Teaching Essentials

Need an easy, effective way to see how your second graders are doing with key ELA skills—without spending hours prepping? This Grade 2 ELA Exit Ticket Bundle is just what you need! With two quick-check activities for every Reading and Vocabulary standard in the Florida B.E.S.T. benchmarks, this resource helps you track student understanding in just a few minutes a day. Now expanded to 40 pages, this printable and digital-friendly set includes two exit tickets per standard across: Reading Pr

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is a wonderful book. Use this book to help your students understand generosity and the spirit of giving. Activity Kit includes: >text summary > graphic organizer to help students record their own generosity > Fan and Pick question strips for collaborative response on how to be generous > bulletin board idea for a monthly collection of generosity

Looking for a quick and effective way to assess your students’ understanding of 2nd-grade math standards? This resource includes exit tickets aligned to the Florida B.E.S.T. Standards, making monitoring progress, guiding instruction, and supporting student mastery easy. Each included benchmark features 3 exit tickets—designed with simplicity and purpose—to help you formatively assess key skills in small bites. These can be used at the end of a lesson, during centers, or for intervention tracki

Introducing an engaging resource bundle inspired by Marcus Pfister's "Milo and the Mysterious Island," tailored for second-grade learners! Packed with diverse activities to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary skills, this bundle offers a range of educational fun. Explore the captivating tale with vocabulary terms, enabling students to grasp key concepts effortlessly. Encourage critical thinking with comprehension questions that deepen understanding. Dive into the narrative's sequence wi

Here's a packet to supplement your teaching of Cynthia Rylant's book The Relatives Came. Packet includes vocabulary and writing activities.

Transform your classroom into a literacy-rich environment with our comprehensive Dolch Word Posters Bundle! Ideal for early literacy instruction, this bundle features a complete set of posters covering Dolch sight words from the Pre-Primer level through Grade 3. Perfect for educators seeking to reinforce essential reading skills and support students' literacy development.

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Increase engagement!! Make a Brain Bag for each student and allow them to use these non-verbal cue cards to fully interact in cooperative groupings, as a pair or individually. Great quick assessment for teachers to take the pulse of any lesson's comprehension/understanding by students.

Use these task cards to reinforce the basic story elements. Designed to be used at a learning station or part of cooperative learning.

Engage your 2nd graders with this comprehensive and interactive Google Slides presentation based on "A Cache of Jewels" by Ruth Heller! This resource is perfect for enhancing their understanding of collective nouns through a variety of activities that combine reading, comprehension, and fun interactive games. Included in this resource:YouTube Video Read-Aloud: A link to a captivating YouTube video of "A Cache of Jewels" being read aloud, bringing the story to life with vivid illustrations and e

Introducing the "Chicks and Salsa Activity PowerPoint"! Dive into vibrant vocabulary, engage with a captivating YouTube read-aloud, and spark critical thinking with comprehension questions. Plus, bring the fiesta to life with festive party activities inspired by the book, including salsa-making and a lively music playlist on YouTube. Designed for elementary classrooms, this dynamic resource immerses students in the delightful world of Aaron Reynolds' beloved story, fostering a love for literacy

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 46 words from the 2nd grade Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

Print, laminate and then post on your bulletin board as a way of tracking the key story elements of your weekly story. Great spiral review for your students! **Be kind and leave feedback**

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 234 words from the Pre-Primer to 3rd Grade Dolch Word list. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 54 words from the Primer Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 40 words from the Pre-Primer Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

This product is great for using as part of your word walls, pocket chart inserts, or flash cards. Includes 37 words from the 3rd grade Dolch Word list. If you like this item, be sure to check out the Dolch Word Bundle Packet I offer for Pre-Primer through 3rd grade. Please leave feedback.

The activity packet to accompany the Polar Express book includes vocabulary and writing activities, metaphor activity, extension activities on gray wolves and ice caps. Answer keys included.

Use these task cards to reinforce the basic story elements. Designed to be used at a learning station or part of cooperative learning.

Use these headers on bulletin boards as headers for teaching strategies or to use as headers for recording daily learning skill. Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Extended Vocabulary