Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Character Unit

Character Unit

My 2nd graders are in the midst of our dynamic characters unit. Students are learning how to analyze characters over a series.  At my school 2nd graders have 20ish minutes of uninterrupted reading time each day. I always to make sure students are understanding what they are reading.  I have created some fun ways to check understanding.


My students and I are currently obsessed with these flip books. Writing seems to be more fun when writing on astro brights.  It usually takes my students about a week to completely finish a flip book. 


My students love the “character bunting”. This is also great for  ESL students who are relying on pictures to show understanding.
Character Bunting


Saturday, February 18, 2017

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Reading Notebook

Reading is my favorite subject to teach. I love when my students dig deep in their books to discover new things. During our character unit we are learning what makes a dynamic character. Students are using there fiction reading notebook to show what they know. Students often have trouble using text evidence. I developed this notebook to require students to use text evidence.
.second grade text evidence notebook 
 Each page requires students to use text evidence. 

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

TRC


TRC Testing
Students are tested so much.  For all K-3 teachers, mClass TRC testing can be a stressful time-consuming endeavor.   Our district test three times of year, BOY, MOY, and EOY.  It’s hard to prepare a classroom of students who are all different levels.  My second grade class ranges from RB- R.  With ranges like that it can be hard to know even where to start when it comes to testing…….

I have developed several TRC question stem products that can be used with almost any fiction or nonfiction book.  That makes our lives a lot easier. 

To begin, I practice modeling APPROPRIATE answers using our read aloud or mentor text.   Students use level specific questions to respond to their daily book. 
Once students become comfortable they love to sit in the authors chair and read their text evidence answers with friends.  
                                   TRC Stem questions level F-G 

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Hello

Hi everyone!I am new to blogging.  I am excited about connecting with fellow teachers.

Here is a little bit about me.

I love Jesus!
My husband, son, and 2 dogs are my world.
I am in my 10th year teaching in N.C.
I love Lilly Pulitzer and fashion.
I enjoying traveling.
I am addicted to target....dollar spot anyone.
I love organization. 
Using my planners make me happy.
I am new to TPT.
I grew up at the beach and love spending my summer at the ocean.