Curriculum
Melissa Chapple

Sight Words

How many of us out there are used to teaching sight words? Back in my Kindergarten days, sight word recognition and fluency was CRUCIAL. Since moving to second grade, the focus on sight word recognition and fluency has taken a back seat. It’s still there, of course, but it isn’t as important as say… comprehension.

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Curriculum
Melissa Chapple

Save the Turkeys!

Students participate in a writing craftivity with Dav Pilkey’s “Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving.”

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Science
Melissa Chapple

Bang that Hanger!

Students learn all about sound through the “Bang That Hanger” experiment. This experiment is part of my All About Sound Interactive Notebook.

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Life Cycles
Melissa Chapple

Life Cycles

Life Cycles Interactive Notebook One thing I always found that I needed to improve on was my science instruction. I had heard of Interactive Notebooks

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