Getting Ready for Back to School Blog Series: One Month + and a freebie!

Am I ready to go back to school? NO!  Am I thinking about going back to school? Yes, I begrudgingly admit that I am thinking about it!  I still have a little more than a month left of summer vacation, but here is what I am doing in this week to get ready to go back to school!  Read on and don't forget to pick up your freebie!

My Bullet Journal: One planner does it all (almost)!

I, like you, wear many hats in a day.  I am a wife, a mother (of a teen and a tween), a teacher, a union discussion representative, a blogger, and a teacherprenuer!  Phew!  Seeing it all written out like (and the list isn't totally complete) makes me tired.  I have to keep up with it all somehow!  That is why the word teacher is in quotes.  This is about my bullet journal. It helps me Keep it All together in one spot!  Before I go on, I have to caveat a little...I do NOT lesson plan in my bullet journal. It's just for keeping up with everything else!  I am going to share some of my bullet journal setup, spreads,  and examples.

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Building Reading Stamina

Building Reading Stamina is something that we start on our very first day back to school.  Until our reading stamina is built, a lot of my lessons are on hold!  I use a version of Daily 5 in my classroom, so I always go back and reread the book before school starts. We start slowly, just three minutes to begin.  One of the best ways to help my students build their reading stamina is to help them have a plan for their reading time. So, how do I go about building reading stamina with my second graders?  Read on!

Teaching Reading in Small Groups by Jennifer Serravallo Book Study!

Today I am blogging over at Adventures in Literacy Land!  We are doing a summer book study of Jennifer Serravallo's book Teaching Reading in Small Groups.  If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, head over there.   I am talking about Chapter 4 today: Guided Practice Toward Independence: Strategy Lessons for Comprehension, Print Work, and Fluency.

Classroom Freebies!

Hello all!  I am so excited to tell you that I am now blogging at Classroom Freebies!