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Tag: 2nd grade
The BEST Animal Report minibook for beginning writers
Almost 10 years ago I started researching the different states here in the United States to see what made each one different as we were studying them. I was amused to discover every state had a state animal, and we started studying the animals. This led to the need for a quick and easy way…
Everything you need to know to get started with All About Reading
The one thing I thought was scary about homeschooling was teaching my kids how to read. I taught first grade, and an entire class full of students how to read, and yet I still found the idea scary. Probably because learning how to read is so fundamental to everything we do. I tried a few…
Canada unit
Hi Future Ticia 2023 here, actually I’m republishing this in 2023, so it’s just present Ticia. Almost 10 years ago we had a Canada Unit, but kids being kids they didn’t remember much, and so when we reached high school we studied Canada again in our geography lessons. Now I return you to past Ticia,…
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs book club
I read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as a kid and loved the book. It’s such a fun silly book. When I was in high school the first sequel came out. At the time I was volunteering in a first grade classroom, so I had a valid excuse for reading the book. A second…
5 Beginning Chapter Book Series for Boys
When my boys were at the stage where they were ready to move beyond the “Leard to Read” books but weren’t quite ready for most chapter books. I headed over to the local Barnes and Noble and perused the beginning chapter books and found a lot of fairies, cute pets, Disney princess, rainbow fairies, and…