Jessica shares her passion for teaching and education on What I Have Learned. Jessica has 16 years of elementary teaching experience and currently homeschools her two middle school boys. She enjoys scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success in all academic areas.
If there’s one thing that keeps me grounded during a hectic school year, it’s having a solid daily plan for teaching. Between read-alouds, recess, math blocks, and maybe even jury…
What do you teach on Halloween? Halloween is a day when it’s really hard to teach any significant content, where students come to school in costumes or at least super…
We’ve been having fun with our Reading Notebooks. I love how this one turned out, so I thought I’d share it with you. First, we read My Name is Yoon,…
Mix art and math with this fun fall art project. Students create a Fall tree using dots and then use their three-digit addition strategies to figure out how many dots are in their table group. We also extended it to find out the number of dots in our class. A great fun, engaging math AND art activity.
Setting goals with students is one of the most powerful ways to build motivation and accountability—especially in second grade. While I’m not quite ready to dive into full-blown individual data…
These Part-Part-Whole Dot Flash Cards are the best for helping students learn subitizing, math facts, and how to discuss their ideas! Each card is full-page, but could be printed half…
If you’ve ever watched your students’ eyes glaze over during place value lessons, you know how tricky it can be to help them see the connection between digits and their…
How do you plan? Do you handwrite your lesson plans? Do you create them electronically? Do you have a fancy or a plain plan book? I’ve been teaching for 13…
Looking for a creative end of the year writing activity that helps students reflect on their growth without adding a ton of prep? Pizza box writing portfolios are a fun,…
I got this idea from some blog somewhere with regard to construction paper. My construction paper is mostly 12 x 18 and I have it organized in wooden slots. I…
Narrative writing in the second grade goes beyond the basics of constructing sentences; it dives into the more complex territory of describing actions, thoughts, and emotions. This element of writing…
Our district is {finally} adopting the Common Core next year, so I’ve spent a lot of time this year preparing for it! One thing that is changing are our writing…
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