by | | ELA, Uncategorized
Teaching prefixes and suffixes is so important in a 2nd grade classroom. Once students recognize prefixes and suffixes and know their meaning, it opens so many doors for them when it comes to understanding words. It helps build their vocabulary skills so much. I find...
by | | Holiday Activities, Uncategorized
As it gets closer to Thanksgiving break, my 2nd grade students start to act more and more like “little turkeys.” They get excited about the holiday and about the break from school. I like feed off their excitement with fun 2nd grade Thanksgiving worksheets and...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
As elementary teachers we are required to teach the standards. But hey, we are elementary teachers! We want to do all the cute art and crafts as well. I do arts and crafts quite a bit in my 2nd grade classroom and I don’t feel guilty about it at all. That’s because I...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
Subtraction can be tricky for 2nd grade students. But add in double digit subtraction with regrouping and 2nd grade students can get lost. That’s why I’m sharing 3 double digit subtraction with regrouping 2nd grade tips so no student fails. I’ve learned that...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
Our brains love patterns. Patterns can be a helpful strategy and resource for young children to use. To help 1st and 2nd grade students understand the patterns of place value we often have them work with a hundreds chart. Once students learn these patterns they can...
