2ND GRADE GOOD MORNING WORK + TESTER PAGES

Hey friends.  It was like pulling teeth yesterday, but I managed to finish up January’s Good Morning Work {Reading}.  I only had 13 pages to finish, but it took me ALL day.  It was a sad sight over here in Casa de Dolling.  I would finish a page and browse Anthro’s sale area.  I would finish a page and listen to a dozen different samples in the iTunes store.  I would finish a page and wander around FaceBook for 20 minutes.  I would finish a page and try out Katie King’s killer squat challenge while hiding in the privacy of my office.  Okay, I’ll spare you the rest of the story . . . you get the idea! Well, I finally buttoned it up around 4-ish and jumped in the shower/brushed my teeth {we won’t mention that I started around 7:30}.  

If you are interested in trying out something new for Morning Work, I’d love to have you test these packs out with your babes.  In fact, I am offering up a handful of pages from both sets for just this reason.  Simply click the preview image of the FREEBIE pages you would like to try.  Choose one or both 🙂

Just like my first grade sets, I really strive to put together thoughtful collections that challenge the kids, but still allow them to be independent workers.  The last thing a teacher needs in the AM is 500 questions on how to do the warm up page.  To help combat this, I chunk my topics.  {If you follow me, you’ve heard this speal before, but I stand by it.}  By chunking, I mean that I target the same 6-7 Common Core Standards for 5 days in a row.  This allows you to teach it once and let ’em fly.  I have found that kids are much more confident and successful when presented with a format that they have seen before.  

These two new sets cover all of the Common Core Standards that most 2nd graders have learned or will learn during this mid-year run.  I chat with numerous 2nd grade teachers every month and they feed me things they would like to see pop up.  We are talkin’ everything from adverbs, commas in a series, and main idea to expanded notation, two-step word problems, and true equations {okay . . . it’s way more than that, but I was trying fit it into one sentence . . . hehehehehe!!}

On a final note, if you teach 1st grade, I have sets for you too.  I use these EVERY day and these packets are one of my top sellers.  Click on the pict to see ’em in more detail 🙂  Oh, and these packs are priced to fit a teacher’s budget. These puppies are only $3 for a month’s worth of learning and spiral review!

Alright, I am off to work on a new packet that I’ve been kicking around for about a month.  We shall see . . . I am channeling the FOCUS GODS this AM.  Have a great Thursday and I’ll see you guys soon!!!