Students can work with a partner or a small group to complete a pictograph charting the weather for a certain month. Each group has a different month to tally the various types of weather and then graph the results in a pictograph. The task is completed much faster if the pictures are pre cut by the teacher. Students also have to know where to place the labels for the graph. Questions about their results can be completed at the end of the task.
Using the research done by Fountas & Pinnell on handwriting instruction, I’ve put together a printing booklet that you can use with your students. Each page has an instruction box that gives the “verbal path for the formation of letters.” As well, a little reminder to use spaces between each letter!
This package is organized into short and long vowel sounds of many high frequency words for Grade 2 students. Each list should take about one week. I use these lessons at the beginning of the year, followed by word family lessons. Students practise their words by stamping letters, rainbow writing, and filling in letter boxes. You can supplement this word work by adding stations such as smelly markers, play dough, white board, or tracing words in sand. At the end of this unit you will find f
This package includes 11 lessons of high frequency vowel sounds. Your students will practise tracing the words, stamping the words, rainbow writing and fill in letter boxes. I use these lessons at the beginning of the year to introduce and review vowel sounds. Flashcards are included at the end of the package to use in the classroom and/or to send home for parents to practise with their child.
Do your students need practise printing their numbers correctly? Taken from Debbie Diller's Math Stations book, these brightly coloured posters can be posted on the wall to help students remember to print their numbers. You could also make a book and place it in a math station for students to read together. These "catchy" rhymes are well loved by students!
A colourful and creative way to count the number of days in school to 100. Make your own 100s grid on bristol board and use the colourful monsters to count to 100.
This Reading Strategies Graph will help your students be mindful and keep track of the reading stragies they use each day and week. You can conference with each student about the strategies they are using consistently and ones they could use more to help them become better readers. The graphics match the posters that are displayed within the classroom and are easily recognized by the students. The file is created in Word, which allows you to edit and customize to suit your needs! I find this
An easy, quick "All About Me" poster for students to fill in during the first week of school. Students can draw pictures and add words about their favourite activities It is super easy to put on larger paper. Just hit auto zoom on your photocopier and it will increase to whichever paper size you prefer!