Category: second grade

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4 Ways to Use a Giant Fidget Popper

So you have a giant fidget popper (you know the ones that have 100 bubbles) in your classroom, but you don’t know what to do with it? Well, I am here with 4 fun ideas! Ways to Use a Giant Fidget Popper 100s grid You could make your own by

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Reasons to celebrate 2s day

Reasons to Celebrate 2/22/22 (or 2/2/22)

Have you heard about what I call “2’s Day” yet? It’s one (or both) of the two dates this year that have all 2’s – 2/22/22 and/or 2/2/22. I heard about it in what would supposed to be a funny meme, but I thought it was super fun! And why

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More ways to use pop its in the classroom

11 More Ways to Use Pop Its in the Classroom

Have you been using Pop Its / Fidget Poppers to engage learners in the classroom? Well, check out more ways to use pop its in the classroom! They are fun engaging, visual, and hands on and get students engaged in the curriculum. New Ideas for Using Pop Its Matching Letters

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Reading Intervention All in One Place

Here comes the final post in the reading intervention series! Today I have a huge tip for you on where to find resources for your struggling readers and reading intervention all in one place. But first… Make sure you read the first three posts in the series: Reading Intervention: Where

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Management Tips for Interactive Notebooks

Hey teachers!! Are you using Interactive Notebooks or planning to? I used them for years with my second graders so I definitely developed some management tricks for interactive notebooks over time. Here are some tips for you! (and if you’re wondering why you should try INBs check out my blog post here

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Books to Use When Teaching Parts of Speech

Books to Teach Parts of Speech I like to find as many ways as possible to make things fun in school. Teaching some topics can be a little blah, so I love using books to teach parts of speech! The following images can all be clicked on and you can

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Dos and Don’ts of Teaching Phonics

Teaching phonics can be overwhelming, especially for newer teachers, those of you who just changed grade level, or if you don’t have a program in place. So, to help, let’s talk the do’s and don’t of teaching phonics! DON’TS WHEN TEACHING PHONICS  Let’s go over the don’ts first! Don’t be

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