Questioning

These are great posters by Amy Lemon's to use in your classroom. Students should always be asking questions before, during, and after reading as well as making connections throughout the story. I like these posters because they are bold and bright! You can get this FREEBIE from Amy's blog HERE

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Too Much Sugar! Christmas Time

Here is some footage of my kids singing Feliz Navidad in the hallway. Too much sugar? I think so! They played this song on the intercom at the end of the day and all the kids from all grade levels came out in the hallway and started dancing. It was a lot of fun. My school is awesome!!

We made sandwiches in different shapes using a cookie cutter. Super fun!!

Halloween Treats

Here we are all dressed up! I was Angelina Ballerina. I had a student take the picture using my iPhone, that's why it came out all blurry. Haha!

Here is a treat I got off of pinterest. It's just a chocolate covered graham cookie, (not sure what they exactly were but they were the circular ones) vanilla icing with orange dye, and a hershey kiss on top! Easy Peasy! Click here for the link.

Here are some neat frankenstein's I made too! It's super easy. Just vanilla pudding with green dye, and crushed oreos on the top. Click here for the link.

These owls turned out so cute! Click here for the link.

BlueBirds!

I coach our dance and cheer squad. Here's a picture of our girls doing stunts. Not bad for 10 years old!!

Main Idea

We made these hands while learning about main idea. They turned out really cute! They write the main idea or topic in the palm of their hand and the supporting details on the fingers.



Here is a game I made that is not on TpT. If you'd like a copy leave your email and I'll send it to you.

I also bought this main idea pack to help. It's only $1.50 and you get a poster on main idea, a game, and a cute song to help the kids remember what main idea is. Super cute! You can pick this up at Courtney's TpT store here.   

Multiplication Mushrooms and Other Fun Things!

We made these cute mushrooms while learning about multiplication. The kids loved making them and they really understand multiplication well now.

This is a multiplication game I made. It helps the kids understand what multplication really is and what arrays are. You laminate the cards and your students can write the answers on the cards! Very fun and engaging. You can pick this up at my TpT store here. 

I also bought this unit from Amy Lemon's TpT store. This unit is AMAZING! This is where I got the mushrooms and other fun ideas. I really recommend this unit. You can pick this unit up here.

 

Tooty Ta Brain Break!

Here are my sweet kids enjoying a brain break. They are so silly! If you don't have the Dr. Jean CD's you should get them. They have fun songs and brain breaks on there. Our favorites are Tooty Ta and Alphabet Aerobics.

Quiet Critters

These are 'quiet critters'. They are little critters who come out when it gets really quiet and sit on the students desk. They only like when it's quiet and will go back in their home of it gets too loud. Sometimes a REALLY quiet student will get two friends. They also like students who do their work because they like to see what they are learning, and like to learn themselves.

These work like a charm! Very cheap, and the kids enjoy friends on their desks.

Dollar Deals!

Today through March 2nd, Scholastic is having a huge sale! Hundreds of their books are on sale for only $1 in PDF format. This deal is AMAZING! I am currently searching (and buying) tons of books for my class. These books range from professional books to resources with printables you can use for your kids.

Take advantage of these dollar deals from Scholastic by clicking here.

My plan is to download and print out these books and put them in small binders. With these binders, you can print the cover in color and slide it on the front of the binder. I'll post pictures of mine as soon as I print them out. Good luck and happy shopping!

My Sweet Kids

I am currently recovering from ACL reconstruction surgery and I have missed a week of school so far. Here is a picture I got last Friday. Love these kids!

Resources I've made and some FREEBIES!

Welcome to my blog! This is my first actual "post". I am very excited to share all of the fun things my second graders are doing in the classroom and hope to share my ideas and resources with others. Here are a few things I've created so far. My kids will be learning about probability next week and I came up with this spinner activity.

You can pick this up at my TpT store.

I also came up with a really fun game for my students to further understand multiplication. It's super cute! It's an Alice in Wonderland theme. This allows the kids to understand what multiplication really means. I feel like we didn't spend enough time discussing arrays, so I'm hoping this will help them grasp it a little more.

You can pick this game up here.

My students are starting to struggle with main idea. This is just a concept that is hard for children to understand. When I taught 3rd grade, my kids struggled with this. I'm hoping to get my second graders to really understand how to find the main idea of a given text now, so they don't struggle so much in 3rd.

This game is not on TpT, so if you'd like this game, just leave me a comment with your email address and I'll send it to you!


 We have decided to work on making connections this upcoming week. I have noticed my kids making connections, but not "meaningful" connections. It this game, they get two mats, one says "Good" and the other says "Bad". They are to flip over cards and decide if what they read is a good connection or a bad connection and put it on the designated mat. After they've sorted all of the cards, they pick two bad connections and rewrite them on a handout making them into good connections.

This game is in black and white so it's easy to copy for your kiddos at school.You can pick up this game here.

This next game was made to help my students memorize their "Make Ten" basic facts. I've noticed a lot of my students are....yes, I hate to admit it, :( Using their fingers for facts of ten. This games is called Safari Make Ten and you can get this FREEBIE here.