Carolyn Martin

The first day of second grade arrives. The eager students appear at your door with confidence. They know what school Read More...

As a teacher, I’ve always struggled to find suitable consequences for classroom misbehavior and have usually resorted to time off Read More...

Crimea – Battle of Balaclava Lord Raglan, British cavalry commander, sat high on a hill and watched the Russian soldiers Read More...

I’m tired, Lord. As our year winds down, we are all tired and weary. I’m weary of drilling math facts. Read More...

“Is today journaling?” eagerly asks my little student, a non-native English speaker. “Yes!” Their cheers greet the announcement of journal Read More...

The cold wind persistently blowing makes being outdoors miserable. The gray skies cover up the sun for days at a Read More...

RAD, ODD, FAS are letters that may be attached to students in some of our classrooms…letters that mean extra stress Read More...

Over the years I’ve read various classroom management books. Many of them had excellent tips. I’ve also noticed that some Read More...

Before the students enter on the first day you will want to know what routines and procedures you want to Read More...

  In this mid-summer moment, my classroom looks like a disorganized storage room. Opening the door is a chore, not Read More...

“I can’t wait for the first day of school,” commented my ready-for-second-grade niece one day at the end of June. Read More...

“I can’t wait ‘til journaling time. We get to start our books!” The class they’ve been anticipating for the past Read More...

“Good morning…uh…uh…uh,” I said to the girl coming down the hall. Her mask was over her nose. Her hood covered Read More...

“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.” Psalm 100:1 Psalms 100 is our current Bible memory selection. Read More...

At the moment the first-grade journal period is filled with stories of train “drivers,” swinging with friends, playing doll, fishing, Read More...

During the summer the 25-mph speed limit sign was moved up the hill a few hundred yards. This morning on Read More...

Dear Second-Year Teacher, Welcome back for another year in the classroom! It’s good to see that you stuck around, that Read More...

Today was our first day of kindergarten. In a normal school year, we hold a two-week kindergarten in April. This Read More...

Every teacher has seen the sentiment that the best months of the school year are June, July, and August. Every Read More...

School is out. The students have closed their books and taken the last tests. The books have all been sent Read More...

School prepares our students for life in the adult world. So why bother with oral reading beyond first or second Read More...

“Ok, class, open your reading books to ‘Candy Pills for the Stomach.’ Kay, you may start reading. Each of you Read More...

Let all the earth fear the Lord; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For Read More...

Title: Science Enrichment Grades 1-2 Author: Daryl Vriesenga Publisher: Instructional Fair ISBN: 0-88012-913-1 Title: Berenstain Bears’ Big Book of Nature Read More...

A lesson plan for grades 1 & 2 about observering and identifying the various stages of a butterfly: the egg, Read More...

A project for students showing the moon phases. This was created to be used with Carolyn Martin’s lesson plan about Read More...

Seven lesson plans to teach students about their bodies. Students make a model of their body and add brain, muscles, Read More...

Eight lesson plans teaching students about plants. Things covered in these lessons are: what makes a plant, the parts of Read More...

Blackline master of the planets in the solar system. These are used in the lesson introducing our solar system in Read More...

Four lesson plans to teach students about the universe. Topics covered in these lesson plans are the solar system, the Read More...

This is a lesson plan for an elementary art lesson in which students draw and use construction paper to create Read More...

This is a lesson plan for an elementary art lesson in which students combine two primary colors to create a Read More...

In this lesson, students recognize and produce lines: straight, curved, looped, jagged, wavy, diagonal, horizontal, and vertical. After drawing each Read More...

First grade started well gives students a good foundation for the rest of their school days. In this talk, we Read More...

First grade is off to a good start. Now it is time to push on the finish line and end Read More...

A list of fun games and drills for students learning to read. Download the document now or read it below. Read More...