Planets

We did a big unit on Space.  Several of my students wanted to know where the planets got their names.  I created this handout and booklet to answer their question.  The blanks in the book are for students to fill in with fun facts as they research each planet. 

The 'space facts' is a booklet that is doubled so that the printer can staple it at the top. Then cut in half for each kid.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/uebpj7vn92dkark/Where%20the%20Planets%20Got%20Their%20Names.docx

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbdn2pwa0ic4m04/Space%20Facts.docx

Posessive Pronoun Powerpoint
Interactive ppt that my 2nd graders use on a dry erase board

https://www.dropbox.com/s/61u74iydlxyr0kh/Possessive_Pronouns.pptx

Classroom Scavenger Hunt

This is a generic scavenger hunt that invites students to explore their classroom and get to know their classmates.  Good for the first day/week of school.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j0wdmmhkklxdf9i/First%20Day%20of%20School%20%20Scavenger%20Hunt.docx

 (It is a standard word document... Not sure why it looks square.)

Idioms Powerpoint

My students loved this lesson!  I started by asking them to define idiom.  I had to bite my lip to not giggle at their answers.  Then I started asking them if they had heard phrases like, "Once in a blue moon" or "It's a piece of cake."  "YES!" they all replied.  Then we started the powerpoint.  I had a few students read the definition on the first slide.  Then we went through the examples.  I had the students guess the real meaning before I showed it on the slide.  After the ppt, I had them draw and write their favorite idiom and it's real meaning.  We displayed them all around the room.  Their homework that night was to go home and use an idiom in conversation and listen to hear if anyone in their family used an idiom.  For the rest of the year my students loved pointing out idioms in stories we read and when they were said.  

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l8p5wiel0nokjd1/Idioms.pptx

I Have, Who Has... Math Facts

Fluency in basic addition facts is imperative to being successful in math.  We play "I Have, Who Has" during LA lessons all the time.  The students love it.  I have created "I Have, Who Has" for math facts 1-9.  My plan is to use them as a center and have them available to play during free centers.  They can also be used whole group.  Just take turns with who has cards or use more than one set.  I made each set begin with 1 to make it easy to remember which goes first. 

 I Have, Who Has, Math

We are studying the four types of sentences this week:  Declarative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Imperative.  One of my teacher friends and I were brainstorming fun ways to teach this.  She came up with the idea of personifying each type of sentence.  Here is our creation!

Math Makes Me Happy

Counting Objects Worksheet, #'s 11-18
Teach students to mark through objects as they count so that they remember which objects have already been counted.  If the students are counting manipulatives, teach them to move objects into a new pile as they count them.  It's a little trick that helps students to count correctly.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2gd36blgaey7ic6/11-18%20Counting.docx?m



Christmas Math
Print the pictures and numbers onto cardstock then cut into cards.  Put the number cards and picture cards into bags.  Each child gets a bag.  They count the objects on each card and match it to the number word.  When they finish, switch bags with a neighbor.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wqv3izj16lvj73d/Christmas%20Math.docx?m



Face Clock Template

https://www.dropbox.com/s/niooo0nrmmuo2qi/clock%20minute%20template.docx




Missing Number Cut and Paste 
Have students color the numbers before cutting and pasting especially if your class uses bottle glue!  Have the students identify the type of color pattern (AB, AAB, etc) as well as the missing number.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qac80gautmmesh2/Missing%20Number%20CutAndPaste.docx