We just had to get one last big hug in before she left!
We Miss our Ms. Monroe!
On my student teacher's last day we did some fun rotations about her! One of them was to write why she was such a special teacher on the back of an apple cut out, then tape the apple to a stick and put it in the pot with beans. It made a cute apple bouquet. Another was a poster that said, "A Great Teacher Is..." and the students wrote characteristics of a great teacher. And still another rotation was writing a letter to a principal telling why he or she should hire our student teacher. The last rotation was getting to play a game of Tenzi with our student teacher. It was a fun day and the kids loved getting to send her off with these fun activities.
Math Facts Practice
My students LOVE to go to the "Math Facts" center and use The Teacher Wife's math fact strips to practice their facts. They take turns being in charge of starting the one-minute timer and try to be the first group to practice all nine of the fact in one rotation. They've never made it yet but its really good practice for them. Next time we're going to start with the nines and move towards the ones so I make sure they get practice with those nines that seem to cause so much trouble!
Batty Over Regrouping
My class has been working very hard on learning how to add two and three digit numbers with regrouping. They did a great job! In the end I decided we would do something really fun using the Halloween theme so I created "Batty Over Regrouping". You can make the bats using white or black construction paper, it just depends on whether you want your students to color or not. This activity took my students between 30 and 40 minutes to complete so allow enough time! Happy Halloween!
You can buy this craft for $2.00 in my Teacher's Pay Teacher's store by clicking here.
You can buy this craft for $2.00 in my Teacher's Pay Teacher's store by clicking here.
Bat made out of white paper
Bat made out of black paper
The finished product
Apple Math
I just completed a new product called "Apple Math". It reviews three math concepts my second graders have been learning these past few weeks.
The first item is Skip Counting: Students will sort numbers by 2's, 5's or 10's in groups working cooperatively with other students.
The second item is sorting odd and even numbers. Again students work in groups to sort the numbers then each student writes the results on the cooresponding sheet so the teacher can see their results.
The third and final activity involves working with arrays. Students will match the array words with the array picture. The best part is that other students in their group can give them immediate feedback as to whether they made a correct match or not. This has been a tough concept for some second graders and extra practice with these fun apple cards will help make this concept click!
All this for just $2.00. You can order it by clicking here.
Happy Johnny Appleseed Week!
Classroom Reveal
Hi Everyone,
My classroom hasn't changed much in the last two years (maybe next year) but I wanted to show it anyway.
My classroom hasn't changed much in the last two years (maybe next year) but I wanted to show it anyway.
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| This is my class library. My ladybug chairs are looking more camouflage than black ! |
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| I'm implementing Miss Decarbo's Brag Tags this year! Can't wait! |
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| Sorry this is so blurry! This is my carpet area and Math Focus Wall |
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| This is my desk area... I am laying out all the activities I want to do with my students. I'm excited to do the "Math About Me" from Melissa Machan (Freebie). You can see I've put together a sample one to show my students. |
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| And of course my Ladybug Birthday chart! I fill the ladybug bags with candy and toys. My students can't wait for their birthday so they can take down one of the bags to keep! Hope you all have an amazing school year!! |
Treasures Unit 4 Tri Fold: Second Grade
If you are using the TREASURES reading program check out these weekly tri folds. They are a great way to review weekly concepts and your students will love them!
Concepts include:
* Reading Comprehension
* Vocabulary
* Spelling
* Grammar
* Mechanics
To purchase this unit on Teachers Pay Teachers click here.
Concepts include:
* Reading Comprehension
* Vocabulary
* Spelling
* Grammar
* Mechanics
To purchase this unit on Teachers Pay Teachers click here.
Back to School Visors
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day or week of school? Try these visors! Your students will look so cute walking out of school with these back to school visors. I have included lots of different designs to choose from for grade levels K-6. These visors are a huge hit with my students.
To download these visors from my Teachers Pay Teachers store click here
To download these visors from my Teachers Pay Teachers store click here
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