Top 20 Chapter Books to Read Aloud in 2nd Grade
Read-alouds have always been a favorite classroom activity of mine – and my students love them too! Reading a book aloud can really bring it to life for your students. It is also a wonderful way to build a positive classroom culture and expose your students to appropriate fluency. It also helps build language acquisition […]
Parent Communication Systems to Start at the Beginning of the School Year
Parent communication is crucial and should be a top priority to keep families informed about their child’s learning. A positive home-to-school relationship starts with open communication. Here’s how I build strong connections with parents each year. At our school’s open house, I focus on making families feel comfortable with a handshake, smile, and active listening. […]
Captivate Your Students During Whole Group Lessons With Toothy
Toothy is a fun way to review different skills across all subjects. It is especially fun to use Toothy as a whole group activity. With just a click of a button, students will be engaged and excited about practicing their math facts, digraphs, nouns, and more! Once you are familiar with how the whole group […]
Free Phonics Toothy Games
Phonics is such a key component for the little learners in our classrooms. We know that when students are given plenty of phonics instruction and practice they are better able to decode and spell. In addition, a strong grasp of phonics leads to significant improvement in the ability to comprehend text! So, here at Lucky […]
Free 2nd Grade Math Centers and Launch Kit
Here at Lucky Little Learners, we are always looking for ways to bring the fun of learning to our math lessons! So that’s just what we have done with our engaging 2nd grade math centers. Your students will have so much fun with these bright-colored and fast-moving activities for practicing 1-digit and 2-digit addition. Plus, […]
Best Read Alouds for 1st & 2nd Grade
We know that reading aloud is crucial to literacy in the classroom. Whether through novel studies or engaging picture books these help us teach our students those literacy standards that are going to help them learn and grow! So, we created a “best read alouds for 1st and 2nd grade” list that gives you 15 […]