Let’s face it. Math word problems can be tricky for students and adults trying to teach them. I have always considered myself a math person, but some of the math word problems in our 2nd grade curriculum confused me. But then I figured out that there are different...
You may have noticed that if you just have students practice timed tests with math facts that it gets really repetitive and boring for students. That is the very reason I started doing a 10 minute daily math center time in my classroom. So today I thought I would...
If you are a little shy like me, then teacher interviews can be a little nerve wrecking. What really helped me get the confidence I needed during teacher interviews and eventually land a great job as a 2nd grade teacher was to write down my answer to common interview...
Something that brings me joy as a 2nd grade teacher is to decorate my classroom door each month. And for the month of March, I love St Patricks Day classroom door decorations. When I use my students’ names in the display, it can help build a positive community with...
When it comes to Valentines gift for students, I have noticed that kids get a lot of candy. They usually get candy from their classmates and their family. So when I make my Valentines gift for students, I try not to include candy or treats. I remember how fun...
In second grade, students work with multiple meaning words, or homonyms. These words are spelled the same but have different meanings. In the curriculum at my school, they included a lot of test questions on multiple meaning words, but they didn’t have very good...
As a 2nd grade teacher, something that brings me joy is to decorate my classroom door each month. And for the month of February I love Valentine classroom door decorations. I enjoy how it can build a sense of community in my classroom when I use my students’ names and...
One of the important skills for young readings is to compare and contrast the stories they are reading. For the 2nd grade Common Core State Standard, students need to compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story. Today I’m sharing 3 comparing and...
Spelling practice can be so boring for students. So when I started teaching 2nd grade I wanted some kind of free spelling game that would engage them so they actually enjoyed practicing their weekly spelling words. As I was brainstorming simple games that could work...
When I think of games for subtraction, I think back to my first year teaching. I had no idea what to do to help my students practice math facts. I had zero fun subtraction games for 2nd graders. I only drilled them daily on anxiety inducing timed tests. Games...
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