

Teaching is like Clock Work!
Recently in math I taught the below standard: MAFS.2.MD.3.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five...


Writing in 2nd grade
The writing block in my students’ and I schedule provides opportunities to engage in different types of writing, see a model for writing,...


Severe Weather
Recently I taught a lesson identifying severe weather and understanding what it is. I used a wide variety of materials to teach this...


Teaching a Closed Read
Recently I taught a shared closed reading unit. According to Common Core, “Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that...


Building Science Knowledge as a Class Community
Recently I taught a science lesson on the standard below" SC.2.P.10.1 Discuss that people use electricity or other forms of energy to...


Math Around us (and in 2nd grade!)
I recently taught a lesson centered on the standard below: AFS.2.MD.4.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to...


Shared Reading!
Recently I taught a Share Reading lesson about finding the moral. The objective was: Students will be able to identify the moral of a...


Teaching Writing
Teaching writing in the classroom is one of my favorite things to do! Writing is in the middle of the day, as shown in the Pictures...


Engaging Students in Science: A lesson on Sorting
This past week I taught a lesson about sorting. The standards is as follows: SC.K.P.8.In.1: Sort objects by observable properties, such...


Letters upon Letters!
In this blog post I will be talking about about the standard below: Standard: LAFS.K.RF.3.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word...