Writing About Animals: Lessons form a Professional in 2nd Grade

For the past week, the 2nd graders have had the experience of being coached in writing by children's book author, Linda Harkey.   We are all learning so much.  By the end of this 2 week project,  each child will have written and illustrated a story about 2 of the 8 New Mexico animals we've been researching. 

Halloween: The Most Exciting Week Ever (says every 2nd grader)

I chose to embrace the Halloween excitement and harness it if I could.  We did so much this past week:  from writing spoooky stories and word problems to estimating how many seeds are in a pumpkin and groovy haunted house art...   it was an awesome week and I am resting up this weekend!