Category Archives: 2nd Grade

2nd Grade Butterfly Measurement

Posted on April 14, 2015 by david

Second graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the butterfly life cycle in science (SOL2.4a), and they’ve been measuring length in inches and centimeters in math (SOL2.11a). Today students in Ms. Gardner’s class created butterfly life cycle diagrams with actual size butterflies. First they logged into Google classroom where I posted a link to […] Continue reading →

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ThingLink for Ancient Egypt

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Jim Covais

I had a blast co-teaching with Andrea Ferguson at Pinchbeck Elementary. Her second graders have been learning about ancient Egypt. She wanted her students to demonstrate their knowledge of ancient Egypt in a fun exciting way. During our planning meeting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Roundup from EdTech RVA

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Jim Covais

I was very luck to attend EdTech RVA which was hosted at VCU this year. I had such a great time learning from other educators. Here’s a roundup of the sessions that I attended as well as links to the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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2nd Grade Money Websites

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Matt Caratachea

Today in Ms. Hanks’ class we made our very own money websites.  I saw that David Clough, another elementary ITRT, did this activity so I really wanted to try it.  First, I had the students draw a random amount of money in their math notebooks.  The only stipulation was that they had to use at …

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2nd Grade Magnet Fractions Animations

Posted on February 24, 2015 by david

Second graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about magnets (SOL2.2) and fractions (SOL2.3) so today students in Ms. Gardner’s class created magnet fractions animations. First we reviewed the types of magnets (horseshoe or bar), their poles, and what types of objects they attract. Then I posted a link to ABCYa! Animate on Google classroom. […] Continue reading →

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2nd Grade Fraction Movies in Pixie

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Matt Caratachea

I worked with Ms. Hanks’ second graders at Dumbarton this week.  We used Pixie to work with fractions, and the kids had a blast.  I had the students write a fraction, represent it using the stickers in Pixie, and then they recorded their voices over the slide.  We did the first one together just so they …

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2nd Grade Matter Fractions

Posted on February 10, 2015 by david

Second graders at Holladay Elementary are learning about fractions in math (SOL2.3) and the states of matter in science (SOL2.3) so today students in Ms. Crostic’s class created matter fractions animations. First we discussed fractions and the parts of fractions. Looking at a sample group of solids, liquids, and gasses, we made fractions, identifying the […] Continue reading →

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Instagram Template for Students

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Jim Covais

Click Here for the Template Here is an Instagram template made in Google Slides that you can use with your students. I totally stole this idea from Tyler Hart. His template was in ActivInspire and I ported it over to Google … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Native American Review Videos

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jim Covais

I had the pleasure of co teaching a lesson with Mrs. Ferguson at Pinchbeck Elementary a couple of weeks ago. During our planning meet Mrs. Ferguson discussed how she didn’t want to do the same old thing for her second … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Native American Review Videos

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jim Covais

I had the pleasure of co teaching a lesson with Mrs. Ferguson at Pinchbeck Elementary a couple of weeks ago. During our planning meet Mrs. Ferguson discussed how she didn’t want to do the same old thing for her second … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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