If you’re looking for an easy end of the year student gift, then you’re in the right place! The end of the school year is always really bittersweet. While, I’m ready for the freedom of summer, and bathroom privileges, it’s always a little hard to say goodbye to my students. On the last day of … Read more
Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! At The Primary Peach we’re having a blast! SO much fun, that it’s been a WHOLE YEAR since we first started! We’re so excited, that we’re celebrating! What better way to celebrate with a GIVEAWAY!!! But first…a FREEBIE! (You’re going to want to head over to The … Read more
I love books that compliment seasons, holidays, or celebrations and this post is dedicated to 100th day of school read alouds! It’s always a little crazy to think about the 100th Day of School! How have we already been in school for 100 days? A few days ago, I shared how my sweets seconds and … Read more
Hooray for the 100th day of school! Let’s celebrate with 100th Day Math Freebies! I like to read 100th Day of School read alouds throughout the week of the 100th day of school. You can find my favorite 100th day of school read alouds here. Our entire math block on the 100th day of school … Read more
Last week we started opinion writing! It’s my FAVORITE genre to teach, and typically, the one my sweet seconds like best too! I thought I’d share how I launch opinion writing! I spend an entire week launching this particular writing genre – I want my kids to feel comfortable sharing their opinion, as well as … Read more
EEEK! We started opinion writing last week…only my favorite writing genre to teach! I’ve got my favorite mentor texts ready to go, and even found a few new books I can’t wait to use! Throughout this post, you’ll find Amazon Affiliate links. This means I receive a small commission if you purchase something through that … Read more
When we get back from the break, my sweet seconds and I will be diving into folktales (right after we do some New Year activities)! We spend the entire 3rd 9 weeks comparing and contrasting all sorts of folktales (Goldilocks, 3 Little Pigs, Cinderella…you get the idea). The week we get back though, we’re reviewing … Read more
Happy New Year (almost)! It’s this time of year that I start thinking about my own resolutions for the new year. Granted, we all have resolutions we don’t keep (or for not very long), and regardless about how your feel about resolutions, it’s a great chance to be reflective! I like for my students to … Read more
I posted a few days ago about the very first lesson I teach when launching writer’s workshop. It was all about figuring out what writers do. If you missed it, you can read about it here. Once students have started contributing to our What Writer’s Do anchor chart, we look at how writers decide what … Read more
One of our very first writer’s workshop lessons is thinking about what writers actually do. I think most students have this idea that in order to be a writer, you have to sit a write a really long story, when in fact anyone who uses words to express an idea is a writer. Writers make … Read more
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
I currently teach 2nd grade, but I’ve also taught 4th graders. Among the things they have in common (more than you’d think), are the need for improved number sense. What is Number Sense? Very simply – do the numbers I’m working with make sense? It could be in an answer, in an estimation, in a … Read more
