After reading the book Kids Deserve It! by Todd Nelsoney and Adam Welcome, I was eager to find ways to reach out to students in our school because they deserved to be recognized and celebrated! I often wonder how often students, who we love and adore, don’t know that we feel that way about them. Do students realize that we see all of the amazing accomplishments that they are making? Do they know that we notice their hard work and effort? Do they realize that we are celebrating all of their moments with them-both big and small? One of my favorite phrases/chapters from the book is YOU MATTER. Those two words are so powerful to me. They mean that we see you. We know that you are working hard. We know that you are giving us everything you have. We know that your story is important and that your struggles do not define who you are. This postcard is something that I created for our school to send home to students to let them know that they matter. We leave little ...
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4 Back to School Picture Books-For All Grades!
There is no denying that I LOVE picture books. I am obsessed with reading them, talking about them, and using them to help share important life lessons with my kiddos. So, I wanted to share with you 4 of my favorite back to school picture books that you may not already be using in your classroom. Each of these books play an extremely important role in the first few days of school for my class! Looking for it on Amazon? Find it here! Looking for it on Amazon? Find it here! Looking for it on Amazon? Find it here! Looking for it on Amazon? Find it here! Already back to school? No problem! These amazing picture books are great to implement at any time during the school year! <3 ...
Back to School BASH 2016- InstaHOP
The Back to School Bash 2016 has been so much fun! Thank you to everyone who has joined us this year. BUT...it's not over yet! We have one final chance for you to win! When we say win, we mean WIN BIG! Anyone needing some updated technology for your classroom? I give you the B2S Bash Grand Prize... Yes! This is real life! Yes! This could be in your classroom very soon! But you have to enter first! Here's how you do it: 1) Begin the insta hop by locating @stepintosecondgrade on instagram. You will want to begin with Amy so that you collect the letter tiles in order. Each blogger will link to another letter. Click on the letter and hop to the next location. As you hop... a) follow each blogger b) collect each letter The letter tiles look like this.... 2. The letters will reveal a question. (Don't worry...the letters go in order so you don't have to unscramble a thing!) 3. Once you have figured out the question, ...
