Ecosystems worksheets and activities for second and third grade.This packet contains over 25 activities used to teach ecosystems. Use these ecosystem activities to help your students have a deeper understanding of the standard.*Ecosystem Vocabulary interactive notebook pages*Ecosystem Reading passag...
Hi everyone! Finally... it stopped raining and I can see some beautiful sunshine!!! It has rained for three days solid here in Athens, Ge...
Your students will easily remember your classroom expectations with these 3 easy rules! Work Hard, Be Kind, Play Safe. Enjoy them as pretty classroom quotes or use them as your classroom expectations.
Great for teachers new to 2rd grade or new to CCSS! I created this pacing guide to assist me in making sure I teach all the second grade CCSS by the end of the year. Included is a "year-at-a-glance" calendar that I keep on my bulletin board to remind me what students should have mastered and what i...
Planning the first day of school is one of my favorite back to school tasks! Here's ideas for the first day of 2nd grade.
engage NY, listening and learning, Listening and learning, Human Body, Nutrition, Building Blocks of Nutrition, Body stystems, Domain 10, Core Knowledge, ELA, Listening & Learning, Second Grade, Health Human Body, Common Core, Check out the CKLA Bundle Here This Companion Packet is designed to help students make meaningful connections with the Common Core Aligned Core Knowledge Listening and Learning Domains with engaging follow up activities for each lesson. You might also like these products: 1 Fairy Tales and Tall Tales 2 Early Asian Civilizations 3 Ancient Greece 4 Greek Myths 5 War of 1812 6 Cycles in Nature 7 Westward Expansion 8 Insects 9 Civil War 10 Human Body 11 Immigration 12 Fighting for a Cause Plus this extension for Domain 2 Liang and the Magic Paintbrush Free Answer sheets Follow me on Instagram and on Facebook Email Ms. Duffy's Dream
Does your little gardener know about compost? Test their knowledge of this sensationally smelly earth science process!
Teaching money--especially how to identify and count coins is getting trickier every year! Check out these 10 steps toward money mastery!
One of the things I LOVE about the teaching profession is how we all collaborate and help each other! I've had many student teachers over the years and I so love the excitement and knowledge they bring to my classroom each time! This year I am blessed with a precious student teacher who is doing a fabulous job with my students! She has been teaching graphing and data for a couple of weeks now (in addition to all the many other skills she is trying to get in before Benchmark testing!) I asked her if I could share some pics from a graphing booklet she made with my kiddos. Here they are! I thought they all understood the standards beautifully once she completed this project! She had them all break up into groups to survey different classrooms and design tally tables and bar graphs to paste in a booklet. Here are the pics and I've also included copies of the graphs if you'd like to download them. Hope you can use them! Thanks!-Yvonne
A while ago I found a cool story map on Pinterest that uses Post-Its. I used the idea to make my own large story map to use with post-its for whole group mini-lessons. It is perfect for practicing retelling the story. After we read a story as a whole class, the students retell parts of the story and I record their answers on the stickies. I usually keep up those stickies for the rest of the day or longer. Note: I often don't record connections on stickies when we do it as a whole group as this could take forever. I let as many people as I can share their connections verbally making sure to say if it is a Text to Self or Text to Text connection first. We have talked about how what you write doesn't need to be in complete sentences and how it doesn't have to be fancy, but you should be able to expand on your thoughts when you talk about the story. After modeling and practicing using the story map many times during mini-lessons I gave the kids their own story map to use during Read to Self or Read to Someone. I also use the student sized version during my Retell the Story strategy group. The kids keep their story map in a clear sheet protector in their Daily 5 folders. I also gave each student their own pad of Post-Its!!! It was like Christmas, hehe. We did have a nice chat about using Post-Its for reading and to become better readers, not to pass notes to a friend. As I have walked around the room lately during Daily 5 I've noticed many of them with their folders out using their stickies to retell the story. Yes!!
Sassy Second Grade - A.M. vs P.M. Time Worksheet There are two columns for the student to fill out, one for A.M. activities and one for P.M. activities.
Let's talk about lesson planning. There are all kinds of ways to do it: by the day, week, month, or year. Here's how I do a little of each!
