I have been doing some major work on my vocabulary card sets.  I am trying to give them all a cohesive look.  Now that I have a year of teaching the CCSS under my belt, I am reviewing all the vocabulary I taught last year and making a few changes as needed. Today I uploaded new and improved 2nd grade math vocabulary cards .  Most of these cards have pictures that accompany the words.  If you already own them be sure to go back to your purchases and download the new pack for FREE!   I am still working on Kindergarten and 1st grade math cards and Kindergarten Social Studies cards, stay tuned!! ...
I gave my science vocabulary cards a little make-over today, the cards haven't changed (except for 1st grade, more cards were added!) but the covers and title pages were updated.  If you haven't checked out my science vocabulary cards you can click on the pictures below! Since science curriculums differ from state to state, you can see a list of the words included in the TPT description when you click on the picture. Some words from different grade levels may match the topics you teach in science.   50+ Kindergarten word cards with pictures and definitions 100+ 1st Grade word cards , most have pictures and kid friendly-terms. 100+ 2nd Grade word cards , only words and definitions (no pictures).  I copied these onto colored card stock for the different areas of science (earth science, physical science, life science) and made a science word wall this year.  And last but not least...the winner of Keyword Kids is...Ashley Giles!  My favorite ...
UPDATE: The winner of a FREE copy of Behavior Bank is Rose from Teacher and Lifelong Learner!  Congratulations, an e-mail is coming your way! Looking for a new approach to classroom management?  I have been using what I call the "Behavior Bank" for five years now.  I started it when I taught first graders and now use in second grade too.  The general idea of the program is that students can earn coins for positive behavior and they can spend their coins on various rewards. It is a great way to practice positive behavior and counting coins.  It has truly helped my kiddos become great at counting coins and making change.  We all know how long it takes some kiddos to master the concept of coins and using this program for a whole year really helps! Here are a few pictures from my classroom.  Each student gets a "bank" to keep their money in.  I bought these from the Dollar Tree.  They came in a 10 pack for $1.00.  I don't start with all four coins right a...
I have been looking forward to next year already (even though tomorrow is the LAST day of school!) and I have been thinking about things I want to change/add.  One thing I want to "revamp" is my behavior system.  We use pretend money as part of our "Behavior Bank", which I LOVE and I have been working on turning it into some cool posters, charts and labels.  It is not only a great classroom management system but it helps turn my kiddos into coin counting gurus! But... it's not ready just yet, it will be up soon (hopefully by the end of the week).  While I was working on that, I made some new behavior clip chart posters and an updated behavior chart for next year.  I have used something similar to a clip chart in the past but this one has more levels.  In honor of tomorrow being the LAST day of school, I just uploaded them to TPT for FREE!  You can click on either picture to download it for your classroom! ...
I know it's late but hubby took me out for a sweet dinner date to Outback after school since it is our LAST Friday of the year!  Without further ado, here are a few pictures from my week! I finally gave my team their end-of year gift!  They came out super cute and they loved them! My kiddo's end-of year presents are also DONE!  All they needed were tags and some ribbon! We had awards on Thursday, Michelle Oake's Dollar Store Superlatives were a HUGE hit with both the kids and the parents! We have been working our way down the Race into Summer  countdown.  One day this week was an "art" day so we broke out the shaving cream and made some art on our desks! (Yes, they also got it all over their clothes, in their hair, on their faces...it was a mess, but oh so fun!) I got an early end-of-year present today (we still have 1/2 a day on Monday).  The totally nerdy side of me is SO excited about this gift! I may or may not have ...
I have to confess I wasn't going to make a slideshow this year...I usually make one but I have been so busy getting everything else ready and I didn't feel my picture taking this year was as good as years past.  But then I was talking with a parent this morning and she talked me into it.  So, I was putting all my pictures into an iPhoto album which is SUPER easy to turn into a slideshow....and I realized I needed an ending.  While I was blog stalking a few months ago I found THIS super cute Mother's Day idea from Sandy at Soaring Through Second Grade and it hit me!  I could re-do this but change it to what they want to be when they grow up!  Here is my set-up! And here's what it really looks like without the magical special effects of the Camera + app! The font is Howser by  Kevin and Amanda . I also downloaded the Big Words app for on my iPad for 99 cents and we were ready to go! Here are a few of the final products!  If you're wondering why these t...