A Fun Second

This is FULL of FUN camping activities to review concepts learned over the course of the school year. It is meant for K-2, but can easily extend up to 3-4 as a way to review concepts. You will receive: -A Camping Book List -"Setting the Scene" - How to Decorate Your Room -Camping Word Splash -Comprehension questions for camping-themed read aloud -2 camping poems….one with a Word (Verbs/Rhymes) Hunt, one with a Point of View Response w/text evidence -Recipe for Classroom S'mores -Recipe for

This is a fun and engaging way to implement a MYSTERY unit into your classroom. Directions are included to make a briefcase with detective "tools" (fingerprinting, magnifying glass bookmark, Mystery Glossary, Note-taking form) as well as: - A list of books/websites - A "Case File" to accompany read alouds or small group readings of mysteries (with a cover & 8 response pages) - Making Words: Suspect, Detective (with key and 3 different recording forms) -Close Read & Comprehension about Dete

This is a package of 4 Halloween Science Experiments/Activities: - Monster Science - Dissolving Pumpkins - Dancing Worms - Spooky Slime For all experiments (with the exception of Spooky Slime), there is a "lab report" for students to complete as they work through the scientific method. Aligned to Grade 2 Science Fusion text in regards to terminology used: Investigate, Hypothesis, Draw Conclusions, and Communicate. However, can be used without the series, of course. A fun way to keep

A fun end-of-the-year writing activity for your students. They take the role of an "expert" and write a "How to" book about that grade level for your next class {in the fall.} A variety of topics are covered: homework, classroom rules, science, physical education, etc. Pick the ones that work for you! - Mentor Text list included - 2 sizes of book: full or half sheet - Covers for K, 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Many writing topics/headlines to choose from - About the Author Page included

This is a collection of some of our favorite Word Work/Spelling Activities. You will find 24 pages of different activities...great for literacy stations/centers, homework, parent helper stations, deskwork/seatwork, etc. Included: ABC order, Spelling Sentences, Rainbow Words, Sailboat Spelling,Write it 2 Ways, Vowel Hunt, 3x each, Magic Words, Wagon Wheel Words, Word Pyramids, Illustrate Your Words, Cursive Worrds, Dial-a-Word, Fancy Words, Create-a-Comic Create-a-Wordsearch, Sign Language S

This is a complete packet for a Realistic Fiction Writing Unit. It includes a list of useful mentor texts, 3 pages of mini lessons, 3 classroom posters to print (or include in student packet as a reference), a student planning pack with graphic organizers/planning pages, a Student Checklist, Writing Pages (2 types, cover, & About the Author page), and Grading Rubric. Appropriate for grades 2-4, but can be used in Grade 1 with scaffolding.

Directions are included in the packet. Basically, students move from seat to seat and write kind words to their classmates. This is a "Scoot Game" where students have a chance to visit each classmate's seat and leave them some kind words. This would be great for the End-of-the-Year, Valentine's Day, or anytime to promote kind words and Bucket Filling. Students will have a keepsake of kind words from each of their classmates and will be beaming at the conclusion of the activity. Included: D

This is a Power Point Presentation which Teaches students about the Duck Egg, Incubation, Hatching, Adaptations, Habitats, Feathers, and Male Vs. Female Traits. Slides are colorful with beautiful illustrations, diagrams, and photographs. Great for a classroom hatching ducks this spring!

This is always a FAVORITE gift for mom for Mother's Day---after all, what mom doesn't want a DIAMOND (poem)? This pack provides students with a template to follow to create their poem as well as a final copy page. I'd suggest printing it on colored card stock and laminating. A little bit of sparkle/glitter would add to it, as well! There is also an example poem done for you, as well as templates and final copy pages that read "Someone Special" for those students who may not have a mother to

This is a ready-to-go printable for students to write about their hero. This would be a great activity to use with a USA unit on American Heroes or for writing about a hero around Memorial Day. If you enjoy this freebie, please provide feedback and follow me on TpT. Check out my FB page "A Fun Second" and my website: www.afunsecond.blogspot.com. Thanks!

This is a packet of activities to work on alongside a reading of Charlotte's Web. Included in this packet: Character Trait "Maps" Writing with Text Evidence: How {character} changed Character Interview (students assume role of a character and answer questions as the character would) Favorite Part - Written/drawn response to text Comparing the Book and the Movie Word Search

This packet has between 1-3 questions for each chapter of the book. Questions require students to go back and located "evidence" of their answers within the text. The final question has students reflect back on how the character changed throughout the book.

This is a great poetry resource for teaching your students how to write poetry, especially in free verse. The following features are highlighted with sample poems from a variety of sources: - Day 1: Browse Book and chart "What we Noticed" about Poetry - Getting started right away (list poems, pattern poems) - Seeing Things in a New Way - Repetition - Alliteration - Onomatopoeia - Simile/Metaphor - Ending Lines - How to Write a Concrete Poem (SMARTboard tutorial linked into the file)

This packet can be used to supplement your own Polar Unit or as a stand-alone unit in your classroom. It includes a note-taking pack for students to learn about The Arctic and Antarctica. It also includes information on researching polar animals as well as lessons to help students write literary non-fiction texts about their polar animal. This packet includes a response to literature, word work activities, and science experiments for polar adaptations.

This guide will help you get started with a Mystery Skype for Mystery State - a great way to connect with classrooms around the country while practicing important geography skills. You will receive: - an overview & explanation of how it connects with all areas of the curriculum - A simple "Getting Started" Guide - Roles & Responsibilities Explanation Page - Binder Cover to create an organizational binder to store materials/paperwork - Sample Questions for Mystery State - Printables for:

This would be a great way to introduce topics throughout a weather study or could be used as a review at the end of a unit. Topics covered: - Weather Tools (thermometer/anemometer) - 4 Seasons - The Water Cycle - Dangerous/Bad Weather

This is a half-page-sized booklet for recording vocabulary words. This would be great in small groups (i.e. guided reading groups) or during a science or social studies unit. Tiered Vocabulary is a shift in the Common Core, and this is one way to be sure you are including it in your classroom!

This file contains just what you need to get point of view introduced and practiced in your classroom. You will receive a poster/resource with key words to display, a list of popular children's books to be used, a response page to be used with any text, and photo picture prompts.

This unit contains some great Common Core Duck Activities! You will receive: - Making Words: Quick Overview, Letter Tiles for DUCKLING and FEATHERS, Two different Recording Sheets, and a Key of all words that can be made from each - Close Reading: Quick Overview, 2 Lexiled Passages (870L and 740L) about Duck Adaptations & 2 separate comprehension pages which require students to reread & find text evidence. - Duck Hatching Journal: Cover Page, Day 1 Page, Blank Journal Pages, Hatching

This was developed to supplement the Grade 2 Unit 3 Writing About Reading Unit from TCRWP. Included are resources to help students select and rate series books and respond to them in a variety of ways both independently and in partnerships. There are also pages to aid students in fact/opinion writing as a precursor to writing opinion pieces about reading. Fun activities include Nomination forms for students to nominate books for awards, Book Commercials, and a Letter to an Author. Addition