Are you a new 2nd grade teacher? Here are the best tips for taking on grade 2 and all the fun that comes with it!

Are you a new 2nd grade teacher? Here are the best tips for taking on grade 2 and all the fun that comes with it!

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Just found out you're teaching second grade! Here's a quick start guide!

Just found out you're teaching second grade! Here's a quick start guide!

This summer I am hosting an organizational series here on the blog. Today I am sharing how I am beginning my journey of becoming the most organized version of

What's on your must-have list for Second Grade? By this time students have had experience writing and reading. They are comprehending things at a higher

Setting up for small group in 2nd grade can be challenging! This post outlines one teacher's simple center rotation schedule.

Congratulations second grade teacher! Second graders are so excited about school! They are starting to read fun chapter books and they are going to make huge growth in math this year. It’s an exciting time! Now that you know you will be teaching second grade, you are probably starting to wonder what resources you might

I love to see my students work together! So I use a Whole Class Rewards system where students do that. This is a whole class rewards system that teachers...

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After 12 years in 2nd grade, I've engineered my first day of school plans into a well-oiled machine. And I'm going to share those plans with you today! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a brand-new teacher, I hope you find something here to support you on your back-to-school journey.

Just found out you're teaching second grade! Here's a quick start guide!

Keep your classroom organized, your sanity intact, and your social media channels popping.

After 12 years in 2nd grade, I've engineered my first day of school plans into a well-oiled machine. And I'm going to share those plans with you today! Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a brand-new teacher, I hope you find something here to support you on your back-to-school journey.

These no-prep 1st and 2nd grade writing prompts give students daily practice in a fun way to build independence and strong writing skills!

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Just found out you're teaching second grade! Here's a quick start guide!

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 […]

Communication is a big part of the teacher - parent relationship. However, during distance learning it becomes even more important.

How do you start your morning each day? Do you walk into your classroom, drop your bags, and make a beeline for the copy machine so you can get your

Learning to read and spell silent letter words can be tricky for kids. Learn teaching tips and tricks that make this concept easy and fun!

Task cards are becoming a must-have staple in the classroom and it's important to have an organizational system for them. Check out our tips & freebie here!

Keep your classroom organized, your sanity intact, and your social media channels popping.

Learn about an easy routine for decoding multisyllabic words in 2nd grade text. Free tools included!

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• THIS 2 PAGE DOCUMENT IS A SIMPLE VERSION AND DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL SECOND GRADE STANDARDS. YOU CAN FIND THE VERSION WITH ALL STANDARDS HERE: 2nd Grade Reference Guide- All Common Core Standards •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This product is bundled with other 2nd grade common core I can reference tools here : 2nd Grade Common Core I Can Statements Bundle This skill goal sheet is a 2 page resource that is a fun and very visual way for the kids and parents to see second grade skills. There is one sheet for ELA and one sheet for math. Easy to copy front and back to communicate general 2nd grade expectations to parents and students This can also be provided to parents at conferences, parent teacher conferences or open house to inform parents what their child is expected to learn. These can be placed in homework folders or data notebooks as a form of communication to students to allow them to see all they have learned. Includes basic second grade skills such as: reading multi- syllable words reading with fluency retelling stories reading short and long vowel words counting, identify numbers and writing to 1000 telling time identify halves, thirds, and fourth reading and writing sight words adding and subtracting with fluency adding and subtracting 10 and 100 writing personal narratives This does not include all second grade standards but a great variety so students and parents can see what is expected. Included with the common core standards listed in each box and a second version with only the images and text. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• You may also like the other grade level skill sheets found here: •Pre-Kindergarten Skills •Kindergarten Skills •First Grade Skill Sheet •3rd Grade Skills •4th Grade Goals Sheet ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

It's Spring! So it's time for a fun Spring learning idea. I created a printable set of Fraction Flowers that includes fractions through 1/10. This can now be purchased in my shop. Fraction Flowers are a

The first day of 2nd grade for pretty much any grade is a whirlwind. Plan for the first day of 2nd grade to keep students engaged, and excited to come back!

