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A is for Awesome App
Just a quick post to share a useful app I recently learned about. My school is lucky enough to have a lot of technology and we got new iPad minis before Christmas break. We had a sharing session where...
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E is for Extinct
**Warning: This post is rated PG-13 for some adult humor. Reader discretion is advised.**Just a quick story to share the silliness that was today. I got a new student. They called from the office and...
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D is for Donors
Please consider helping my students! Visit my page at DonorsChoose.org, make a tax-deductible donation of any size, and use the match code INSPIRE to double your donation. The match code expires in 7...
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C is for Cakepop Compound
I didn't have the heart to tell this little lady that technically (according to Bakerella) cake pops are actually TWO words. She did such a cute job on this one so I just couldn't be that picky. =)...
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U is for Updates
I know, I know, I know! I am such a negligent blogger. Let me just say that I had an aweseomly awesome class last year and was very blessed. However, my plate consistently stayed full and my poor blog...
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C is for Caaaake!
The theme of this summer seems to be...cake! It basically started with my surprise cake.Check out the blaze 30 candles can make!And of course my mom's tradition (aka buy an ice cream cake from Dairy...
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D is for Daily Math
I am super excited to specialize in Math and Science this upcoming school year. I think this will give me more time to plan some fabulous activities.I have been using the freedom of summer to rethink...
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I is for Instagram
Yes! I've caught up with the times. Come follow me on Instagram. (secondgradesillness)Pin It
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D is for Drawers
I'm sure you've seen this magnificent creation on Pinterest from One Happy Teacher.And the fabulous ones made by Rachel aka The Tattooed Teacher. So cute!Well, they inspired me to make my own. Ladybug...
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W is for Weather
For those of you who have heard of The Leader in Me process or The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, you know that "proactive people carry their own weather with them."Stephen...
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B is for Blur
August was a blur! I am working on taking classroom pictures and updating the header of my blog! No more portable has been quite the adjustment. Stay tuned! =) Happy September! Follow my blog with...
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I is for Interactive Math
Hello friends! It's been a while! I think I FINALLY feel like I've got this specializing/STEM thing under control. I have one set of students in the morning and my partner's group in the afternoon....
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H is for Hiatus
Some big changes have happened. After 9 years of being a second grade teacher, I am moving on to a new teaching adventure next year. This blog is going to remain as a way for me to share any second...
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R is for Return
I will remember 2014-2015 as "the year I wasn't in the classroom". I loved being the Graduation Enhancement/Leadership Teacher for the school. It was a fantastic learning experience. But I missed being...
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D is for Donors Choose
Back to the classroom means back to the endless need for things to make it a fun place to learn.I've started a Donors Choose project to help me get a big ticket item that is important to me, but only a...
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S is for Susie Sunshine
If you are really lucky, you have a friend and fellow teacher in your life that makes a lasting impression and helps shape you into a better person.That's what Susie did for me and many of my coworkers...
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O is for Olaf
You've most likely seen this adorable idea floating around pinterest.And you might have downloaded Mrs. Lirette's awesome sign like I did.Well, I went to Target...
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T is for Temple Grandin
You know those times you come across something and you're like "where has this been all my life?" Well, that just happened to me with the work of Dr. Temple Grandin. A good friend/coworker sent me a...
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B is for Book Boxes
Do you have the Mainstays ice bin buckets for your book boxes?Have your darlings decorate their own labels before you tape them to the front of an ice bin turned book box. (Yes, I'll probably laminate...
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S is for Somehow
Somehow teachers make setting up a classroom happen and live through it.I know this year I needed a lot of help from my man, my sister, our school's custodial crew, my fantastic teacher friends, and...
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E is for Epic! (app)
So this was a conversation my sis and I had. She is new to teaching kindergarten. She seems to find all the things the cool teachers use. So of course I have to use it. Yeah, my "never heard of it" was...
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L is for Lucy the Leadership Ladybug
Thank you to Simply Kinder for posting this great idea! It reminded me that I once had Freddy Fish, but Mr. TV had renamed him "Fricken Freddy Fish" and then the fish dissapeared from my desk when I...
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P is for Popular Purple Pencil Sharpener
I was one of the lucky teacher bloggers to get to try the quietest classroom pencil sharpener. What made it even better is that now it comes in PURPLE!Look how well it matches my new carpet!And it...
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D is for Directions {Freebie!}
I wanted to share a freebie that I made to help our IRLA 2G readers with the directions portion of their Category Words.Click the pic to get it for free!
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R is for Rekenrek
Reka-what? I'd never used one before and had never seen one before last year. Since my school is switching to Eureka Math instead of Go Math!, I found myself needing a rekenrek. Pinterest is always...
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