Super Kids Reading Program

The Super Kids Reading Program would make a wonderful asset to any 2nd grade classroom. My school purchased this for my class last year and I was so head over heels for this program that I purchased a small part of it with my own money to use this year. 

Check it out at www.superkidsreading.org

They provide a library of books and non-fiction magazines that allow the teacher to have enriching guided reading lessons through out the school year. I purchased the magazines and I'm following the exact same format in my class this year. We do fiction for two weeks and non-fiction for two weeks which gives of a 50/50 experience with both types of text.

If your school is looking for a new reading program, I highly recommend checking this one out. It literally has everything you need!

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                                              Mrs. O'Brien

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's St. Patrick's Day! Enjoy this fun, St. Paddy's freebie with your students! 

I plan on using it tomorrow and surprising them with mini water bottles filled with green water! Since the story is about Lucky Leprechaun Water, I'm sure they'll love it! I hope your kids do too!

Click here to download this freebie!

XO

Mrs. O'Brien

Author's Purpose Checklist Freebie!

If your students are like mine, they sometimes have trouble determining the author's purpose for different types of text. Feel free to use this Author's Purpose Checklist to help support them with this tricky skill!

 

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Students can use this sheet to help them choose the correct author's purpose while reading and practicing this skill.

XO

Mrs. O'Brien

Also, you can purchase this fun game to help with even more practice!

Up, Up, and Away!

This week in science, my students have been learning about air, wind, and weather. I posed following question to my class: 

"How can the wind move things that are light?" We discussed this in class for a few minutes. Students used background knowledge and example of things that they see every day like leaves blowing in the wind, paper getting blown down the street, and seeing "trash tornadoes" spin around on the sidewalk.

We made some predictions about how the wind would effect our paper kites and devised a plan to see if our predictions were correct. Then, we experimented!

We came back inside and recorded our information and observations like good scientists do!

My students had a great time! Try this out in your class some time.

Grab sheets for science observations here!

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Mrs. O'Brien

Valentine's Day Addition Freebie!

 

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What kid doesn't loved a holiday themed math worksheet? I teach my students that if they work hard, then they get to play hard. After students finish these cute addition worksheets, they can have fun by coloring in the sweet treats.

One page is single digit addition, one page has double digit addition with no regrouping, and the last sheet has double digit addition with regrouping!
 Enjoy this freebie and thanks for stopping by my blog.  Please leave some feedback here after you've downloaded my work.
Check out my other posts for freebies, ideas, and to meet my amazing class!

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Mrs. O’Brien

 

Strategic Math Valentine's Day Game

 

Get this awesome FREEBIE on TpT!

I snagged this cute freebie from Spot on Second on TpT!! This game helps the kids to see that sometimes there is more than one way to win. One of the common core math practices tell us to encourage our students to make a plan and persevere. Click on the link above to grab this freebie for your class!

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Mrs. O’Brien

 

Science and Writing Unite!

Science Magazine! 

 I got my 2nd grade students excited to research and gather information about different types of storms, by letting them know that they would be publishing their work in a class magazine!

We have studied article layouts and text features before, so this was also a great way to review titles, captions, and labels. They had a blast, and they were so excited to take their copies of our very informative and fascinating magazine home. This turned out to be great practice for writing expository paragraphs as well.

If you would like me to send you the Science Magazine PDF that I created for free. Please click the link below to download this awesome resource!

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Mrs. O’Brien

 

Sequence of Events Activity

Sequence of Events

My students were really struggling with sequence of events. We focused on transition words, read and reread stories, organized the events in a thinking map, but they were still having some trouble.

Today, I made a story and then cut it up into strips. I picked 3 team captains and gave each group an envelope containing the story strips. (They all had the same story)

IT WORKED!!1

I think giving the students the opportunity to manipulate the text and move things around, really clicked with them. They were forced to rely on the transition words, and had to pay close attention to the details to put the story back in order.

The story turned out to be a funny tale of our entire class going to the beach, ending with me jumping out of an airplane. They LOVED it!

Try it out in your class and see what happens!

 Check out all of my sequence of events activities here!

xo

Mrs. O’Brien