2nd Grade Writing Menu

I aligned this to the 2nd grade Common Core Standards. It works great as a reference on which lessons to teach in writing. I put an endless amount of hours researching to come up with this.

Free Turkey Facts and Writing Organzier

Spicy Words

About 6 years ago, I went to a Differentiated Workshop and a lady quickly showed us this idea. So, I decided to make the labels to go with it. This will provide a perfect visual and movement for you kinesthetic and visual learners. It is on my TPT store.   Click here to get Spicy Words.

Mystery Classroom Theme

Finally posting pictures of the updated classroom.

Rhea Lana's of Texarkana

It's almost that time! Rhea Lana's Spring 2014 Event will be held on Sunday, February 16th- Saturday, February 22 at Special Events on the Boulevard in Texarkana.

What is it? It is a consignment event that only happens two times a year in Texarkana. You can get name brand clothes for babies, girls, boys, juniors, and maternity.  They also carry nursery furniture and bedding, cradles, carseats, strollers, high chairs, and walkers.

Do you want to sign up to be a consigner?
They are currently accepting Spring and Summer clothing in boys sizes 0-18, girls sizes 0-16 and junior sizes 1-11, as well as maternity clothing, toys, furniture, books, shoes, baby equipment and more! As a Consignor, you can earn 70-80%! 

Disclosure: I am a Sponsor of this event, which will allow me to shop during the private pre-sale before the main sale begins. I am also participating as a Consignor, and will be compensated as any other consignor would be. 

Mystery Behavior Chart, Detective Behavior Chart Free

Like my page on Facebook and get this item for free or you can buy if from TPT.

How do you use it?
1. Glue it to black construction paper and laminate it.
2. A set of clothespins with the name of each student written on each one.
3. You clip the clothespins to the edges of Clued In and Ready to Learn.
4. Throughout the day, students move their clothespin up or down according to their behavior. You have the choice to let them move their cards back to the middle at the end of the day or at the end of the week.

Behavior Chart
1. Super Sleuths
2. Hot on the Trail
3. Clued in and ready to learn.
4. Who is your alibi?
5. Suspect

My next project is a mystery theme job chart.

Classroom Cheers

I love classroom cheers and these are wonderful. You have to check out Sugar Blossoms' blog. She provides short videos of each cheer and a printable of all the cheers. I am going to make the printable a poster and hang it up in my classroom.

Click on the picture to go to her blog. 

Free Mystery Theme Chevron Binder Covers

Free Mystery Theme Chevron Binder Covers

I would love to showcase your mystery theme classroom with pictures on my blog. Comment if you want to share your pictures.

Free Chevron Binder Covers

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Free chevron binder covers.

Free Chevron Word Wall with a Mystery Theme

I thought I would update my mystery theme with chevron. :)

Free chevron word wall.

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Lizzy's Upscale Closet

It is an upscale online consignment store. They have lots of namebrands

at an affordable price. You can even sell your child's clothes.

 

 

Click on the picture to enter.

 All you have to do is like their facebook page and you could win. 

Researcher Donna Ogle

As I was looking up some research for my NBPTS paper, I came across this pearl and had to share.
Notes from a workshop of Donna Ogle.

http://www.pearltrees.com/amyheckwatkins/tree/id6966993/pearl66375090

Just Dance Video Webmix by Kinderchat

 

All the videos have been converted to safeshare so they are safe to show in the class. I love to give my students brain breaks, especially when they have been working really hard. The dances on the videos are repetitive, so the kids can easily learn the dance moves.

2.OA.4 Arrays

We have been busy learning about arrays. We learned how to make arrays, repeated addition, and multiplication.
Activities:

• Students made arrays by using stickers. (Thank you Mrs. Bennett)
• Students made arrays by using Cheez-its.
• Game - Students worked in pairs. Partner A rolls the dice. The first dice is for rows and the second dice is for columns. Partner B makes the array with cubes.

The students loved this game. I added this game to our Daily 5 Math. 

 

Cheez-it Arrays

 

 

Common Core Math Tasks

This is a very easy site to navigate. Just click on your grade level and start printing. These tasks are by NC Department of Public Instruction.