Have you been wondering how to teach 2nd graders to write a personal narrative? It can feel overwhelming if your school doesn’t provide a writing curriculum (or worse, it’s an awful one). You might find yourself frantically googling ‘how do you teach a personal narrative to 2nd grade?!’ Well, don’t worry! I’ve got you covered. I’m going to share all… Read More
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Sentence Writing Unit
Have you ever found yourself wondering (or googling) ‘how do you teach sentence writing?’ or ‘how do you teach sentence structure?’ Perhaps you’ve found yourself looking for engaging sentence writing worksheets, grammar lesson plans, or even a sentence writing rubric? If you teach first grade or second grade, I’ve got you covered. I’m going to share my sentence writing unit… Read More
Monthly Writing Prompts
Use monthly writing prompts to encourage writing in the classroom and watch your students become amazing authors! Monthly writing prompts are fun because they are made specifically for each month and can match the holidays or themes associated with each month. Teaching writing can be challenging for many reasons, like a lack of a curriculum, time, or the imagination to… Read More
6 Verb Centers That Are Perfect For Grammar Instruction
Hey teacher friends! Today I want to share 6 verb centers that are perfect for grammar instruction for first grade and second grade students. These will make great centers for literacy time, word work, or morning practice. Why Centers Are A GaME Changer I love using centers in my classroom because they are so versatile! Students can work on them… Read More
Hands On And Fun Ways To Teach Telling Time
Are you wondering how to teach a child to tell the time? I bet you’re also looking for fun ways to teach time. Well my friend, hands on teaching strategies are the way to go! Here’s a list of 8 hands on and fun ways to teach telling time. 1.) Free Clock Crafts First up, we have these super adorable… Read More
Free CVCe Reading Activities
Hey there, Are your students struggling with reading CVCe words? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with these free CVCe reading activities! The freebie I’m going to share today is a selection of reading activities that are phonics based. Students read words, sentences, and passages with long a, long i, long o, and long u sounds. First, they practice reading… Read More