Telling Time

Hi Friends, 

Today in second grade we learned all about telling time. 

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Math in the Classroom

Hi Friends, 

Today in Second Grade, we focused on our math skills. 

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Subitizing

Hi friends, 

Today in Second Grade we are working on our fact fluency and number sense!

One of the many ways we do this is by SUBITIZING!

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January Activities

Hello Sweet Friends,

I hope you are keeping warm!

It's been brutally cold here in Canada so I'm trying to embrace this Winter by bringing it into the classroom and learning all about it!

Here are some of my plans for January!

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Five for Friday

Hey Everyone,

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for some Five for Friday Fun!

1. Thanksgiving

Just a few more pictures of my Thanksgiving in packs for you. 

   

   

Click HERE for a detailed post about these unit.

Click on the pictures for a direct link to these products!

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Math Center Organization

Hi everyone!

Today, in Second Grade we completed some MATH CENTERS!

 I'm going to tell you all about how I organize these centers and why I use them in my classroom. 

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Organizing & Storing Centers

Hey Friends, 

I'm back again with some simple tips on organizing and storing your centers!

It's quick, it's easy, it's cheap, and it takes up minimal space!

I chose some of my math centers as models!

First, I take each centre and place it in a medium reusable bag. 

If a centre requires smaller pieces, I like to place them in a small reusable bag and then place THAT in the medium bag. Keeps things neater and ensures that no important pieces go missing.

I like to ask students to record answers for only one or two examples. I don't need to see all their answers. I get a good idea of what they know and can do with observations and 

a small sample of their work. 

I number the bags and always place them in order after use. This ensures that we are organized and ready to go for the next time. Saves a lot of time.

I place all the medium bags in a large reusable bag (these happen to be my favorite things - I use them for everything). Then, I place the large bag in a bin (in this case my math centers bin). 

Centers require a lot of prep work: color printing, cutting, laminating. It's important to organize and store them well so that we can use them effectively for years to come! 

I spent many hours prepping these math centers last year and because of my easy and organized storage, I can simply pull out what I need and be ready for the next lesson in minutes!

I understand that reusable bags have a cost and are not entirely environmentally friendly, however if you purchase them from a local dollar store they are cost effective and if you take good care of them, they will last for years! 

Happy Organizing! (I know it makes me happy) hehehe

Until next time...

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Five for Friday

Hey Everyone,

I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for some Five for Friday Fun!

1. LEECQ Math Workshop

I spent one of my last weeks of vacation at a MATH CONFERENCE. YES! A MATH CONFERENCE. And, Guess What?!?! It was worth every minute!!!

I cannot wait to blog all about it!!!! 

You know those Ah, Ha moments?! 

Well we had several at this amazing conference.

Here is a picture of our digs for the week!

Needless to say, we had the party room!

It always helps when you learn great things at a workshop and the accommodations are awesome!!!

2. SWIFTY 

This actually happened quite a while ago. But it DID happen and it made me Happy, Happy!

YEP. She's AWESOME!

3. Pups

I like animals.  I like dogs a lot.

I also kinda like that Harley (that's the doberman) and I share a colorist. 

We both have some killer ombre going on.

  

4. Doodles

Do you doodle? 

I get my kiddies who need to fidget or draw during group instruction.

I was that kiddie and I am that adult. 

Here is one of my masterpieces from the Math Conference.

I was still listening, I still learned. In fact, I learn more this way...

With the kiddies who doodle during instruction, I ask questions frequently. More often than not, they are on the ball and know exactly what's going on. 

5. Math Centers, Math Word Wall & Games 

I have brought up math quite a bit in this post. So here you go... I'll bring it up again! 

If you haven't checked out my Math Centers for the Year Bundle, take a look. I have 9 more center packs (36 more centers in all) to add so you can grab it right now for a discount price. 

It's a growing bundle!

I also made this great Math Word Wall and Word Wall Games Companion. 

They are the perfect addition for my centers!

I'll be finishing up those math centers in the near future and am working on a NO PREP pack to go along with it (great for homework or extra practice). 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to link up with Doodle Bugs Teaching!

Until next time...

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I Heart SALES and SWIFTY!!!!

Hi Friends!

I'm supppppperr excited!!!! I'm excited because after the first BTS sale I found more amazing things to get for my class on TPT and now I can get them ON SALE again!!!!!!!

Isn't Jillian from The Starr Spangled Planner amazing for creating this awesome BUTTON/MEME!!!!

I mean who doesn't love a good sale and some SWIFTY!!!!! 

I love her soon much I went to see her in Montreal and she rocked!!! The girl's got some major talent!

Ok back to the serious stuff! It's BTS and you can grab anything in my store on SALE!

My favorite BTS pack is my Word Walls for the Year! 

It's filled with 20 themed word walls for the entire school year!!! 

Click on the picture above to take a look!

You might also like 20 Craft Templates and Writing Stationary for the year!

You can check out my Bright and Playful Word Wall by clicking the picture below!

You might also like my matching Bright and Playful Sound Charts! 

Or better yet, my Vintage Word Wall and Vintage Sound Charts! 

   

   

I also made a Math Word Wall Pack! I even have a bundle with word wall games! I'm so excited to have all of this set up before school starts. This way I'll avoid all that last minute prepping before each concept and theme!

I'm almost done creating Math Centers for the year so if you grab my Growing Bundle now you can save big time!!!!

   

These two packs have been big hits with my kiddies! Why not practice and assess comprehension through art! My Coloring Comprehension is a must every year 

and my Drawing Comprehension is great fun too!

   

I also love giving Writing Prompts for morning work and Word Searches for early finishers.

   

Phonics is a big one at the beginning of the year. 

This Phonics Pack has saved me time and time again!

Some other packs I use for review in September include:

   

   

Students in Disguise is by far the most hilarious and fun unit I have ever completed with my students.

The kiddies love this one!

   

I also enjoyed my Magic Crayons Unit last year!

My "Back" (Get it?!?!) to School Craftivity and Read Aloud were also awesome!

   

These two packs are new and this is what we will be working on during this year's first week of school! Should make for cute displays for Meet the Teacher Night too! Plus, Plus! Win, Win!

   

Of course there is plenty more to choose from!

Be sure to stop by my little shop!

Grab what you need to make this an easy and fun Back to School!

Use promo code MORE15 to save big!

Until next time...

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