Fun, Fabulous Fractions!

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to share some of my kiddies accomplishments in math! Language Arts is my favorite subject to teach, however this whole math business is starting to grow on me! We have been having some fun lately and it's all because of this sweet little package I just posted up on TpT!

We have been working on it for a few days now and have had a blast! The kiddies love fractions and they especially love that it's all about cookies and cupcakes! Yummm!

First, we went to the Smartboard room and watched this clip on "What is a Fraction?" It is simply stated and really gives a clear depiction of what a fraction is all about. I stopped the video several times to repeat and go over what had been stated.

Then, we used Kidspiration to play with fractions!

It's great because you can shade the boxes and do all kinds of neat stuff! The kids got a kick out of it!

Finally, I asked them to complete a worksheet to see where we were in terms of understanding fractions!

The rest of the week was devoted to some great fraction centers from my pack!

This week we will begin to look at fractions as part of a whole AND mixed numbers!

I plan to show them the video below and then use more of my fraction centers to help them master these very important skills!

I gotta say, I do like this series! They get to the point and have great visuals.

Check out my Fun, Fabulous Fractions Pack!

The 118 pages pack includes:

- 4 fraction basic worksheets (write the fraction/draw the fraction)
- 4 mixed numbers worksheets (write the fraction/draw the fraction)
- 2 puzzle matching centers (match the fraction picture with the corresponding fraction) 1 with circular fractions and 1 with rectangular fractions
- 2 draw the fractions centers (choose a fraction card and draw the corresponding fraction) 1 with circular fractions and 1 with rectangular fractions
- 2 write the fractions centers (choose a picture card and write the corresponding fraction) 1 with circular fractions and 1 with rectangular fractions
- 1 match the circular and rectangular fraction pictures center
- 2 "How many are eaten, How many are left?" activity (1 with circular fractions and 1 with rectangular fractions)
- 1 fractions as part of a whole activity center
- 1 cupcake fractions center
- 1 draw the fraction center for mixed numbers
- 1 write the fraction center for mixed numbers
- 2 fractions in real life activity sheets (fractions on a clock and in a glass)
- 6 fraction posters to display in your classroom. - 1 make your own fraction poster for students

Until next time...

Beware of BigFoot!

Hi Everyone!

I know that many of you are almost finished the year! Woot! Woot! You must be beyond excited! We, on the other hand, still have until the 21st of June to learn. This year, we have decided to bring on the camping fun and have just begun our Camping Theme. 

I introduced the theme with some BIG news (we will be having an overnight "campout" at school), but not before I made them guess what our new theme was all about, while reading this wonderful read aloud. 

In this story, Timmy and Tammy take a walk in the woods and find a mysterious paw print. They begin to guess where the print came from. I purposefully did not show them the cover page, so that they can guess too! Needless to say, they were all very surprised to find out that Bigfoot was in town! I made this little story chalk full of structures and features, so that we could really look into that in our reading response. The kids had a great time and of course they wrote their very own Bigfoot stories too.

I was so proud of their creative writing. I have to admit that this has been a challenging year, but the growth and progress I have seen their academics, as well as socially, has blown me away. These kiddies are absolutely awesome and never cease to amaze me. I just can't believe how great my job is sometimes! So rewarding! 

I love our little forest! Bigfoot is not only REAL, but he has a whole family of sasquatches too! 

Here are a few pics of the follow-up activities included in these two packages. Each pack includes different activities. I like to have fun activities prepared for my early finishers and I also like to use them for morning messages or centers. Sometimes we even complete them as a whole class. I usually place them in an easy to find/reach basket and the students choose which one they would like to complete. I love giving them choices AND I love that they are independent and know what is expected of them when they have completed their craftivity.

You can stop by my Teacher Store to check out these packs and other Summer Units.

For those who are in their last few days of school.. Enjoy every moment with your kiddies!

And for those of you who still have quite a stretch to go... Hang in there!

Until next time... 

There's no Love like a Mother's Love

Hello Everyone, 

I have just had the most fabulous weekend and am looking forward to the week ahead. 

Of course, this week it's all about Mother's Day!

My Mama is my very best friend and I love her to pieces!

The kiddies are feeling just the same about their wonderful mom's and have been hard at work creating a beautiful keepsake for Mother's Day.

They made their beautiful mommies and wrote all about how their hearts belong to her!

I was tearing up reading their letters. 

I know their mother's will loooooove their kind and genuine words.

You can check out this craftivity by clicking on the picture below.

Naturally, we began by reading my My Heart Belongs to you Read Aloud!

Click on the picture to check it out!

Don't forget that TpT is having a huge Teacher Appreciation Sale tomorrow and Wednesday!

Be sure to check out my TPT STORE for some great deals on ALL my packs!

Enjoy and until next time...

Currently...

Hey Sweet Friends,

So, I've only done this once before, but I loved it! 

Here's what's currently going on in this teacher's life!

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Happy Friday everyone!

Hey guys!

I'm super pumped to tell you all about my first guest blog post! My new cyber buddy Jenn over at Best Practices 4 Teaching so graciously asked me to write a post for her FABULOUS blog! Woot! Woot!

I wrote all about my first experience with Kidspiration. What a great software to use with ANY student from grades K-5. 

Go check out my "review"

Love how she called it that!! Hehe!

Click HERE to read my Kidspiration post.

Until next time...

Instagram Fun!

Hey Everyone, 

Just a quick post to let you know that I am linking up with What the Teacher Wants and Apples and ABC's for some Instagram fun!

Check it out and join the fun!

You can follow Today, in Second Grade HERE!

Until next time...

Let's Keep the Earth Smiling

Hi friends,

I am loving the fact that Spring is SOMEWHAT here and our Spring activities actually look a little less strange hanging up in our classroom! It was a little silly having flowers up while it SNOWED outside!

This week, the kiddies and I talked about Earth Day. We had a great time and really looked into how we can help  to keep our Earth smiling! 

We all agreed that we can each change something in our day to day life to help protect the Earth. After all, the Earth IS in OUR Hands!

The kiddies wrote all about what they can do to protect our planet. They did a wonderful job!

Click on the picture below to check out my The Earth is in our Hands Craftivity!

Teaching our students to take care of our planet is an important lesson. Students will love learning all about Earth Day with this 36 page package. Included in this pack are:

- templates to create the craft
- 5 writing stationary printables (black and white graphics)
- sorting objects activity (students must place the cards in the correct recycling bins as well as composting and trash cans) includes color graphics and a black and white recording sheet.
- make the earth smile activity (students must distinguish wether an action is good for our planet or bad for our planet) includes color graphics and a black and white recording sheet.
- an acrostic poem

This week, we will work on some Earth Day literacy centers. We will also go out into our yard and help with the Spring clean up! Click on the picture to learn more about this pack!

Hurray for Earth Day! Get your kiddies excited about taking care of our planet with this 109 page package filled with literacy center activities. Complete with colorful graphics and engaging games, this package will be a real crowd pleaser! The object of this unit is to familiarize your students with new vocabulary words and ensure that they be able to recognize and write most of the words by the completion of the 7 centers. This package includes:

- 7 center menus
- 1 word wall
- 1 word matching center (memory game) which includes all word wall words and a black and white recording sheet
- 1 word sorting game (short and long vowels) which includes most word wall words and a black and white recording sheet
- 1 word search center, which includes all word wall words
- 1 bingo center, which includes all word wall words
- 1 writing station with 8 black and white stationary sheets
- 1 ABC order center with black and white recording sheet
- 1 dictionary fun center with black and white recording sheet

Until next time...