Hello Friends! We are working our way out of the second month of school and it has been a whirlwind! I have moved from first to second grade, changed schools, and abilities of students. I love my new school and my kids, but let's be honest moving is hard work! If you see a lull in the blog, that is why. My new kiddos are my TOP priority, however I still want to share with you what I am doing. It may just be behind by a few weeks. (Halloween in December, anyone?!?!) ;) Meanwhile, you can follow my journey on Instagram @theelementarydarling.So, I ... read more
Oriental Trading Teacher Wishlist
Happy Weekend, Friends! I wanted to share something with you that I am currently loving! I am sure you have heard of Oriental Trading. I loved buying things there for my treasure box or parties that I was throwing, but recently they have added so many things for your classroom! They even have a section where you can create a teacher wishlist to share with the parents of the students you teach! I mean, it can not get better than that! Wouldn't it be great for anyone wanting to help out your class just click to buy for your classroom? ... read more
Come On In To My 2nd Grade Classroom!
Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year friends! I am so excited to share my new room with you all! This year, I moved schools and grade levels. There are still some spaces that I am looking forward to dressing up, but for now it is working great! My mom made me this cute valance for my door, and I grabbed the welcome sign from Target!This is the view when you walk into my classroom. This room is very square, so there isn't a ton of places to put things. I had to get rid of A LOT when I moved rooms because this room did have a little more ... read more
Glue Sponges
Hey friends! I have been using my glue sponges for a few weeks now and I decided to go ahead and blog about how much I LOVE them! I got this idea from Greg at The Kindergarten Smorgasboard.I decided that sharing glue sponges wasn't an option this year. Every year you have different types of students, and last year it is better for us not to share. I found these ziploc containers at Target, and I got several packs. I also got these sponges at ... read more
The Next Step in Guided Reading: Chapter 7
We've made it friends! The end is near! Don't get too sad, I am in planning on working on some facebook live videos to discuss different components of Guided Reading! I would love for you to list any questions or things you would like to see in the comments!In this post, we are going to discuss struggling readers. We all have them, and while you are drowning in RTI documents, don't forget that you can do some of that in your guided reading time!Richardson uses four steps to determine the issue of a struggling student. I know having a colleague ... read more
The Next Step in Guided Reading: Chapter 4
Hello Friends! I can't believe we are already on Chapter Four! I hope you are learning a lot, I know I am. I am finding that some of these Pre-A and Emergent ideas would be great for my second grade struggling readers next year. After today, Mandy will be doing chapter 5 and 6! I will also be going live tonight at 8 est. on my Facebook page!The Early Guided readers are usually first graders on levels D-I. Richardson also suggests that these students should be able to read and write 20-30 sight words. This is the part where you will see so many ... read more
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