This is goodbye for now

While I hate saying goodbye, I am going to say goodbye for now!  My friends over at The Learning Highway have asked me to join their blog and I have ecstatically said yes!!! I simply cannot keep up with 2 blogs at once and my TPT store right now.   I am so happy to be joining such amazing women.  I will posting on the blog on the 14th of every month.  Please come check out our blog and facebook page.

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Pre-Writing made easy

     Right before the school year ended I had my students do some opinion writing.  We write in our writer's notebooks every day.  This past year we only published about once a month.  The class I had this year needed lots of scaffolding and guided writing to get them going.  Some of my kiddos had a very hard time with organization. 

Any time we start a piece I like to have students brainstorm topics and list them on chart paper. 











Once we made our list I got a new sheet of chart paper and drew three large boxes.  I put my topic a the top of the paper and the students helped me come up with my three supporting details, which went in the boxes.  Students used three sticky notes to put their supporting details on.




I was pleasantly surprised to see that this method helped my students organize their thoughts.  Overall their writing was much more organized and they stayed on topic.  I am hopeful that using this method at the beginning of next year will help my kids be even better writers!

HUGE TPT GIVEAWAY - $1000 WORTH OF PRODUCTS!!!

Tabitha Math Centers over at The Learning Highway is hosting an enormous giveaway.  $1000.00 in prodcuts from TPT.  I am honored to be a part of this giveaway.  Click below to enter:

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I'm Moving

After 5 amazing years in 2nd grade I am being moved. It is bittersweet.  I absolutely love 2nd grade and I would be happy teaching it forever, but sometimes it is good to try new things.  My principal still hasn't told me if I am moving to 4th or 5th yet, but hopefully I hear something soon.

Any suggestions or words of wisdom for upper grades will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!!!!!

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Guest Blogger

I have been selected to be a guest blogger at the learning highway. Please click the link below to check it out: http://www.thelearninghighway.blogspot.com/

Liebster award winner

I am so honored! I have received the liebster award! My nominee, Rachel k tutoring has given me these 11 questions to answer, so here goes. 1.What do you love about teaching? I love the feeling that I am making a difference. I love the look on a child's face when they finally understand something they have been struggling with. I love the unconditional love that my students give me. 2.When and why did you start blogging? Istarted blogging about a year ago. I initially started to help my TPT business. I have continued to blog because it is a way to help me reflect on my teaching and become a better teacher. 3.What is your favorite food? So hard to choose! I would say Mexican and Italian 4.What do you like to do in your free time? I spend most of my free time with my husband and 4 year old son. We love to hang out with our family. We spend a lot of time outdoors. 5.Share a funny moment from teaching. So many to choose from. I think some of the funniest for my kids are when I trip or drop things. I am very clumsy. 6.How long have you been teaching? 7 years. 2 years in 3rd grade and 5 in 2nd grade. 7.What is one of your pet peeves? My biggest pet peeve is lying. 8.If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Italy, Greece, Australia. 9.Where do you find inspiration? When it comes to teaching my students and other teachers inspire me most. 10.What are you currently reading? I just finished Divergent and I so ready to see the movie! 11.What is your favorite day of the week? Friday. It holds all the promise of the weekend :) Please go check out Rachel's blog. She is the blogger who nominated me. http://rachelktutoring.com/blog/the-liebster-blog-award/