Who's On Second?

Back to School Ideas Anyone?

Well, it's a little more than a month and the first day of school will be here. Even after 21 years of teaching, I still want to give my kids the best "first day" I can. I am on the lookout for some cool activities that would make that day fun. It seems Read More...

Field Day Bruises!

This year's Field Day was an experience. Lots ofstations were set up for the kids to enjoy, including hunting for gold, obstacle courses, ball bounce, music, safety instruction, popsicles, ball toss, relay races, and the tricycle race. Everything was Read More...

A Hole in the New Textbook!

Last year my district adopted a new Social Studies series. We all got our brand-new textbooks that crackled when we opened them. I am not a big fan of textbooks, and I rarely use them with my kids. However, I decided to use this new one during an activity Read More...

Second Grade Restraining Order!

While I was reading some other blogs about how kids have changed over the years, I was reminded of a boy in my class about four years ago. This boy had a lot of behavior problems, but his mom was offended and defensive whenever I had to contact her about Read More...

Times Past and Present

One of our Social Studies standards is that students will be able to compare changes in the community over time. After watching a short video clip aand having a lengthy class discussion about changes in dress, transportation, roads, stores, schools, I Read More...

Fun Times In Second Grade!

After being a kindergarten teacher for ten years, I was a little nervous when I was "promoted" to second grade. I wasn't quite sure that I'd like it as much as I did the five and six year olds. I was happy to find out that my second graders were a lot Read More...