Organizing Already!!!

I'm always thinking of new ways to keep myself organized because it seems to be such a challenge! Since owls have stolen my heart, I have stuck with this theme for my newest product-A Teacher Binder!
This 89 Page Binder includes essential items to stay organized throughout the year! Within the packet, you will find:
1. Teacher Binder Cover
2. 4 Class List Templates
3. Behavior Section
-Behavior Book Templates
-Clip Chart Recording Sheets
4. Reading, Writing, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Phonics Folders/ Sections
5. Class Schedule Template
6. Class Roster Templates
7. Attendance Sheets
8. Monthly Calendars (August-July)
-2013-2014 and Blank Calendars
9. Grade Book
10. Lesson Plan Templates
11. Meeting Notes
12. Parent Communication Template
13. Parent Contact Template
14. Student Information
15. Transportation Recording Sheet (Bus Riders, Car Riders, Walkers, After School Care, Intermurals) 
16. Birthday Recording Sheet
17. Substitue Folder Section/ Important Information!
18. Substitute Plans Section
19. Allergy Section
20. Colorful Tabs for each section of binder with owls!


If your already thinking of next year check out this new product at TPT store! 

On that note, I'm off to bed and ready to wake up and celebrate my 24th birthday tomorrow! Happy 5 day week :) 

A Freebie and Cyber Monday SALE!!!

Cyber Monday is almost here! I hope you all enjoyed Black Friday shopping :) I sure felt like I couldn't get anywhere fast enough! If you plan to do some Cyber Monday shopping on TPT make sure to head over to my TPT store Second Grade Discoveries where all of my products will be 20% off on Monday and Tuesday!  Happy Shopping :)

This week we will be exploring irregular plural nouns. I thought that after the direct instruction, my students could play this Go Fish game to help reinforce the concept! The goal of the game is to match the plural noun to the singular noun. Click the pictures below to grab your free copy from TPT! 

Question Words

I feel like a terrible blogger! This year has proven to be quite demanding of my time but I am LOVING every minute of it! We are piloting a new reading series entitled "Wonders" and one of the first main reading strategies presented was the ability to recognize, ask, and answer questions. To introduce the skills required to actively use the six question words, I created these posters with examples. We discussed each word, read the sentence and came up with our own ways to use these words. We eventually started using these question words to help us question as we read. We used the below graphic organizer to record our questions as we read! Click on the pictures below to grab your free copies! :) 

Classroom Management and Parent Communication

I have successfully made it through my first full week! I am so thankful for the long weekend because I am exhausted! I hope everyone has had a wonderful start to their school year. I have been designing a few classroom tools to use in regards to reflection and classroom management. Click on the pictures to download these FREEBIES!

Weekly Reflection:
This weekly reflection tool was designed to give students the opportunity to reflect on things they learned and enjoyed throughout the week. After the students reflect, the instructor takes time to write a quick comment about the student's week that will be seen by the parent. These reflection sheets are sent home on Friday and returned the following week with a parent signature. At the bottom of the sheet, parents have the opportunity to comment an the weekly reflection. This is a great tool to use to foster reflection and communication!

Weekly Behavior Book:

This reflection sheet allows students to reflect on their daily behavior. At the end of the day, students highlight the section of the clip chart they landed on. This can be placed in a homework folder so that the sheet can be viewed by the parents at the end of each day.

Have a relaxing LONG weekend :)

Bright and Owl CAFE Poster FREEBIES!!

I just finished planning the first 3 weeks of The Daily 5/CAFE with my teaching partner! I am thrilled to be using these programs next year and I feel that I will be a much more effective reading teacher! In order to effectively implement this program, I have created a few Daily 5/CAFE posters that I will be hanging in my classroom and I want to share these FREEBIES with you :) Click the pictures below to be directed to these free posters at my TPT store. Enjoy!!! P.S.....I hope you're not surprised by the Owl theme that carries into a few of these posters :)

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Bright Classroom Jobs, Owl Birthdays and the Worry Rock

I hope everyone is enjoying the Olympics as much as I have been! I am getting super excited about watching the replay of the Woman's Gymnastics tonight at 8!!! The gymnastics portion is my personal favorite! I was blog hopping today and I stumbled upon and Olympic Craftivity created by one of my favorite bloggers, Amy Lemons! Hop on over to her blog (Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons) to check out this CUTE craftivity that would be perfect for the first weeks of school! As I have been watching the Olympics, I've been busy getting a few more Back to School packets together! My most recent include my Bright Classroom Jobs, Owl Birthdays, and The Worry Rock (A FREEBIE!!) Click on the pictures to grab a copy of the packets below!

This pack includes 27 job cards with a set of 18 blank cards for personalization. Each card has a graphic to indicate the specific job. Two Classroom Job titles are also included. The cards come in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

Jobs Included:

-Messenger

-Mail Person

-Calendar Helper

-Teacher's Assistant

-Recess Basket Carriers

-Paper Passer

-Floor Sweeper

-Line Leader

-Caboose

-Electrician 

-Lunch Helper

-Weather Reporter

-Door Holder

-Center Inspector

-Table Washer

-Reading Log Checker

-Recycler

-Desk Fairy

-Librarian

-Lunch Money

-Computer Helper

-Pencil Helper

-WOrd Wall Pointer

-Materials Manager

-Board Cleaner

-Clip Mover

-Chair Checker

These birthday cards are designed to be formed into a poster. Cut out the individual month cards and assemble them on a poster board. You can simply cut and tape them on your classroom wall without a poster board. Write the dates and student names in the white sections. 
This Pack Includes:
12 Half Page Owl Birthday Month Cards
12 Large Owl Birthday Month Cards
2 Titles

The Worry Rock is a tool to use in the classroom for kids who have concerns or anxiety. The idea is that the students will share their worries with the Worry Rock and by voicing their concerns, the Worry Rock will take the students’ worries away. Whenever a child is feeling worried, they can go over to the Worry Rock, hold it, and share. Place the Worry Rock in a quiet corner so that the students feel comfortable approaching that area to voice their concerns. Use the attached sheets to help students through the verbalizing process. They can read the poem or just start to speak to the rock. 

This pack includes:
-Worry Rock Poem
-Worry Rock Instructions
-Worry Rock tent/sign

Whoooo loves OWLS? A FREEBIE and a Give Away!

Owls have always been one of my favorite animals and I've been wanting to integrate them into my classroom. So....I have been working on an Owl Classroom Pack! This pack includes the following:
-Word Wall
-Classroom Jobs
-Schedule Cards
-Subject Cards
-Number Line
-Hall Passes
-Calendar
-Clock Numbers

Owl Themed Classroom Pack!

I have been working hard to get this product out for all of those teachers who are in the  "Back to School" mind set and you can find the recently added product on Teachers Pay Teachers!  If you are an avid owl lover and you would like to decorate your classroom with these cuties click the direct link to my TPT Owl Classroom Pack :)

I have also included a FREEBIE! Check out these owl clock numbers by click any of the pictures below! :)

Giveaway!

Stop by Swimming Into Second to enter into the 10 Days of Give Aways in celebration of her 1,000 Followers! Congrats Swimming into Second!!!!

Well I am off to finish some final course work! Enjoy!!

Eye to Eye, Knee to Knee Freebie!

To accompany my Read to Someone Poster, I have created a few Eye to Eye, Knee to Knee poster that will reinforce the correct way for students to partner read. Click the link below to grab your FREE copies of these posters! :)

EEKK FREEBIE!

Beth