Second Grade Spark

Looking for an easy way to refresh your classroom while building student ownership? My Space, My Place! is a student-made desk name tag and classroom door decor set that helps students take pride in their learning space without extra prep for you. Each month, students create their own desk name tag and decorate a matching classroom door display, making your room feel fresh, welcoming, and meaningful all year long. Student-made decorPredictable, easy routineBlack & white, ink-saving printables (

This resource includes SEVEN sentence level writing lessons. Each lesson is designed for primary grades and focuses on building foundational sentence skills. You will need to purchase a copy of the book Dasher by Matt Tavares to use as a read aloud. As students build sentences, they also build understanding of the text. Print for whole group teaching or use for independent practice. Use them all OR pick and choose the ones your students need to practice sentence building skills. The following w

Make the days leading up to Christmas extra fun and meaningful with this Countdown to Christmas Writing Fun. Each day features a short, easy-to-use sentence level writing activity—perfect for morning work, writing warm-ups, or literacy centers. Easily staples into a booklet! What’s Included: 12 Days of fun Christmas writing pages using sentence level strategies Daily writing strategies that build strong writing skills, including:Day 1: Complete SentencesDay 2: Improve a Sentence with Details

Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Day with this low-prep, high-impact student project! This thoughtful and fun resource is ready to go—just print and let your students create a memorable keepsake for their teacher. What’s Included: A cover page to personalize A fun and interactive “This or That?” activity An “All About My Teacher” writing page (includes options for he/she)Perfect for creating heartfelt gifts teachers will love!

Looking for a meaningful, yet EASY project your students can create for Mother's Day? This print-and-go resource is both THOUGHTFUL and FUN! Simply print the pages and let your students do the rest. Staples the pages together to make a booklet or card. Includes: A "Happy Mother's Day" cover A fun and engaging “This or That?” page An “All About Mom” page (with options for Grandma, Stepmom, or Aunt) “My Wish For You” page, available with both boy and girl silhouettes

Have you used a REVERSE hundred chart with your students? If not, this is definitely a tool for you! This chart just makes more sense when students are moving up and down on the number chart to add and subtract. As you go up, the numbers increase. As you go down, the numbers decrease. This purchase includes 3 easy-to-prep games, partner or small group games...just print, copy, and play! Game #1: 100 Chart BINGO Use number cards; Take turns drawing number cards; First person to get 5 in a row

Use these sheets to easily let your students know what their MAP test goals are in Math and ELA!

Help your students explore where they live on the map with this simple fill-in worksheet. This is a concept that can be a challenge for students to learn! I've included symbols along the side for students to follow along. Students will fill in their continent, country, state, town, and home address. It's also a great resource to use along with the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney.

Do you find yourself NOT having time to teach social studies? It seems there is just never enough time to squeeze it all in! I created this teaching presentation to use in my own classroom. I want to share it with you to help simply your life while still being able to easily teach required standards. I encourage you to use this LANDFORMS Canva teaching presentation. Questions for thinking and discussion are also included. The presentation includes slides for the following: What Is a Landform?Mou

This bundle includes everything you need to teach about rules and democracy in your K-2 classroom. Bundle includes: Canva Teaching PresentationStudent JournalAssessment

This simple journal goes right along with teaching students about rules and Journal. Meet the needs of all learners by allowing students to write or draw on the journal pages. This journal can also goes along with these other materials I have created for my classroom: Rules and Democracy Teaching PresentationRules and Democracy Assessment

Use this simple assessment to have students show what they know about rules and democracy. Easy way to assess for report cards after teaching this social studies unit. Four multiple choice and one short answer (option to draw or write answer). This assessment goes along with my Rules and Democracy Teaching Presentation. Be sure to check it out!

Do you find yourself NOT having time to teach social studies? It seems there is just never enough time to squeeze it all in! I created this teaching presentation to use in my own classroom. I want to share it with you to help simply your life while still being able to easily teach required standards. I encourage you to use this Rules and Democracy Canva teaching presentation. Questions for thinking and discussion are also included. The presentation includes slides for the following: What Are Rul

Simplicity is key! Do you find yourself NOT having time to teach social studies? It seems there is just never enough time to squeeze it all in! I created this teaching presentation to use in my own classroom. I want to share it with you to help simply your life while still being able to easily teach required standards. I encourage you to use this All About Communities CANVA teaching presentation. The presentation is easy to use and includes slides for 10 days of teaching...in just 10 minutes a

Simplicity is key! Have you used a reverse hundred chart with your students? If not, this is definitely a tool for you! This chart just makes more sense when students are moving up and down on the number chart to add and subtract. As you go up, the numbers increase. As you go down, the numbers decrease. I've also included a version of the chart with half of the chart gray so that students can visualize how far each number is to the next ten. Hopefully you have as much success with the reverse h

Simplicity is key! If you are looking to improve number sense, the reverse hundred chart is a must have! This file includes all numbers 1-1000. The reverse hundred chart flips the traditional concept of the hundred chart, presenting numbers in descending order (100 to 1). This approach makes so much more sense to students. Just print the pages and have them stapled into a booklet. Great tool to help with counting, addition, and subtraction!

Simplicity is key! Everything is included that you will need to teach all about the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th. Low prep...just print and it's ready to go! If you are a last minute planner like me, this is your go-to resource! Includes: -Solar eclipse Powerpoint presentation -Solar eclipse journal (goes with Powerpoint presentation) -Solar eclipse fun packet (7 pages)

Simplicity is key! Whether you are celebrating the Solar Eclipse with your class or they are celebrating at home, this is a fun packet to print with pages all related to the solar eclipse. Just print and staple into a packet! I plan to use this the day before the solar eclipse, because I know how excited my students will be about this once in a lifetime event. Enjoy! Here are the pages included: Page 1: Cover Page 2: Math Fun Page 3: Word Search Page 4: Word Scramble Page 5: Making Words Page 6:

Simplicity is key! Take your students on an extraordinary journey through the solar eclipse of 2024 with this engaging Solar Eclipse Journal and accompanying Solar Eclipse Teaching Slides! This comprehensive resource is perfect for capturing the excitement and wonder of this celestial event while providing opportunities for exploration, observation, and reflection. The journal and slides work hand in hand to deepen students' understanding and create a memorable learning experience. What's Includ

Simplicity is key! Solar Eclipse 2024 Adventure Journal: Explore, Observe, Learn Ignite your students' curiosity and capture the magic of the solar eclipse of 2024 with this engaging Solar Eclipse Adventure Journal! Packed with interactive activities, captivating illustrations, and opportunities for reflection, this 8-page journal will make learning about the solar eclipse a memorable and meaningful experience for your students. **You can also purchase this as a bundle. The bundle includes the