A Teacher's Journey in Second Grade

Recently, I have been really hooked on discussion boards.  My favorite discussion forums are: http://www.proteacher.net/ and http://secondgradeclub.ning.com/

Everyone seems to have so many nice ideas to share.  I am excited to try some of them out in my classroom this year.  One idea that I have been reading about lately is brain bubbles.  To make brain bubbles, you need some challenging questions or problems for the students to work out.  You write the challenge on a small slip of paper.  This paper is then placed into one of those plastic bubbles that you see in toy vending machines.  The students select a bubble and work out the solution.