It's the end of the school year! Things can get a little hectic. Here are 5 things to do during the last weeks of second grade.
Engage NY, listening and learning, Fairy Tales , Domain 1, , ELA, Listening and Learning, Second Grade, Fairy Tales, Tall Tales, Check out the Bundle Here This Companion Packet is designed to help students make meaningful connections with the Common Core Aligned Core Knowledge Listening and Learning Domains. Included in this Companion Pack ! The Fisherman and his Wife (2 sheets) The Emperor's New Clothes Beauty and the Beast Part 1 Beauty and the Beast Part 2 Fairy Tales Flip Flap sheet Tall Tales Booklet Materials (2 sheets- optional) the booklet is an alternative way to do the Tall Tales sheets but the worksheet can stand alone. Paul Bunyan Pecos Bill John Henry Casey Jones Blank Tall Tale booklet page for additional recording Bonus Tall Tale Flip Flap 3 Answer Keys for Fairy Tale sheets You might also like these products: 1 Fairy Tales and Tall Tales 2 Early Asian Civilizations 3 Ancient Greece 4 Greek Myths 5 War of 1812 6 Cycles in Nature 7 Westward Expansion 8 Insects 9 Civil War 10 Human Body 11 Immigration 12 Fighting for a Cause Plus this extension for Domain 2 Liang and the Magic Paintbrush Free Answer sheets Follow me on Instagram and on Facebook Email Ms. Duffy's Dream
I love writing. Teaching writing is a different story. But, I am slowly evolving from a wanting-to-control-everything writing teacher to a let-them-write-and-guide-them teacher. Letting them write is the key. And I struggle with keeping my mini-lessons mini. I talk way too much. It’s something I am working on. So let’s cut to the chase. How ... Read more
Summer Break It is almost summer break...YAY!!!! It’s an exciting time for both teachers and students, but we also know it is a time for the summer slide for some of our students. The Summer
Nothing makes me happier than the arrival of spring. Warm, longer days, beautiful seasonal flowers, finally being able to enjoy bei...
Great for teachers new to 2rd grade or new to CCSS! I created this pacing guide to assist me in making sure I teach all the second grade CCSS by the end of the year. Included is a "year-at-a-glance" calendar that I keep on my bulletin board to remind me what students should have mastered and what i...
Planning for the first week of school can be overwhelming! Here are my first week of school lesson plans and resources.
Give your students meaningful math work to practice important math skills. Use dominoes to practice. This set includes domino addition, comparing numbers, sorting dominoes by their sum and more. This resource includes 7 hands-on domino activities to put in morning tubs as their morning work or use for math centers or early finishers! ⭐⭐⭐THIS RESOURCE INCLUDE BOTH PDF AND DIGITAL VERSIONS. THE ACTIVITIES ARE IDENTICAL TO MY PDF-ONLY SET. ⭐⭐⭐ ❌No need for digital? Wait! I have this same resource available as PDF only HERE. Find this resource in a money-saving bundle: Morning Tubs Digital and PDF Bundle. This resource is perfect for: ✔Teachers who are looking for an engaging start to their day. ✔Teachers who want to get their math manipulatives off the shelf and into the hands of students. ✔Teachers who need time in the morning to do ALL.THE.THINGS and require students to be independent at a task. ✔Teachers of kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade or teachers supporting older students with learning difficulties ✔Teachers who need PRINT and DIGITAL activities. ☝☝☝☝PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RESOURCE. Why is this the resource you need? ⭐It's VERSATILE! Use it for Morning Tubs, Morning Work, Math Centers or Fast Finishers. ⭐It reinforces skills through play. ⭐There are at least 5 activities with each set, so you have a variety to choose from. ⭐Truly hands-on since the resource requires students to use math manipulatives to complete tasks. ⭐It's Editable, which makes it perfect for any classroom setup. There are 4 files in this download: An EDITABLE PowerPoint - student-facing text can be edited. An EDITABLE PowerPoint - student instruction can be edited. A PDF with a link to the GOOGLE SLIDES (not editable) A Read Me First Info page. This set contains 7 different activities to be used with dominoes. Please look at the preview to see all the games and activities pictured. Each tub task has Teacher Instructions for setup and a Student Instruction card. Many activities can be played with a partner. ❤️Cover all 10: Find dominoes to cover the numbers 1 - 10. ❤️Add them up: Find the sum of 2 dominoes - play alone or with a partner ❤️Who has more?: Compare the number shown on the dominoes. ❤️Domino count: 10 Frames/Tally Marks Take a domino, count the dots and record on a 10 frame ❤️Odd or Even: Take domino and sort it by odd or even. ❤️Making 10: Find dominoes that show a sum of 10 ❤️Finding my