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My district began using Math Expressions this fall. As a 2nd grade teacher, I needed to create some materials to help the students understand the concept of Math Mountains and give them extra practice (since they did not have it in kindergarten and 1st grade). This download includes: * colored "poster" demonstrating a Math Mountain (with a mountain graphic and the tiny tumblers on the sides) * black and white copy of the same poster to be reproduced (i.e. for students' notebooks) * flash car

I created this product for my 2nd grade students who were unclear when to use apostrophes (and were using them for plurals). I began with the posters and then decided to make some practice pages to go along with them. This download contains 2 colorful posters (Plurals and Ownership) and 3 practice pages (Plurals - adding s, Possessive - adding 's, and Plural or Possessive - choose the correct spelling).

This download includes games and worksheets to help your 2nd grade students practice counting money and solving word problems using various money amounts. Activities and games are aligned with the 2nd grade common core math standard 2.MD.8 (solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using the dollar sign and cent sign appropriately). The following sheets are included: * Collect 25 Cents game (directions, recording sheet, sample recording sheet) * Collec

I made this packet for my 2nd graders to practice answering multiple choice questions (which is the format for our end of the year testing). In this packet you will find the following 13 multiple choice practice pages: * States of Matter * The Water Cycle * Life Cycle of a Frog * Butterfly or Moth? * Life Cycle of a Frog * Abraham Lincoln * George Washington Format - Paragraph with 4 multiple choice questions * Language Arts (synonym, antonym, contractions, etc.) * Geometry * Fractions * M

This download includes comprehension questions for "The Mystery of the Missing Dog" by Elizabeth Levy (#2 in the Invisible Inc. series). This book is a Hello Reader, level 4. I have used this book with 1st grade and 2nd grade students. Included you will find: * questions for chapters 1-5 (one page for each chapter) * reflection questions for the end of the book * writing paper for a reader's response The background on the cover is from www.Scrappindoodles.com.

I just made this product to use in my 3rd grade classroom during this upcoming school year. This download includes the following: * "at grade level" lists for each week of units 1-6 (whole year) * list of spelling practice ideas (I copy this on the back of each spelling list for students to use at home for the week) * practice pages that I have used in class, but could also be used for homework - sentences, ABC order, rainbow writing, secret code, consonant/vowel (trace blue and red) * spelli

This download contains 40 sheets of math homework that I have been creating for my 2nd grade classroom. Our district recently adopted a new math program. I love the program, but have found the accompanying math homework to be too difficult for students to complete at home. As a result, I have been creating these sheets, using the same "spiral review" idea as presented in our new program. I have made 2-3 sheets each week since September. This download includes the material covered in the fir

I just made this product to use in my 2nd grade classroom during this upcoming school year. Our district has just adopted Reading Wonders. This download includes the following: * "at grade level" lists for each week of units 1-6 (whole year) * "beyond grade level" lists for each week of units 1-6 (whole year) * list of spelling practice ideas (I copy this on the back of each spelling list for students to use at home for the week) * 5 practice pages that I have used in class, but could also b

This download contains 40 sheets of math homework that I have been creating for my 2nd grade classroom. Our district recently adopted a new math program. I love the program, but have found the accompanying math homework to be too difficult for students to complete at home. As a result, I have been creating these sheets, using the same "spiral review" idea as presented in our new program. This download includes the material covered in the third quarter of 2nd grade. Some of the practice incl

This is a visual I made to help my students practice their fact families. In the past I have copied the blank houses and have hand-written the numbers in depending on my students' readiness level. For this sale, I have included 5 practice pages with the numbers placed in the houses (fact families up to 19). The last page is a page of blank houses for you to write in your own. NOTE - To help students who struggle with this concept, I give them a sentence strip with ___ + ___ = ____ and anothe

This is a set of 5 sheets for students to practice numbers 1-30. I made these sheets for a student who had difficulty counting beyond 20. Each sheet follows the same format: * Fill in missing numbers. * Draw ___ smiley faces. * Draw ___ sad faces. * Which number is bigger?

This 67 page unit includes the following activities and answer keys: * sequence - life cycle of a frog * cloze activity - frog facts * true or false - frog facts * addition to 10 * addition to 18 * subtraction (2 sheets) * counting coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies) * patterns (colors, symbols, skip counting) * hidden picture (addition/subtraction on 120 chart with a color code) * story problems (addition/subtraction) * telling time (hour, half-hour - reading clocks and elapsed time) * s

This download contains 40 sheets of math homework that I have been creating for my 2nd grade classroom. Our district recently adopted a new math program. I love the program, but have found the accompanying math homework to be too difficult for students to complete at home. As a result, I have been creating these sheets, using the same "spiral review" idea as presented in our new program. This download includes the material covered in the fourth quarter of 2nd grade. Some of the practice inc

This download includes comprehension questions for "Aliens Don't Wear Braces" by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones (#7 in the Bailey School Kids series). Included you will find: * questions for chapters 1-12 (one page for each chapter - with predictions and vocabulary) * Drawing paper - "I read pages _______ and this is what I am visualizing." * Summary of pages _____ (using Somebody wanted, But, Then, So) The background on the cover is from www.scrappindoodles.com.

This download includes comprehension questions for "The Creepy Computer Mystery" by Elizabeth Levy (#4 in the Invisible Inc. series). This book is a Hello Reader, level 4. I am currently using this book with some 2nd grade students. Included you will find: * questions for chapters 1-5 (one page for each chapter) * reflection questions for the end of the book * writing paper for a reader's response The background on the cover is from www.scrappindoodles.com.

This 23 page download is a modification of activities I have sent home with my students at the end of 1st and 2nd grade. Many parents had approached me about activities to help them retain the skills they had gained during the school year. As a result, I created optional summer activities/routines. Attached you will find a letter to parents and the following items: Summer Reading Log Rather than having students write the traditional response to "What is your favorite part?" each week, this l

This download is a set of 18 sheets I created to help my first graders review concepts such as: * time to the hour * patterns * skip counting * algebra (i.e. 2+3=__+2) * estimating length * shapes (sides and corners) * reading a chart * counting coins (dimes, nickels, pennies) * story problems * place value using base ten blocks * ordinal numbers ...and more! Each sheet has 6 problems and most answers are given as multiple choice. These sheets can be completed quickly and might be useful as pa

This download is a set of 18 sheets I created to help my first graders and second graders review concepts such as: * skip counting * reading a chart * counting coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies) * story problems * place value using base ten blocks * doubles * addition with 3 addends * number strings ...and more! Some of these sheets were used early in 1st grade, so they could be used with end of the year kindergarten students as well! These sheets can be completed quickly and might be u

This download includes the following activities for your students to practice their spelling words, sight words, or high frequency words: * Parent sheet with nontraditional homework activities * Roll-a-Word (recording sheet and directions) – Teachers will program with spelling words. Students will roll a die. Each time they roll a given number, they will write that word in the correct column. * Add-a-Word (recording sheet and directions) - Teachers will program with spelling words. Students

This freebie is a math warm up that I made for my 2nd grade students. It contains one sheet with the following math practice: *2-digit addition (with and without regrouping) *count money *telling time *comparing 2-digit numbers *expanded form *fractions If you are interested in more sheets like this one, I have a set of ten (this freebie is not one of the ten) in our store at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/10-Daily-Math-Warm-Ups-for-2nd-Grade-1201765