ELA for September

Hi Friends,

I'm so excited to share my latest pack with you!
It's one that will make your Back to School transition a little easier! Your students will be engaged, learn important social skills for the year, and work on important ELA concepts all at once!

Check out my ELA for the month of SEPTEMBER unit!

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Narrative Writing

Hi Friends, 

Today, in Second Grade we are working on writing! 

We do this by learning the constructs of a good narrative! We use my Narrative Writing Pack!

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November Activities

Hi Friends,

I've been spending most of my weekend writing report cards. 

I thought I'd take a break from all that and stop by to let you know what we will be doing this month.

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Veterans Day and Remembrance Day

Hi Friends,

Today, in Second Grade we learned all about soldiers.

I think it is very important for students to know about the brave people who work hard to make sure that we are safe and free.

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Haunted Houses - A Setting Activity

Happy Sunday to you ALL!

This WEEK in Second Grade we will be working on Setting in Narrative Writing.

So far, we have covered hook sentences and character description and my students are slowly becoming great creative writers!

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Character Description - Monster Style!

Hello Friends,

Today, in Second Grade we learned about Character Description!

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What's your New Year Wish?

Hello Friends,

I'd to start off by wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Lots of love, health, and HAPPINESS to you and your loved ones this year! It's so important to go back to school and start the year off right so I'm sharing some of my favorite New Year activities with you!

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Christmas in the Classroom

Hey Everyone,

Here are some things we did this week!

1. Polar Express

The Polar Express is one of my favorite Christmas movies and definitely one of my favorite units to complete right before the holiday break. 

Click on the picture to read about all the fun we had last year. Click HERE to make your own fun with your class! 

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Gingerbread House Writing

Hello Everyone,

Today, in Second Grade we learned how to describe settings in our stories.

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Five for Friday

Hey Everyone,

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for some Five for Friday Fun!

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Superheroes!

Hello Everyone,

Today, in Second Grade we learned all about superheroes! 

We read about them, we wrote about them, we even dressed up as them!

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Portfolio Fun!

Hello All,

Today, in Second Grade we worked on our portfolios! 

Guess what?!?! You can too with my simple and free Portfolio resource!

First, we decorated our Portfolio cover pages (very important of course).

Then, we sorted all of their writing pieces from September to May. 

Aaaaaannnnnd... We got to work!

 

The kiddies loved looking back at their work. They were so proud!

In an effort to keep the portfolios "neat and tidy," we left out some of our larger crafts. The kiddies were excited to bring some of their work home right away.

The next step was to reread all of heir stories and pick their best work, favorite piece, and most challenging piece.

They glued a star, a heart, and a cloud on these pieces. 

The students then got to share their portfolios with one another and will show them to their parents in the last week of school. My plan is to have the students perform a reader's theater and then invite their parents to class to share the portfolios. 

This should be GREAT fun!

Finally, the students will bring their portfolios home and have a nice keepsake of their second grade work! It's always fun to look back!

You can click on the pictures to check out some of the craftivities we did this year.

Be sure to check out my Portfolio Freebie!

Until next time...

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Published Authors!

Hello Sweet Friends,

I'm writing to you today to tell you about how wonderful people can be. It is amazing how so many share their time, passion, and love with our students. I want to write to you about an amazing woman who lifted my students up and made them feel incredible! 

Her name is Athina and she is a published illustrator, as well as a great mom to one awesome kid I have the pleasure to teach! 

Athina gave up 6 days out of her busy schedule to come to our class and teach our students about the makings of a good book.

 She also believed in them and helped them become authors themselves, with the finished product being some of the best writing I have read all year. 

Take a look at our book project!

First, Athina came in with some great story books. She read them to the class and discussed the illustrations, word choice, and meaning. 

This was one of my favourite picks!

What a great book!

The next session was all about brainstorming. The students worked on their overall ideas for the book and some character development.

Following this, the students met with their editor (Athina) who advised them on the best direction to take and changes that could be made. 

The students took their meetings seriously and worked with the suggestions that were made.

The writing process began and authors were in the making!

The fourth session is when the real fun started! The students got to write and illustrate their stories in book format and it was a great experience. 

The kiddies continued this process for the last two sessions as well. They worked so hard and felt so proud! They even wrote a little Bio and added the school as their publishing house. 

Our last session also included some sharing. Some of my most reluctant students read their stories to the class. The big smiles were contagious!

The kiddies were so excited to work with Athina and grew to love her so much!

 They wrote some amazing Thank You cards for her.

We were sad that it ended but oh so grateful that we had this experience!

Thank you Athina for being a wonderful and inspiring teacher.

Until next time...

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