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Two Digit Addition Center Ideas for 2nd Grade As a second grade teacher for 6 years, I can confidently say that you can never have enough 2-digit addition regrouping practice in 2nd grade. Sure, you also teach 3-digit addition, but two-digit addition regrouping is the foundation, and students must master to move on to larger...
The gateway to multiplication, the foundation to finding area…I introduce to you…ARRAYS IN MATH! And let me just say that students LOVE arrays and you can spice up an array lesson with colorful manipulatives and repeated addition… you won’t find a more fun time than this! Importance of Arrays in Math Prerequisite Skills: Equal groups:...
In 2nd grade, repeated addition isn’t a standalone standard in the Common Core State Standards for Math. It is a hidden gem in 2.OA.4 and it is described as, “…an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.” If that doesn’t sound like poetry, I don’t know what does. (excuse my inner...
Are you teaching expanded form? Do you have a rubber band? Perfect! That’s all you need to introduce expanded form! As a second grade math nerd, expanded form has been my favorite number form to teach. To begin the lesson, I would use a rubber band and show what expanded means. By placing the rubber...
Parent surveys for teachers can provide valuable information and insight at the beginning of the school year. If you’re anything like me, you may collect a paper copy of a parent survey for back to school and then it sits…just waiting to be hidden under piles of ungraded papers. Then when you need the information,...
Virtual Math Manipulatives are SO handy! Have you ever ended your rock star math lesson, only to find manipulatives scattered on the floor? What about the time you had just got into your teacher flow only to be interrupted by the crashing of base ten blocks hitting the floor and scattering to the far reaches...
Burned out teacher, there is hope for loving your work and your life without all the stress that comes with the job. As stressed teachers, we forget that we are people first and teachers second. When we make ourselves teachers first, we become burned out teachers because there isn’t room in our lives to be...
Back to school night comes once a year, and Pinterest is full of elaborate back to school night ideas. But if you’re anything like me, I’m still rushing around putting the finishing touches on my classroom, and too busy to put extra time into an elaborate back to school night set-up. Here is my guide...
There are 5 major things that happened when I learned how to sell on Teachers Pay Teachers. Sure it was overwhelming at first, but these 5 things helped me get on track to building a successful business and they can do the same for you! 1. I got my creativity back Do you feel creative...
Spring time brings flowers, rain showers and counting money in 2nd grade. My students can’t contain themselves when they see the glistening silver and copper coins. There is just something about handling those fake plastic coins that stirs the excitement to learn how to count money in 2nd grade. Tooth Fairy Coin Match: Get those...
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