Category Archives: 2nd Grade
Brain Breaks with GoNoodle
I love being an ITRT. However, there are sometimes I wish I had a DeLorean that I could bring up to 88 mph and travel back to when I was in a classroom. I usually get this feeling when I … Continue reading → Continue reading
1st Grade Famous American, Measuring, and Plant Review
Ms. Aveson at Echo Lake Elementary wanted to have a fun activity that could incorporate reviewing some plants parts all while reviewing some Famous Americans as well. I came up with making this ActivInspire Template and also decided to throw in some measurement practice too! The students have to find the leaves that have “fallen off” […] Continue reading
Talking Pictures Made Easy
There seems to be a ton of programs for the iPad that takes an image and make it appear as if it were talking. Many of these programs are great for older students but I wanted one that a kindergartener or … Continue reading → Continue reading
First Grade Matter Sort
The first graders in Mrs. Hall’s class are learning about Matter. Before we got started we reviewed what each state of matter was and some examples. My favorite was having a 6-year old student telling me “A solid’s molecules are tightly packed together.” WOW! I was ready to rock with this class after hearing that. […] Continue reading
Butterfly Life Cycle with Kindergarteners
Today I got to hang out with Mrs. Jackson’s and Mrs. Barradale’s kindergarten classes today. They are learning about life cycles. Today we focused on the life cycle of the butterfly. We’ve been working with Pixie throughout the year, so I decided the time for templates was over, and it was time for them to […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Coin Graph & Calculator
Second graders in Ms. Vest’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning how to count coins and bills up to $2.00 (SOL2.10). But when it comes to money, most kids want to count to the billions and higher! So why not? They can if they create their own calculator based on what they know, which […] Continue reading
Wonder, Aurasma, & Choose your Own Adventure!
All of the faculty and students at Holman Middle School are reading the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Once finished or throughout the reading, each content area is creating their own thematic unit to go along with the book. The school has also created a blog called All Holman Reads where the school will participate in book talks. What an awesome way to […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Subtraction Animations
Second graders in Ms. Gardner’s class at Holladay Elementary have been learning the difficult concept of subtracting with regrouping (SOL2.7). Sometimes abstract ideas become clearer when we can visualize them with an animation. It’s even better if we have someone verbally explaining the animation. The best way is to create and explain the animation yourself! […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Money Websites
Second graders in Ms. Crostic’s class have been learning about counting money up to $2.00 (SOL2.10). Today they created money websites to practice this skill with their classmates (and anyone else who visits their websites). First they created a money picture using the clip art in Pixie, then they counted the coins and bills in […] Continue reading
