February 18, 2014

Math Facts Fluency

Every year we work on getting our 2nd graders to fluently add and subtract math facts from 1-10. Well, this year I decided that since it was such an important standard for 2nd graders, that it would be incorporated in their homework. I know that in the past I have sent home flashcards and told my students to study throughout the week and then we would test over their facts on Fridays. But I felt that they just weren't mastering their facts fast...

February 17, 2014

Fractions With Skittles

Today we used skittles to talk about fractions of a set. First the students had to count the skittles to find their WHOLE, then they had to separate the skittles based on their colors. They could then write down the fraction of each color. They had so much fun making fractions and eating them too! You can find my "Fractions with Skittles" worksheet at my Tpt store by clicking the image below: http://www.teache...

February 13, 2014

Valentine's Day 2014 Parent Gifts

So, tomorrow is Valentine's day and of couse I was "Pinteresting" it up and found some really cute ideas for parent gifts from the kids. Here is what we came up with: The front of the card we wrote "I love you to Pieces" and tore pieces of paper up into small pieces and pasted them in the heart. The back was even cuter! The kids wrote Happy Valentine's Day on a speech bubble, I took a picture of them like they were saying it, and then we...

February 6, 2014

Shape Monsters

The last few weeks we have been learning about plane shapes and solid shapes. Yesterday I let the kids create their own shape monsters using my little "Shape Monsters" file that you can find on Teachers Pay Teachers. Click on the image below if you would like to download a copy of your own. The kids had SO.MUCH.FUN!!! They love it when they can get creative and do whatever they want with their project. I kept getting "Can I make mine a girl?",...

February 5, 2014

100th Day of School

We had so much fun on the 100th Day of School! We dressed up as old people and of course used the 100th Day of school activity set that I created a few years ago. It was a great day of celebrating 100 days of learning and fun! Click the image below to find fun activities to do with your class on the 100th day of school! ...

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