It may not look like it where you live, but Monday, March 20, 2023 is the first day of spring! When I lived in Michigan, the spring equinox generally didn’t look anything like spring, but it still gave everyone a sense of hope that within a month you could put away your snowblower. Here in…
second grade literacy
Blink, Blink, Blink!
It’s that time of the year, teacher friends—the time when fireflies put on a wonderful performance in yards and fields. Did you know that fireflies are present on every continent except Antarctica? They need a moist environment to thrive, which is why I have so many in my yard here in humid North Carolina. And…
Seasonal Seeds!
We normally talk about seeds in the classroom during spring…unless we’re talking about pumpkin seeds! That is definitely a fall topic. And as luck would have it, Wednesday, October 6, is National Pumpkin Seed Day. I’ve never had the patience to remove the seeds from the pumpkin, clean them, and then roast them. Fortunately, this…
Veterans Day Poetry
This Wednesday is Veterans Day, a day set aside to honor those who have served the country during both wartime and peacetime. Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, and it commemorated the end of World War 1. As time went by, the name was changed to include all those who have served. How can…
A Day for Complete Sentences
Today is Speak in Complete Sentences Day. (Honestly, my teacher friends, I can’t make this stuff up.) I don’t know who came up with this holiday, but it makes it sound like the remaining 364 days can be spent grunting monosyllables. Of course to teachers, every day is Speak in Complete Sentences Day! And that’s why…