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Apple Activities and States of Matter FREEBIE

September 8, 2020

To finish off our week, we decided to have a Fun Friday with apples and apple activities! Israel is doing virtual learning through our district, but lately, he hasn’t had quite enough work to fill up his school day. So, I’ve been pulling activities from my secret stash. When I taught first grade (many many […]

No Prep Place Value Activities

September 4, 2020

I have always loved teaching place value. There are just so many fun and engaging activities that you can do with numbers. Now that Israel is home for virtual learning, I am able to bring out some of my tried and true activities for place value practice. The best part? They are NO PREP! Roll, […]

Place Value Activities

August 27, 2020

Do you enjoy teaching place value? It’s always been one of my favorite math concepts to tackle in the classroom. BUT, I’ll have to admit that I was a little nervous my first year teaching 2nd grade. The numbers were so much larger than when I taught first grade! I learned quickly that the activities […]

Reading Toolkits with a FREEBIE

August 21, 2020

**Updated on September 9th: The subscription has closed. To find the resources mentioned in this blog post, click HERE! I’ve got a very special reading activity FREEBIE for you on this Friday! But first… This week Katie and I released Rooted in Reading: The Subscription! Let me briefly tell you what it’s all about. We wanted to create […]

FREE Digital Activity for Verbs

August 20, 2020

Have you started back to school yet? Are you teaching in the classroom or virtually? This is such an interesting year to say the least! Israel started school this past week. I’ve got a virtual 2nd grader in my house! While we will be following the district’s curriculum for 2nd Grade Virtual Learning, I will […]

Back to School Read Aloud FREEBIE

August 5, 2020

Have you ever read Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones? My kiddos have always LOVED this book. It’s actually PERFECT for Back to School because it teaches a valuable lesson about listening. Today I’m sharing a read-aloud video and directed drawing to go along with the story. Joelle wanted to say THANK YOU to […]