Five For Friday

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching this week for Five For Friday! 

BOOKFLIX

A teacher in another district told me about this AWESOME site. You DO need to pay for a login. Maybe your district already has this login?

Basically, there are PAIRED nonfiction-fiction texts. One is movie-version....but still has text, just more motion-y movements, movie-like. The other is the book, page flipping version. There is the option of the books being read aloud to you or not. Words are highlighted as they are read. There are additional activities, like puzzles and games to go along with each text. I love it!

Each classroom teacher at my school has an iPad in the classroom, so I am totally using my iPad and Belkin splitter to make another listening center focused on this website. To use it on an ipad, I figured out that you should download the free Puffin app first, and then save the website into that app. Works like a dream!

I've completely update my classroom website!

I switched it over from fourth grade to second grade, and I feel GREAT!!!

Check out all of my hard work.

We've been at our local BOCES three days this week doing some hardcore ELA curriculum work.

Seriously, I think sitting in a room at a computer all day is WAY more exhausting than teaching kiddos all day.

Is that just me?

I've been furiously designing second grade curriculum this summer! My favorite new TpT products are aligned with the second grade math modules on EngageNY.

Check It Out!

I found a fairy house on my walk with my puppy this summer.

How cute!

Five for Friday

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching this week for Five For Friday! 

The bulletin board outside my classroom. 

Not sure how long it will stay up, but it's nice to have something!

When I'm tired of this, I think I'd like a BRAG BOARD!

Last week, I talked about how I had signed up for the Global Read Aloud! The Global Read Aloudstarts in October. Basically, you're paired up with another class to video chat with about the books assigned. This year it's a Peter Reynolds author study, so it will be GREAT for second grade!

Welp, I have a match! I am paired up with another second grade classroom...one from Canada! 

Click the link to find out more! I heard about it from a friend at school, and I really am glad that I did!

So, I also talked last week about how I'm trying SLANTBOX for the first time! Fellow blogger over at Lessons with Coffee sets it up each month. I was paired up with two teachers. One is Carrie who blogs on Follow First Grade  and Krisanna who recently started the blog Simply Secondary. 

I am sending my package out to Krisanna TODAY!!! And I am SOOOO excited to receive some hometown love from Carrie! Carrie has given me some great advice, since she has taught in second grade before and I'll be teaching in second grade this year! And Krisanna...her classroom and blog are so bright and motivating, something that is sometimes unexpected at the high school level. It's been fun!

TpT is having a BACK TO SCHOOL BOOST SALE on August 20. My entire store will be 20% off. And just for fun...I am having a mini sale today and tomorrow, 10% off. Enjoy!

Tales and Teacherisms TpT

After a week of curriculum writing and staring at a computer screen, it's nice to spend some time with this cutie!

Positive Thinking Thursday

I am linking up with Mrs. Laffin's Laughings for 

Positive Thinking Thursday! 

I think this fits Positive Thinking Thursday perfectly.

Ah...the power of positive thinking!

Monday Made It

I'll be linking up with Tara at Fourth Grade Frolics. 

It's time for another Monday Made It!

                   

I feel like a curriculum writing/planning rockstar.

I have been furiously planning for second grade all summer! 

For math...

I created Smart Board lessons for all eight modules worth of lessons!

I created a short response (1-2 questions) quiz for EVERY topic!

I made a 4 question quiz for EVERY topic! (a little formative assessment, here we come!)

How about an Around the Room game for each module? Yes, please!

And 30 review questions for every module? YESSS!

Oh, and did I mention a family letter explaining each module and teaching some important vocabulary?

See how much work I've been doing?

I'm very proud of myself!

CHECK IT OUT.

A Peek at My Week

Today I'm linking up with Jennifer from Mrs. Laffin's Laughings for "A Peek at my Week."

Monday:

I am officially done with summer school!

We have a four week program, and the last day was Friday, so I have a day off today!

I will be staying home and cleaning! While my handyman takes some bushes out of my front yard. Definitely NOT a job I'm capable of doing on my own.

Tuesday:

First day of curriculum writing. 

We are focusing this week on ELA.

I'm excited for some professional development and some time to work on the ELA modules from EngageNY. They are a wee bit overwhelming and I definitely need time to figure them out, especially the second grade skills strand.

Wednesday:

More ELA curriculum writing!

Thursday:

And what will today hold?

MORE ELA CURRICULUM WRITING!

Friday:

A day off!

And my parents are coming to visit, so I'll do a little last minute cleaning today.

Positive Thinking Thursday

I am linking up with Mrs. Laffin's Laughings for 

Positive Thinking Thursday! 

Tried It Tuesday

Let's link up with Fourth Grade Flipper for Tried It Tuesday!

Symbaloo

I set up a Symbaloo page! Basically, it's a single stop for all of your websites. I placed all of my student-friendly websites on my Symbaloo, and then made Symbaloo the homepage for each of the desktop computers in my classroom. No more "favorites" being erased or kids struggling to type in or find websites! Ta da! Symbaloo!

Aaaaaand...

A TpT sale!