12 Books to Teach Personal Narrative

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We’ve been working hard on writing personal narratives. It’s hard business. Of all the writing genres we teach in second grade (narrative, informational, and opinion), I think personal narratives are the hardest to teach, and the hardest for students to write. While personal narratives are challenging to teach, they’re also one of my favorites because … Read more

Back to School: Read Alouds

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Happy Wednesday, Friends! I’ve been spending lots of time in my classroom this week hoping to have it ready by the time teachers go back on the 27th (of July)! There’s just so many meetings and other things to do during pre-planning, I do NOT want to have to still be figuring out where the … Read more

25 Days of Christmas…Books!

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I LOVE Christmas (decorations, shopping for the perfect gift, giving the perfect gift, cookies & baking, carols, and of course, THE reason for the season)! I also LOVE kid books – hmmm…maybe that’s why I became a teacher? (I kid – anyone who knows me, knows it’s because I love office supplies).  When you combine … Read more