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Looking for some fun and content-driven Halloween math activities for your 2nd graders? These activities are perfect to review 2nd grade place value standards. The activities cover expanded form, unit form, word form, and base ten pictures. There are some activities that will take more time (the color by number pictures and the cut and paste sort) and some grab-and-go worksheets that make great morning work, homework, or fast finishers. Use the activities as best fits your schedule! Halloween M

These anchor charts will introduce informational writing to your students using the POW and TIDE strategy. POW and TIDE is based off the SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) model. There are charts defining informational writing, the meaning of POW and TIDE, and examples of transition words. Color and black and white versions allow for great anchor charts as well as printable versions which are great for writing notebooks! There are 3 graphic organizers- 2 for TIDE and 1 for recording po

This SRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) Unit plan will walk you through all the stages of teaching informational writing. POW and TIDE are more than just convenient mnemonics; the SRSD method can change how your students perceive themselves as writers! The use of self-talk while writing, paired with guided practice with mentor text changed my students into much more independent and confident writers. These lesson plans will give you guidance on how to implement the SRSD method in your cl

Looking for some activities to go with your COVID-19 health lesson about personal hygiene and social distancing? This pack gives students hands-on activities to help review how to stay healthy and safe from the coronavirus. Perfect for the first week of school or in later weeks when students may need a refresher on the rules. This resource includes words and pictures in the activities to help ELL students, struggling readers, and younger students who are not independent readers yet. **updated t

There are 6 summer STEM activities in this freebie. It is perfect to use as a choice board, send home in a summer packet, or as a summer school/homeschool project. All activities only require simple household items to participate!

Using POW and TIDE to teach informational writing? These writing prompts and rubric align perfectly! This product includes a graphic organizer, as well as 3 informational writing prompts for the lower grades. Using the POW and TIDE framework to pick an idea, organize notes, and write and say more, this product also allows students to evaluate their own work with a self-check rubric that is student-friendly. Included:3 full page color versions of the writing prompts to be projected on the board 3

Need some help with the new class and school rules that you may implement due to COVID-19? These posters will help remind your students how to be safe and healthy when they come back to school by practicing appropriate social distancing. There are 16 posters, in both a color and black and white option. Makes a wonderful back to school bulletin board! ****Now including posters for 2 meters distance apart!***** Included Posters:-Stay Healthy header -Stay 6 ft apart -Visuals of things that are 6 fe

Writing informational paragraphs can be tricky for young writers- try using mentor text to help your students understand the parts of an informational paragraph before having them write their own! There are 3 informational writing sample essays in this product, all complete with answer keys for how to highlight them and dissect them with your class! (TIDE stands for Topic sentence, Important Ideas, and Ending sentence. It is part of the SRSD model for writing.) Using mentor text was a game-cha

Here are 12 different ways to incorporate morning greetings in your classroom while still complying with social distancing. These are great for greeting students as they come into the classroom or for morning meeting. 9 greetings are completely no contact, and 3 are minimal contact-choose which greetings are best according to your state and school guidelines. The greetings are included as both rectangles and circles so you can customize your greeting set up. Each greeting is an individual piece