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!!!