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June 23, 2015
April 15, 2015
Fairy Tale Ball
Here are some pictures from our annual Fairy Tale Ball:
I think this is my favorite activity that we do all year!!! It's funny because every year, at the beginning of the school year, one of the first things my new 2nd graders ask about is "when is the fairy tale ball?" It's hilarious! They have to wait ALL.YEAR.LONG to dress as princesses and princes! We had so much fun this year.
We always learn about the genres of Fairy Tales and Folk Tales for a few weeks. We do LOTS of comparing and contrasting. And my kids LOVE using the Fairy Tale Activity Set from my TPT store. It is packed with writing opportunities and center activities for the kids.
Like I said, this is my favorite activity all year!!!
I think this is my favorite activity that we do all year!!! It's funny because every year, at the beginning of the school year, one of the first things my new 2nd graders ask about is "when is the fairy tale ball?" It's hilarious! They have to wait ALL.YEAR.LONG to dress as princesses and princes! We had so much fun this year.
We always learn about the genres of Fairy Tales and Folk Tales for a few weeks. We do LOTS of comparing and contrasting. And my kids LOVE using the Fairy Tale Activity Set from my TPT store. It is packed with writing opportunities and center activities for the kids.
Like I said, this is my favorite activity all year!!!
February 25, 2015
GA Day Parade
In Georgia, we have the annual GA Day Parade, which is held in our beautiful city of Savannah, to celebrate the founding of GA. It's sooo neat to be able to teach in Savannah, because the students all across Georgia learn all about how Savannah was the first settlement in GA. They learn about Tomichichi, James Oglethorpe, and Mary Musgrove. It's so neat to be able to take field trips down to the squares to see the statues and places dedicated to these historical figures.
Here are some pictures of our kids on GA Day. They can choose to dress as colonial people or Native Americans:
The only thing that stinks is that it's pretty cold every year on GA Day, so all of their cute costumes get covered up by jackets and hats! Oh well, it's still tons of fun!
February 18, 2015
Chinese New Year Field Trip
Since we studies the Chinese New Year in class, one of our amazing gifted teachers planned a trip to a Chinese restaurant to end our unit. The kids had a blast!
I've never seen my students eat so much!!! haha!!
September 8, 2014
Adjectives and Marshmallow Math
We have been having fun this first month of school.
In Social Studies, we always start out the year learning about the regions and rivers. Here is our rap song on the Georgia Regions:
Once again, we are learning about adjectives. My kids had so much fun using Abby's Let's Get Pop Rockin' pack to teach about adjectives. The kids were very creative!
We also did a little Marshmallow math from my Place Value Fun Unit. The kids always have so much fun learning with food! They caught on very quickly.
This school year has gotten off to a good start. I think my kids are finally starting to understand my expectations. I am looking forward to a great school year!
In Social Studies, we always start out the year learning about the regions and rivers. Here is our rap song on the Georgia Regions:
Once again, we are learning about adjectives. My kids had so much fun using Abby's Let's Get Pop Rockin' pack to teach about adjectives. The kids were very creative!
August 7, 2014
New classroom
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| phonics board |
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| My mousepad redo :) |
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| I think I'm going to hang student work here… just haven't completely finished it yet |
Used an old end table sitting in our garage to make this chalkboard table with leftover paint from another project! Love it!
Made this pocket chart stand and used ribbon to hold the rings since I couldn't find any other rings that were big enough. Turned out cute :)
This was fun, but definitely a lot of work! Excited for a new year with my 2nd grade babies!
March 18, 2014
Skinnybones Unit and GIVEAWAY!!!
Hey friends! If you are looking for a Skinnybones Novel Unit, go check out my new unit that I just uploaded to Teachers Pay Teachers! It is packed full (80 pages) of EVERYTHING that you need for this unit. It goes along with the CCGPS units for GA, but if you are just wanting a full unit on a novel for 2nd or 3rd grade, then this is great for you too.
THE FIRST 2 PEOPLE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WILL WIN THIS UNIT!!! (please make sure to leave your email in the comment so that I can send it to you)
Click on the picture below to take you straight to the unit. I hope you enjoy!
THE FIRST 2 PEOPLE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST WILL WIN THIS UNIT!!! (please make sure to leave your email in the comment so that I can send it to you)
Click on the picture below to take you straight to the unit. I hope you enjoy!
Y'all have a wonderful Tuesday!!!
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 enough. I assume that they weren't really practicing their facts. Or maybe they were, but they might've been doing them alone.
So I REVAMPED how I do fluency homework. I decided that I would create a homework sheet for addition facts first and start sending it home for my students to practice being timed NIGHTLY. The parents were to time their child for 1 minute each night (can't argue with 1 minute right!?!?) and write down the number of problems that their child got RIGHT and then initial saying that they attest that THEY timed their child. I thought that if parents were able to actually watch what their child would be doing in my classroom each Friday, they would understand a little more and be able to help their child study if they needed it.
My results from using the timed math facts each night:
My students QUICKLY mastered their addition facts (most of them were getting 18/20 problems in a minute correct by the end of the 1st 9 weeks). It's the middle of our 3rd marking period and most of my students are getting at least 16/20 math facts in a minute ever single week. I also have 5 students who moved on to multiplication (3rd grade standard) after the 2nd 9 weeks. I have never had more than 2 or 3 students working on multiplication even at the END of the school year. I really think that the nightly homework has helped my students TREMENDOUSLY!!!
If you would like to use a copy of my nightly homework, I have created homework sheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can find them at my Tpt store by clicking the image below. I hope you find success with using the homework like I have!
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 enough. I assume that they weren't really practicing their facts. Or maybe they were, but they might've been doing them alone.
So I REVAMPED how I do fluency homework. I decided that I would create a homework sheet for addition facts first and start sending it home for my students to practice being timed NIGHTLY. The parents were to time their child for 1 minute each night (can't argue with 1 minute right!?!?) and write down the number of problems that their child got RIGHT and then initial saying that they attest that THEY timed their child. I thought that if parents were able to actually watch what their child would be doing in my classroom each Friday, they would understand a little more and be able to help their child study if they needed it.
My results from using the timed math facts each night:
My students QUICKLY mastered their addition facts (most of them were getting 18/20 problems in a minute correct by the end of the 1st 9 weeks). It's the middle of our 3rd marking period and most of my students are getting at least 16/20 math facts in a minute ever single week. I also have 5 students who moved on to multiplication (3rd grade standard) after the 2nd 9 weeks. I have never had more than 2 or 3 students working on multiplication even at the END of the school year. I really think that the nightly homework has helped my students TREMENDOUSLY!!!
If you would like to use a copy of my nightly homework, I have created homework sheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can find them at my Tpt store by clicking the image below. I hope you find success with using the homework like I have!
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