activities and fraction crafts out there, but making fraction pizzas is one of my favorite! This hands-on activity is a way for students to demonstrate their understanding of fractions as part of a whole. Students build ... READ the POST

I want to share with you some FREE, fun, supplemental learning resources for second grade students! With so many students off of school due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), teachers and parents are scrambling to find learning resources that can be used at home. So I have put together ten days of ... READ the POST

With Poetry Month right around the corner, I want to share with you one of our favorite writing activities... Haiku poetry is a form of traditional Japanese poetry, consisting of three lines. Often Haiku poems use sensory language to express a thought or feeling about nature. Each line of the ... READ the POST

Do you explicitly teach listening skills to your students? Did you know that 70-80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication? Of that, listening makes up about 45% of our daily communication! When I learned these statistics, I knew that I needed to be as intentional about ... READ the POST

Learning to count money is such a fun skill to teach! Students get so excited to practice counting coins, especially when real money is involved. However, when it comes to practicing writing word problems about money, well, that's usually where the fun is lost for kids. So, I created this  Money ... READ the POST