Back to School Community Tip Giveaway
All Access members can enter our monthly Community Tip Incentive by sharing a helpful tip about how they use, or plan to use, a back-to-school resource. Each month, three winners will be selected from member-submitted tips. Giveaway Details Runs: July 14 – September 30, 2026Who can enter: Current All Access MembersMonthly prizes: 3 winners selected […]
Tips for Teaching Inflectional Endings in 2nd Grade
Inflectional endings are letters added to the end of a base word to change its meaning, tense, number, or comparison. Common inflectional endings include -s, -es, -ed, -ing, and -est. In 2nd grade, students learn how these endings change words and when spelling changes are needed before adding the ending. Inflectional endings may sound like […]
10 Morning Message Ideas for 1st and 2nd Grade
Morning messages are short prompts, questions, activities, or written tasks that help students start the day with connection, conversation, and learning. They can be used during morning meeting to build classroom community, review academic skills, support social-emotional learning, and give students a predictable way to begin each school day. These morning message ideas are simple, […]
The Ultimate Guide for New K-2 Teachers
Starting your first year teaching kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade can feel exciting and overwhelming at the same time. This guide walks new K-2 teachers through everything they need to think about before the school year begins, from classroom setup and organization to routines, parent communication, and first-week planning. The Ultimate Guide for New […]
Tips for a New 1st Grade Teacher
Are you a new 1st grade teacher? Welcome to one of the most exciting years in elementary school! First graders grow academically, socially, and emotionally faster than almost any other grade level. They are learning independence while still needing lots of structure, movement, and encouragement throughout the day. We’ve compiled the best tips shared in […]
Resources to Help 1st and 2nd Graders Learn the Four Types of Sentences
Teaching the 4 types of sentences becomes easier when students use hands-on activities, anchor charts, games, and sentence sorting practice. These first and second grade sentence activities help students identify declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in fun and meaningful ways. Are you teaching types of sentences? Look no further than Lucky Little Learners! We […]