2015 Flip Books

**This has been updated through 2020!!!**

I always find it challenging for my second graders to come up with new year resolutions, so this year we're going to create a 2015 flip book.  

Underneath each flap students will write about a different thing they want to see, try and learn in 2015. The last flap allows them to write about anything. 

If you're interested in creating these flip books, CLICK HERE to download the template from my store. 

Measurement Fun with Christmas Trees

We completed the cutest activity today and the best part is that it incorporated measurement skills. AND it only took about 5 minutes to prepare.  A colleague of mine found it on Teaching Maddeness' blog.  CLICK HERE to view her original post, or keep reading to see what we did. If you've never read her blog and you teach 2nd grade, you've got to check it out.  Love her ideas.  

We created these adorable trees by cutting strips of construction paper into different lengths.  I simply cut the construction paper into strips that were about 1 1/2 inches wide and told my kiddos they needed to measure the strips into different lengths.  They used  a total of 8 strips and the smallest strip was 1 inch long while the longest was 8 inches long.  

I required my kiddos write the actual measurement on each strip so I could check for accuracy (this took a bit of the cuteness away, but helped me to know who knew how to measure and who didn't). 

When they were done measuring, cutting, and assembling the tree, I allowed them decorate it however they pleased.  As an extension, I had them answer the following question: 

If you have some extra time before your Christmas break, I highly suggest completing this activity.  And don't forget to check out Amanda's blog, Teaching Maddeness, too. 

Fun With Snowmen

This past week we had a lot of fun creating snowmen using a glyph and then we pretended that our snowmen ran away (they were cold and ran to the grocery store to buy hot cocoa, but on their way home, they took a wrong turn and got lost). We wrote descriptive 'Missing' flyers about our snowmen and then had our classmates read our flyers to figure out which snowman was ours. 

After we created our snowmen, we used this worksheet to write about and create a 'Missing' flyer.  

And then we pretended we were Snowmen Detectives and read our classmates' flyers and tried to figure out who's snowman was whose. 

If you're looking for a fun but still educational activity to complete this winter, I highly suggest checking out my product My Snowman is Missing. 

Not only does this product include the directions and materials needed to complete the glyph and 'Missing' flyer, but it also has extension activities to incorporate bar graphs, compound words, and using apostrophes.

I also have a similar product creating penguins.  CLICK HERE to be taken to it in my TpT STore.

Veterans Day Activities

Don't forget tomorrow is Veterans Day (Tuesday, Nov. 11). If you're in need of activities, check out my product Spend a Day Teaching About Veterans Day. It includes information that teaches about the holiday and also skill based activities that focus on ELA standards. Continue reading to take a look at all the goodies that are included. CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the product. 

Create a 4 page mini-book about the holiday.

Character Traits of Veterans:

Compare and Contrast: Veteran's Day and Memorial Day

Thank You Card

Fact and Opinion Sort

Word Problems

Exit Slips

All this for only $3.  CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the product. 

Falling Prices - $2 Tuesday

It's the last week for our Falling Prices Linky and I've marked some awesome products down to only $2.  Make sure you check them out soon, because these deals will be around for TODAY ONLY. 

The first product is a new one -- missing addend, minuend, and subtrahend task cards (or flashcards).  These cards are so much more beneficial for students because they require students to understand the properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. 

The entire BUNDLE of all 4 sets is on sale for only $2 today.  CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the product. 

   

  

My second product is a narrative writing unit that includes everything you need to teach narratives (both personal and fictional).  CLICK HERE to check it out for yourself. 

If you're interested in seeing what other sellers have on sale today, head on over to the link-up at A Grace Filled Classroom. 

$2 Tuesday - Math Goodies

This Tuesday I'm linking up with Laura from A Grace Filled Classroom for our Falling Prices Linky.  Each Tuesday in October, each seller who links up will be setting two of their products for only $2.  Click on the image below to be taken to the linky to see the rest of the goodies for sale. 

  

My products this week are 2 of my best selling items for math.  

If you're in need of math centers that are quick and easy to implement, these centers are for you. Just copy, teach and play.  No worksheets to make or pieces to assemble.  It's usually $4, but today it's on sale for $2. CLICK HERE to be taken to it. 

If you need word problems for your second graders, look no further. I have included one word problem for each day of the school year. The first set starts out easy and then progressively harder throughout the year. My students math abilities have grown tremendously due to this product. CLICK HERE to check it out yourself. 

$2 Tuesday

Every Tuesday this month The Primary Peeps and I will be marking 2 of our products down to only $2. Remember, it's for one day only, so make sure to get the products while they're on sale.  

 

My first product is one of my favorites and it's on Christopher Columbus (coming up next Monday the 13). Students learn about Columbus and then use the information to create a lift-the-flap question and answer book.  They can then take the book home and quiz their family on Columbus facts. I've included additional activities as well.  CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the product. 

My second product for $2 is Create-a-Book About Fall. Your students will learn all about the season fall  (the weather, holidays, what animals do, and what happens in nature) while creating a non-fiction with the information.  This product is also great if you teach weather and why we have different seasons. CLICK HERE to be taken to this product. 

If you want to see all the other products that the rest of the Peeps have on sale today, CLICK HERE to be taken to the linky.  And if you're a TpT seller and blogger, we'd love for you to link-up.