Teaching Text Features of Nonfiction Why Teach Nonfiction Text Features? Having a solid understanding of nonfiction text features is crucial to our students comprehension of all nonfiction text. When they are familiar with the text features such as maps and captions, they’re truly able to understand an informational text at it’s fullest. What are Nonfiction …
Asking and Answering Questions At the start of each school year, I love to cover the “Ask and Answer Questions Standard” (CCSSR.L.2.1). This standard works perfectly for the beginning of the school year, because it’s relatively easy for students to get the hang of and essential when understanding the texts throughout the rest of the …
9 Fun and Engaging Fall Activities for 2nd Grade Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to teach. Heck, it’s one of my favorite times of the year period. Today I’ll share 9 fun and engaging fall activities for 2nd grade. 1. Fall Writing Journal With Writing Prompts One really great way …
BOOKS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL The start of a new school year can be so exciting, but it can also be stressful with all you’re trying to pack in to those first days back at school. I’ve found that back to school read alouds are the perfect way to bring your new students together and …
Using Graphic Organizers For Reading Comprehension Are you using graphic organizers in your classroom? Let me tell you, they can be a game changer for directing students thinking and helping them comprehend what they’ve read. In this post I’ll share how using graphic organizers for reading comprehension can truly benefit your reading instruction. What Are …
Attention Getters or Classroom Callbacks If you have ever stood in front of a room full of students, desperately trying to get their attention- then attention getters or classroom callbacks are for you! These clever attention getting strategies are the perfect way to get students back on task and ready to listen. You may be …
Classroom Management Strategies: Secret Student Have you tried the Secret Student classroom management strategy with your students yet? Today I’ll explain why it’s one of the easiest and effective classroom management systems I’ve found! If you’ve been in the classroom for more than an hour, you realize how important classroom management is. When I was …
HOW to Use Task Cards to Increase Reading Comprehension Do you use task cards during your reading instruction? From my very first weeks as an elementary school teacher, I could tell how beneficial task cards were to my reading instruction. Task cards are loaded with benefits, but possibly my favorite is the fact that …
5 Money activities for 2nd grade Counting money is an essential skill for 2nd grade students to learn. In this post, I will share 5 money activities for 2nd grade students-all using the super fun Boom Cards! Boom Cards are super engaging, digital task cards that you can assign to your students. They are self-checking, …
Easter Color By Numbers Worksheets These Easter Color by Numbers sheets give students loads of math fact practice without them even realizing they are hard at work! These sheets are the perfect way to celebrate Easter while still practicing addition and subtraction. Best of all there is ZERO PREP on your part! If you’re looking for …
