I am a 2nd grade teacher at a private school in New Jersey. We have 18 students and we are looking for pen pals!! If anyone from any state is interested .. Please email me ASAP!!
Nate the Great series nfmOn 11/24/13, A Mom wrote: > I'm looking for books at level K that are not babyish for > my son. Maybe a series or something with a character/plot > that will engage him. Thanks!
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions on teaching money to 2nd graders? I've had difficulty year after year. Specifically, I'm wondering what everyone has done in terms of supplementing textbooks with other things. (counting, equivalent amounts, using fewest coins, calculating change, buying and prices) Thanks in advance!
For a c...See MoreIf you teach young children, I have a stunningly simple, ridiculously easy positive –discipline technique that will change your life. Well, would you believe it’ll make your day a little bit easier? (Because if you’re like me, you’ll pounce on anything that promises to make your classroom even the itsy-bitsiest bit calmer.)
For a couple of weeks during this very long winter, I found myself in somewhat of a slump. The children didn’t seem engaged, they were easily distracted, and they Never. Ever. Listened. I often felt like I was at a very noisy party to which I had not been invited. If I’d dressed up as SpongeBob and passed out pizza like Ellen DeGeneres at the Oscars, it wouldn’t have made any difference. Nothing could pry their attention away from their 24/7 talkathon.
Then one day, as I was leaving a class (I teach music classes for preschool and kindergarten), I heard myself say, “So, next time we’re going to be better listeners, right?” Yes, yes they nodded. Suddenly it struck me...
Our classes could possibly do a simple reader's theater (I have done Green Eggs and Ham with another class before) or even share poetry (student made or favorite class poems) because April is National Poetry Month. The two classes could even share their top 10 favorite books. If you were interested and wanted to participate on this day or even on a different day, let me know!
I am a second grade teacher and technology coordinator for a small PK3-8th Grade school in Oak Park, IL.
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I'd say try Nate the Great- its a whole series, it has interesting plot...See MoreThere are a few kids in the class > who are reading at a level K (independent level). They > don't want to read picture books because they think they're > too "babyish". Chapter books like Magic Treehouse are too > challenging. Do you have any suggestions?
I'd say try Nate the Great- its a whole series, it has interesting plots and humor, my 2nd graders who have trouble reading tend to like them. I have one this year reading Henry and Mudge- that is even LOWER but he is immature for the grade level anyway and he is enjoying them.