I was wondering the same thing! I also teach second grade and it seems that our CC Math standards are pretty basic and understandable....perhaps...
Rick Riordin--all his books Gone, Vanished, etc...my fifth grade boy LOVES these although they are not available at Scholastic...it is about a...
My fifth grader is in the process of taking the practice tests...math was super hard for him (and he is bright in math) but we came to find out...
no candy in my classroom:)
So my school (california) also started field testing starting yesterday. My fifth grade son's class all logged on successfully Tuesday morning...
So at this point in CCSS and teaching in a second grade classroom, I feel a bit more "freedom" to try new things and really experiment with cloze...
I am in California. Our district is gearing up to start the exam. Our computer teacher had the k-2 teachers try out the exam just to see where our...
We switch out twice a week at my school. Second grade. There are three of us: 1. Science 2. Social Studies 3. Art We level the students based on...
So I just tried something new in second grade based on a game a friend does with her family during the Olympics. During the Winter Olympics, I...
I use read alouds every day in second grade. Sometimes it is picture books that go with our theme or weekly story but most of the time, it is a...
We have no AP in our school of 650 kids. We do have a lab and a part time computer teacher and apparently the district forced each school to...
oooooo, some of these lessons, especially at high school make me want to be a student again in your classrooms!!
Public elementary school, k-5 in California with about 650 students school counselor? School psychologist but not a counselor librarian?yes P.E....
We also do a chapter a day, more if they have a good persuasive argument to encourage me to read more.... We spend about 15 minutes, including...
Wow, admin steps in and takes classes? A-mazing. At my school, our kids get split up. I cannot tell you the number of times I am at school...
Cannot believe read-alouds were banned!! Crazy. I teach second grade. Before winter break, I read Bailey Kids Mrs Jeepers Christmas (?) and am...
The grammar portion, at least for me, looks a lot like the grammar tests I am administering to me second graders:)
Our elementary district employed his services about 10 years ago. Big Cheese anyone? :rolleyes: It sounds like you teach upper grades--I teach...
I teach near you, in Salinas:) I love Kate Kinsella...have you ever heard of Susana Dutro? She does some pretty amazing stuff with vocabulary...
I am truly shocked at the level of (non) support provided to you teachers dealing with severe behaviour issues....I would be FURIOUS as a parent...
