Hey! Check it out... I have been awarded the One Lovely Blog Award from Susannah at Susies Seconds  I opened my email this morning and what to my surprise was her award.  I was blown away.  I could not believe it!! I am so thrilled with this that I would like to award some other blogs with this award as well.  Of course, if you have read previous posts, you would know that I am not very adapt at this blogging thingy yet so I can't post a button with the name of the blog, but.... I can give them a shout out and provide a link like that!! Yippey! Here we go: 
http://www.misslwholebrainteaching.blogspot.com
http://subhubonline.blogspot.com/
http://blog.maketaketeach.com
http://www.coffeetalkwithmrbrewer.com
http://mrsriosteachessecondgrade.blogspot.com
http://secondgradesugarandspice.blogspot.com
http://2ndgradeglanceblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.mrsfreshwatersclass.blogspot.com
http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com
http://secondgradesugarandspice.blogspot.com
http://www.blogdesignsbysheila.com

Well, that's about it for now.  I have managed to take a dog to the groomers, help put in father-in-law's french door, wash and fold laundry, and make myself a new shirt for the beach.  Like I said earlier, I can make things I just can't create things.

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Interactive notebooks

Hello everyone! This week has been a doozie. The first two days were devoted to staff development which wasn't half as bad as I was expecting considering I am having back trouble.

The reason for this post is to ask if anyone can lead me in the direction of interactive notebooks. Jane Pollock introduced them but not to the point that I fully understood them. I teach 2nd grade so, umm, how could I adapt them for this age group? Any suggestions would be extremely helpful.


-have a blessed day, Linda

Location:Ritter Ridge,Washburn,United States

Staff Development

Good morning everyone!  Why is a teacher, who is on summer break, up this time of morning?  Well, I have two days of staff development that I must attend.  Perhaps these two days will be worth getting up early for cause lately I have been sleeping very late (thanks to some meds for my back).  Well, this is short but I will post later with today's staff development tips and tricks (HAHA).
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Ok, so I am not so good at this blogging thing yet.  I want to be and I am trying but I feel like I don't have anything to say sometimes and I want to create things as well but I am not a creative person when it comes to school projects.  I can make things when I have a pattern but to create things is another story entirely.  However, I noticed on another blog that the teacher is going to use a lunchbox foldable to review the lunchroom procedures.  I like that idea and plan to use it but I thought I would take it a bit further and make a school bus foldable to review the bus line expectations.  If When  I get it made I will post a picture of it (provided I can figure out how to post a pic).  Have a good day folks and I must say "Welcome" to my very first follower!  Yay!!!
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