{Five Below} is a store that is similar to Dollar Tree. Instead of everything being $1.00, everything they carry is $5.00 and below! (Five Below-get it?!) There are not very many {locations}, but they do have a website! The nearest one to me is about an hour away, but it is well worth the trip! Here are my top teacher finds from Five Below. It is such a fun store! 1. Memory Foam Mats These mats are probably supposed to be used in some college dorm bathroom. They are soft, and so comfy...but are amazing to write on! These mats can be a fun change in the word work practice routine. They just swipe clean after the word is written. No other items are needed, just the mat and fingers! The same goes for these fun "mermaid" pillows! These smaller pillows would be great for PK and K rooms for letter and number practice too. 2. HUGE Dice These dice are HUGE! (I mean, check out my arm!) This dice specifically is like a Magic 8 ball. It has yeses and nos. It has a maybe and a try again later. I use this dice for those questions kids ask and it really doesn't matter either way! "Can I read in the hall?" Usually I don't care one bit! I do sometimes get annoyed being asked, and say no anyway... Now the kiddo asking can just roll the dice, and we can let the dice speak! This is a fun way to help make decisions! There are also number dice. Obviously these are great for math groups or math activities, but have you ever tried them for whole or small group reading?! Assign each number a category. 1. girls 2. boys 3. tie shoes (any kid with tie shoes on has to read) 4. Teacher (they love having a teacher category) 5. Blonde Hair (any kid with blonde hair has to read) 6. Short Sleeves (any kid with short sleeves on has to read) You can make the categories whatever you want! They roll the dice, and those students who fit the category read the passage, paragraph, or sentence together! 3. Emojis Oh those silly faces! I love Emojis as much as my students! Five Below has a whole Emoji section! Hello Treasure Box! But my favorite thing I found in this section was large Emoji stickers! These are perfect for papers or just handing out at random for classroom management! I love that they have letters too! This can be used to make a fun word work game! 4. Camping Light How many of you have seen {Lucky Little Learners' Camp Read-a-Lot}? Kids would love to get under a cabinet, desk, or inside a tent to read with these LED lights! LED also lasts (or is supposed to) a LONG time! There are also SO many decorative, fun pillows for kids to use around the classroom. Cuddle up with a pillow, a book, and a camping light! Minutes of entertainment! HA! 6. Ice Trays For holiday's, I like to make crayons for my kiddos from ice tray molds! Peel the crayons and break them into smaller pieces. Put the pieces in the trays. I use aluminum foil on a cookie tray and then put the ice trays on those to catch spilling. Heat your oven to 350, and leave them in for about 20 minutes. Once they are all melty, carefully take them out and let them cool completely! When you bust them out, you have multicolored crayons in fun shapes! Cheap and super easy gifts are totally my favorite. 7. Baskets There is such a variety of basket sizes at Five Below. There are also separated organizers too! They have my favorite blue/green color, but you can always spray paint them too! 8. {Flexible Seating} These are only $5.00 and really last! I have 5 that I use in my own room and they have been perfect all year so far! Some stores also have purple and pink colors! 9. If you are one to one or even just have a few iPads, these stylus pens are awesome! We use Google Classroom for so many things. Sometimes I have the kids type, but sometimes I want them to practice writing on the iPads too. They are also great for drawing pictures in apps. Oh did I mention they have the rubbery tip...that is so fun to pick off!? It's nice to find styluses that are cheap and not so painful to replace! 10. Timers This timer is one of those sand timers. It lasts two minutes and would be more fun than just the timer on your phone. It's also a great visual of how much time is left! 11. Gummi Candy This gummy candy is LETTERS!!! Hello making words! 12. Play-Doh I use Play-Doh at the beginning of the year to entertain the kids while I deal with school supplies. I also like to make words with the Play-Doh. These are also great gifts for young students. 13. Where's Waldo I just LOVE Waldo! This would be a fun way for kids to get to know their new classroom. Find Waldo! Tell where he was and what could do there. This could also be a fun writing activity to use similar to an Elf or Leprechaun. 14. Bean Boozled WARNING: These are DISGUSTING. I would not use them in my room...but they sure are entertaining! {Two Teacher Friends} have a writing activity they use with these oh so gross jelly beans. I would suggest borrowing other trash cans and placing them in easy to reach locations all around the room before playing! Whew! There are just too many good things at Five Below! -Aimee

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Last week, I blogged about how excited I was to be teaching geometry with no curriculum provided (I was being serious!) Well…we have just finished up our shapes and are moving on to fractions! Now that we are geometry pros, we’re moving in to partitioning shapes. To introduce this concept, I read, “The Hershey’s Milk […]

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Are you looking for engaging grammar centers? These parts of speech activities are perfect. Here are 7 noun centers for teaching grammar.

Hi Friends…. The past two weeks we have been working on Prefixes and Suffixes in our second-grade classroom! My kiddos were having such a good time brainstorming words with prefixes and then figuring out the meaning. They really had a strong grasp of the concept… I was pretty impressed. After our whole … Prefixes, Suffixes and a FREEBIE Just for YOU! Read More »

If you teach 1st or 2nd grade, this is a must-have resource with info and helpful tips all about math centers organization, set up, launching, and more!

Over the summer, I redesigned my reading inventories that I use for pinpointing reading difficulties and tracking progress throughout the ...

You just found out you are teaching a split grade class next year. For most teachers the idea of teaching a split is overwhelming. You have twice as many curriculum expectations or standards to teach and no more time to teach it within. Sometimes you are lucky enough to get independent students. However, if you

Literacy centers in 2nd grade are a way to achieve engaged meaningful reading instruction with differentiated activities.

Solve all of your staggering pencil problems with this Great Pencil Challenge. Students will be motivated to keep track of pencils all year.

This post contains affiliate links to products I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Learning to add money, make change, and compare money amounts are skills that are coming up in our money unit. I've been working on putting together lots of fun games and engaging opportunities to practice. Here are some money activities for second grade

Searching for tips and tricks to help older students fix letter formation? Here is a list of tried and true letter formation practice ideas to help your students get those letters fixed!

Money is such an important skill that students are often excited to learn about. Here are some tips on how to teach money with games and activities!