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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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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Jack Frost

Hi Friends,

Today, in Second Grade we are going to be reading and writing about Jack Frost!

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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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Five for Friday

Hey Everyone,

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

1. Welcome to Dinoland!

We are in the last stretch before the end of the school year and amidst exams and formal evaluations we are learning about some dinosaurs!

Each pack includes a color read aloud (with a lesson and great meaning), craft, fun activity, stationary, and fact cards about the dinosaur.

We are having SOOOOO much fun! Can't wait to blog about it!

   

   

   

Click on the PICTURES to check out these packs!

2. New MacBook

I'm so excited! My last MacBook was with me for over 6 years and it was starting to play tricks on me! Sneaky thing! I splurged and got myself a new computer.

Of course, I decked it out in girly gear and an Ariel screensaver!

3. Mr. Anderson

As I mentioned in a past post, we had a terrible loss in our school this year. Our beloved physical education teacher passed away suddenly and we are heartbroken. This past week, we held a memorial in his honor. Our front entrance was decorated with messages of love and all the things he was passionate about.  

He loved handball and instilled that love in so many students. On the day of his memorial, there was a sea of purple as our handball players past and present wore their jerseys to honour him.

4. Graduation Fun

I am so proud of my girl Reshma. She just completed her masters degree (while teaching full time). She is my resource teacher and the kiddies just love her to pieces so the cycle one team threw her a little pre-grad celebration!

5. Portfolio Freebie

As the end of the year approaches, we've been working on our portfolios and reminiscing! 

You can grab a free copy of my simple Portfolio resource HERE!

I can't wait to blog about this too!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching!

Until next time...

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