Every child in the classroom deserves to be celebrated. Since everyone has a birthday, this is the perfect opportunity to make it special and memorable. Here are a few ways to celebrate birthdays in the classroom. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS IN THE CLASSROOM BIRTHDAY DISPLAYS I keep birthdays posted in my classroom so no one is forgotten. The display has changed from year to year, but it is a necessity. Here are two ways I've displayed everyone's birthday: Can you see the birthday cupcakes next to the calendar? It's an old picture, so ... read more
Setting Classroom Goals
Goals help set a purpose and a direction for where you are headed. While you are building your classroom community, why not take the time to make some common goals that EVERY student in your classroom can work towards? Here’s a little glimpse into how I do this in my classroom. Getting Started with Goal Setting in the Classroom Have you ever tried setting goals with second graders at the beginning of the year? It can be quite an entertaining process. In fact, it actually makes a great conversation starter! Here are several ... read more
Opinion Writing for 2nd Graders
If your second grade students are working on opinion writing or persuasive writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. Opinion Writing Resources Back when the Common Core was first being implemented in our state, I was diving into opinion writing without a road map telling me where to go. I turned to Pinterest and found this anchor chart. The original source was Live, Love, Laugh, Learn First Grade, which no longer seems to be an active blog: My next stop was Teachers Pay ... read more
How-To Writing for 2nd Graders
If your second grade students are working on how-to writing or procedural writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. It's Wednesday, so I'm back with another writing post. Today's focus is on How-To Writing (some of you might call it Procedural Writing). Because each class of students is different, the length of time I spend on this writing unit varies greatly from year to year. About two years ago, I was able to spend 8 weeks on this unit. Last year, we only spent 3 weeks on ... read more
Friendly Letter Writing in 2nd Grade
If your second grade students are working on writing friendly letters, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help you with friendly letter writing. Friendly Letter Writing in Second Grade I decided I'm moving forward with my series of writing posts. Today I want to delve into what friendly letters look like in my classroom. We are in the age of technology. Kids are texting and curious about social media. It's a great time to show them just how unique letter writing can be. Since ... read more
Daily 5 – Work on Writing
I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a series of writing posts. I thought I’d start with how I provide kids with something to write about during Work on Writing, part of my Daily 5 routine. Stick with me to the end and there will be a few goodies waiting for you. OUR DAILY 5 WORK ON WRITING ROUTINE A couple of years ago, a colleague introduced me to Flip’s Fantastic Journal by Angelo DeCesare. My students connected with the text right away and each year we began to build our classroom expectations (illustrations, # of ... read more
Place Value Games with Spinners
In my experience, 2nd graders LOVE to play games, especially games with dice and spinners. The joy of using spinner games in the classroom is that they can be re-used many times with different results. All you need to do is print the games on cardstock and slip the page inside a sheet protector. Students can write on them with a dry erase marker. Anytime I can save copies, it's a WIN! Almost all of my games survive the entire year in the same sheet protector....sometimes 2-3 years! Here's a peek at my core ... read more
Air & Weather Freebies
Welcome to Day 4 of the Air & Weather freebies! If you are just joining in on the fun, you can play catch up here: Cloud Activities Games & More Songs and Poems Today I'm here to bring you even more Air & Weather freebies! As you are collecting books for your unit, here are some graphic organizers your students can use in small groups: If you're looking for some great read alouds or books to use with your small groups, here are three I recommend: You can find ... read more
Air and Weather Songs and Poems
Welcome to Day 3 of the Air & Weather freebies! I'm so glad you are back for more. In case you are just joining in on the fun, you can read about Cloud Activities here and find Games & Art Ideas here. Today's focus is all about air and weather songs and poems. AIR AND WEATHER SONGS AND POEMS I love integrating these songs and poems into our unit. They come in handy when something doesn't go as planned. Kids ask to read their books with partners during Daily 5, in the hallway while waiting for specialists, and even if we pack up a ... read more
Air and Weather Games and More
Welcome to Day 2 of the Air & Weather freebies! I hope you enjoyed yesterday's cloud freebies. Today I'm back to share more! Today's focus is all about air and weather games and more! AIR AND WEATHER GAMES AND MORE It's no surprise that I love using games to engage my students in learning. Here are a few weather-themed games and graphing activities I have created for my students. I hope you can use them! Need to get your students up and moving? Try a cloud race: {source: House of Baby Piranha} Ready to review? Check out ... read more
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