December can be a busy month in the classroom. But I love it because I like to incorporate Christmas themed things into our academics. It makes it more engaging and exciting for students. Plus, I think it’s a lot of fun! So today I thought I would share 5 math...
Do your students struggle with telling time? Our math curriculum only teaches telling time over a couple of lessons and it is just not enough for 2nd grade students to be successful. So I changed things up. I teach telling time throughout the school year. I use...
Learning how to recognize the coins and how to count money can be hard for students. If you think you will just teach them about it once and that students will get it, you will probably be disappointed. I like to introduce the coins in a fun way and then give students...
I like to do a math warm up before our regular math lesson in my 2nd grade classroom. It’s a great way to review and to pre-teach math concepts. My favorite one to do everyday is a math problem a day routine. Today I thought I would share how to consistently do the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It’s usually pretty easy for students to learn addition. But when you have addition with regrouping it can be trickier for students. Our goal as 2nd grade teachers is to help students fluently add within 100 using strategies based on place value. When students...
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