Classroom Tour

Reading Strategies and Skills Posters- Hollywood Themed

Front of the room (student book boxes)

Birthday Poster and Bucket Filler reminders

Writing Materials

Reading Mini Lesson Area

F.A.C.E.S. of a Reader Strategy Board

Classroom Library

Pop Into a Good Book!

More books...

Books, bulletin boards and workstation storage.

Guided Reading and Strategy Group Materials

Christmas Ornaments

Have you ever made these acrylic paint glass ornaments? They are truly adorable!

Materials:

1 glass ball per child

assortment of acrylic paint (Plaid from Walmart)

assortment of matching ribbon

ornament hooks

Tilt ball and pour paint into top allowing it to run to the bottom of the ball.

I have the students choose two colors and then I always add white.

So for the ornament pictured I poured in pink, white, purple, pink, white, purple, white.

Then the student covers up the opening with a paper towel and shakes it until it is completely covered in the inside. 

I turn it upside down in the tray (writing their class # next to it).

I let it drain and dry for 2-3 days.

Affix topper, tie on coordinating ribbon, wrap in tissue paper and send home!

I hope you understood all that!

Winter Poems

The wonderful teachers on the Second Grade Teachers Club make up these fluency packets for just about every holiday/season and some academic concepts. Well I have a group of students whose reading goal is fluency with a focus on expression and I I thought it would be wonderful for them to read and recite these poems to practice reading with expression. These poems come from a variety of different places. What types of activities do you do with your students to practice reading with expression?

Winter Poems

Five Days of Christmas!

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Sunshine Award

Thanks to Doris at Third Grade Thinkers(http://thirdgradethinkers8.blogspot.com/) for this award. Since moving to 3rd Grade I check out her blog all the time since she's a 3rd teacher in Virginia and she teaches the exact same curriculum I do.


So I"m supposed to answer the following questions.

Favorite color...blue and pink
Favorite animal....puppies
Favorite number...7
Favorite drink... Pepsi
Facebook or Twitter....FB
Passion: Jesus Christ, I love to let my light "shine"! My friends and family and of course teaching.
Favorite Day: Saturdays... I get a break from the kiddies, I get to attend Corporate Prayer at my church and I get to spend time with friends and family.
Time to pass on the sunshine...

Sandy at http://secondgradelockerroom.blogspot.com/ Check out her Reading Workshop ideas, I absolutely love her Fiction and Nonfiction Walk and Talks!

Christina at http://bainbridgeclass.blogspot.com/ Everything she makes is AWESOME! I want to be like her when I grow up.