number: Sort dominoes by the sum shown by counting the dots. Here is what teachers are saying about the resource: ⭐⭐⭐⭐Tina said: "These activities were a nice way to bring my domino sets back into the classroom! The kids enjoyed these as math fast finishers and morning tubs. " ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Katie said: "This resource is great to be able to assess while they do morning work. It allows me to have physical data to see their progress. Hands-on math is a must for first graders." Put all of your math manipulatives to work for you with these sets!: Morning Tubs with Pattern Blocks Digital and PDF Morning Tubs with Counting Bears Digital and PDF Morning Tubs with Base 10 Blocks Digital and PDF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Miss Out: Leave feedback on this item to earn credit toward future TpT purchases! Be the first to know about my new products and freebies! Look for the green star near my store name and click it to become a follower. You will receive customized e-mail updates about my store! Connect with me via social media and my blog to see how I use my products in my classroom! Hanging Around in Primary on Facebook Hanging Around In Primary Blog
K-1 NONFICTION WRITING My nonfiction writing unit is here! This is the perfect way to introduce kindergarten and first grade students to what informational writing is. This unit is so engaging for students because it uses real life photographs and animals. We discus
Does your little gardener know about compost? Quiz him on the basic elements of this excellent gardening tool.
It's the end of the school year! Things can get a little hectic. Here are 5 things to do during the last weeks of second grade.
School has officially started! Last week was our first official week with students. I’m so excited to be back in second grade! I love the beginning of a new school year. Don’t you? 😉 Although my room is not “officially” done, I thought I’d give you a quick classroom tour of my new second grade […]
During our study of contractions, my students performed Word Surgery. First we dressed the part with our masks and gloves. They gathered t...
Are you getting ready to plan your first day of school but not sure where to start? Here are 10 free first day activities to help!
I firmly believe reading to students needs to happen every day. Here are 10 of my favorite read aloud books for 2nd grade.
This Addition Go Fish Game is a great way for first and second-grade students to practice using the addition strategies they have learned in a fun classroom game. It's the traditional Go Fish game with a twist. Students match expressions that have the same value.
Trash Can Math is a place value game and it is so much fun, your students won't even realize they are practicing important math skills!
It’s the weekend before the first week of school! Last week was full of classroom prep and professional development (some good, some not so good). Now it’s time to get excited for a new school year! I finished my first day plans about a month ago…although some things have been tweaked and changed! The Solar ... Read more
Planning the first day of school is one of my favorite back to school tasks! Here's ideas for the first day of 2nd grade.
Two years ago, my class was starting to get pretty squirrely….and it was the beginning of November. I knew I had to do something to stay sane until Thanksgiving break. So, I printed out a turkey and some feathers. The idea was that students had to earn a certain amount of feathers and ... Read more
Build fact fluency with these engaging games and activities. Check out these super fun and creative ways to help your students stay engaged.
Sassy Second Grade - just in time for Valentine's Day this is a writing prompt sheet with a heart shaped writing area for the student's response to "I love second grade because..." If you are interested in us making a sheet for another grade or even a subject, ie. "I love math because..." let us kn...
It is official friends....I WILL be teaching 2nd grade next year!! I am very excited because I had to switch grade levels last year. The dow...
Teaching money is a lot of fun because there are so many money games for kids and, best of all, kids are so excited to learn how to count co...
Planning the first day of school is one of my favorite back to school tasks! Here's ideas for the first day of 2nd grade.
In reading and writing this week in 2nd grade, we were ALL about fables! They are kind of a big deal considering an entire Common Core Standard is dedicated to them. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson or moral. Well, actually, I started last week when I was ... Read more
Increase decoding fluency by teaching the 6 different syllable types is essential. Here are ideas for how to teach syllable types effectively!
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
