Stephanie Sutherland- The Simple Classroom

Are you tired of cleaning up after your students leave each day? Make your classroom jobs work for you! These End of Day class jobs focus on resetting your classroom for tomorrow, each afternoon. Instead of managing a dozen or more different jobs at various points in your day, give everyone a job that focuses on cleaning, resetting, and organizing your room...and have everyone complete their jobs at the same time near the end of the day! This End of Day Jobs resource includes everything you nee

This First Week Back Activity Pack is full of engaging, community-building activities for your 2nd grade class! Get mini-lessons to teach about expectations, building a classroom community, and share plenty of great read alouds with your students, all in one, great download! What does the First Week Back Activity Pack include?There are 12 activities in this pack, all designed to fit your first week of school perfectly. The activities are: How I Spent My Summer Vacation WritingThe Name Game Desi

Editable Back to School Flipbook | Open House & Meet the Teacher Night Make a polished first impression and keep families informed with this fully editable Back to School Flipbook—the perfect handout for Open House or Meet the Teacher night! Designed for 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms, this flipbook makes it easy to communicate your class routines, expectations, and contact information in a way that’s clear, organized, and professional. Parents will love the convenient layout, and you’ll love ho

Are you looking for a simple, effective way to build reading fluency in your second graders? This Every Day Fluency Passages resource gives you everything you need to help students build accuracy, expression, confidence, and comprehension: all while saving planning time.Unlike many fluency resources that only include passages, this resource provides a complete fluency system with student materials, teacher organization tools, progress monitoring, homework support, small-group planning pages, and

This printable Sub Binder includes EVERYTHING that you need to prep for a sick day off. I have used this sub system for many years in my own classroom, and I have consistently gotten glowing feedback from my substitutes about how organized my plans were, how clearly I answered their questions, and how smoothly the day was run. This sub binder is the secret to taking sick days off without stress. And the best part is that this download includes templates and tips for writing the actual academic s

One of the last things you want to think about as you're preparing for a new baby is all of the work you need to do to go on maternity leave. But, no one has ever regretted being organized and prepared for a leave of absence! And, this resource makes it extra simple to get ready for your long term sub and your maternity leave. What makes this resource different from other maternity leave resources?This download includes many of the same substitute binder forms that you are accustomed using in yo

The end of the school year is hectic and busy. Don't you wish you could take one thing off of your plate? End of Year Jobs help you do exactly that! Share the clean-up tasks with your students with these job cards that will get your students cleaning and organizing your room with you!What is included in this download?22 Job Options are pre-typed for you in this download. The jobs include: Marker TesterBook DoctorFurniture LabelsMath SuppliesCrayon SorterWriting SuppliesWord Work SuppliesLibra

This set of Cause & Effect Close Reading Passages will do two things for your second graders. First, they will engage them, because they are on-level and about high-interest topics. Second, they will give your students a chance to practice close reading for one skill. Both lead to growth, which is a teacher's dream come true! Don't miss the BUNDLE of all reading skills!What is included in this download?10 2nd-3rd grade reading passages are included in this product. Each passages comes with

Small groups are a powerful, important part of both our reading and math blocks, and it's imperative that we're organized about this time. This small group planner will be the one place that you can house all of your data, and thoughtfully plan your small groups and lessons you teach based on that data. Why do I need this?One of my biggest areas of disorganization in my own classroom is my small group plans and data collection. I get so swept up into the teaching portion, that I take weak notes

This set of Main Idea and Supporting Details Comprehension Reading Passages targets this complicated skill in a way that helps students identify the main idea, or central idea, of a text. If your 2nd grade or 3rd grade students struggle to find the main idea and key details of a nonfiction text, then this set of reading passages will scaffold identifying and writing about the main idea and supporting details until they master it! Don't miss the bundle of ALL reading skills!What is included in

Caddy labels to organize your classroom this year! These back to school supply labels are designed to be used with the Target Dollar Spot Caddies, but they can be used on any basket or bin you have in your room! Three ways to use these labels:Create center stations. Label the activity students are doing, label the supplies they need, and store all materials in one bin.Create small group bins. Label a caddy with group expectations, small group supplies, and fill it with texts and data trackers.

Do you need a hands-on approach to writing a paragraph for your students? Or maybe paragraph writing is new to your entire class and you want a scaffolded resource for your teaching in 2nd grade, 3rd grade, or 4th grade! Try my themed paragraph puzzles! This tactile method helps students see exactly how the topic sentence can lead to details. What does this download include?60 different paragraphs (6 for each month), with each sentence in its own box. Cut the boxes out into strips and allow s

Do you have a group of students this year who are extra chatty? Are you at a point in the school year that you need a refresher on how to act respectuflly in class? Or maybe the school year is just beginning and you want to start STRONG with your classroom management!This BLURT ALERT product is perfect for you! This file comes with everything you need to set up a seamless, classroom management routine in your classroom that will get your students to think before they blurt! When you purchase t

Struggling to find engaging reading response prompts for your 2nd and 3rd grade students? These reading response prompts are the perfect accountability piece for your read to self center or independent reading time. Students will love choosing a new card each day to write about. With these differentiated reading response prompts, just print, laminate, and place in your classroom library for easy student use. Students then choose their prompt for their daily reading, according to their level.

These March Madness Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions are perfect for March! They will do two things for your students. First, they will engage them, because they are timely and teach about famous basketball players from the NBA! Second, they will give your students a chance to practice text evidence skills. Both lead to growth, which is a teacher's dream come true! What is included in this download?Four 3rd grade reading passages are included in this product, which makes it poss

Do you need a hands-on approach to building a paragraph for your lower-level learners? Or maybe paragraph writing is new to your entire class and you want a scaffolded approach to instruction?  Try my themed paragraph puzzlers! This tactile method helps students see first-hand how the topic sentence can lead to details. Don't miss the FULL YEAR bundle of Paragraph Puzzles!Comes with: 6 different paragraphs, with each sentence in its own box. Cut the boxes out into strips and allow students to

Do you lose valuable instructional time during transitions in your small groups? Do students come to your small group table unfocused, rowdy, and chatty? Get them focused and reading immediately with differentiated fluency warm-ups! This set includes two different levels of warm up cards. Keep them at your small group table and let your students grab a stack as soon as they sit down! These cards allow students to practice all of the components of fluency: speed, intonation, phrasing, accuracy,

Reading fluency can be fun! This pack includes six reading centers that will boost reading fluency in 2nd grade students. These reading activities can be used with any book in your classroom. This Fluency Center Pack will challenge your students to work on their reading fluency, but they will LOVE every second of it! This fluency center pack includes:6 Reading Fluency Centers for any season:Partner Reading (Read a book with a partner using elements of fluency. Complete a comprehension check.)

Do you need a hands-on approach to writing a paragraph for your students? Or maybe paragraph writing is new to your entire class and you want a scaffolded resource for your teaching in 2nd grade, 3rd grade, or 4th grade! Try my themed paragraph puzzles! This tactile method helps students see exactly how the topic sentence can lead to details. What does this download include?6 different paragraphs, with each sentence in its own box. Cut the boxes out into strips and allow students to piece the

Enhance your 2nd Grade Close Reading instruction with this comprehensive bundle of 50 engaging reading passages! Designed for high-interest topics and on-level content, this digital resource helps students master essential close reading skills while practicing text evidence strategies. Product Overview:50 Reading Passages: Ten passages per skill across five key standards, ensuring diverse practice.Dual Practice Options: Each passage includes two activities—one using a graphic organizer to cite t