IF you are not already a member of the second-grade-teachers Yahoo mailring/website,
you're welcome to check it out (see the url address below). Because it was established a few years ago and over a thousand members, its archives are full of messages, links, and files that will be useful to refer to while this Ning network group gets built up:
Second Grade Teachers Yahoo Group Mailring
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/second-grade-teachers

Please start new discussion threads under the appropriate heading, e.g., Reading, Writing, Math, etc. To see all the existing choices, click on either the "Forum" title that appears in the menu bar at the top of this page or the "View All" link that is in the bottom right corner of the Forum section. New categories can be added if necessary. Thanks.