Back to school second grade

It's that time of year again...back to school season. You're busy setting up your Pinterest-worthy classroom, focusing on every detail. Y...

The first day of 2nd grade for pretty much any grade is a whirlwind. Plan for the first day of 2nd grade to keep students engaged, and excited to come back!

The First Week Back Activity Pack is stuffed full of activities for your first week of 2nd grade. To make it all make sense, I've included a free PDF of lesson plans for the first week of school that blends the activities from this pack with the routine and procedure lessons you need to teach! Click to download your FREE lesson plans for the first week of school, and have your best first week of school, EVER.

Get all the best tips, tricks, and ideas for second grade classroom management, from teachers who've been there and know how it works.

Back to School Night can be the first time you meet many of the parents in your class. It is important that you communicate all of the information the parents will need to help their child have a successful school year. Here are my top tips for planning an informative and stress free Back to School Night: Have a Sign In SheetHave parents sign in on a sheet as the enter the room. This will allow you to keep track of which student's parents were able to attend. Be sure to send home copies of…

With back to school right around the corner, I bet ya starting to plan your first few weeks back to school. One of the best ways to kick off the school year is with read-aloud sessions. In my latest blog post I shared 25 epic back to school read alouds for 2nd grade. READ NOW ON THE BLOG!

Looking for back to school books for 2nd grade to start your year off right? These eleven titles are must reads this school year!

Jump-Start on Back to School 10 comments Back to School, Freebies Yay for summer! It's the season of relaxation, but the thought of school is always on my mind. I don't think I can turn off the teacher part of me. While I get my fill of relaxation, I also make sure to get a jump-start on a few of my back to school tasks! I certainly have my list of things to accomplish this summer, but before I left school I made sure to prep as much as I could for next year. #jumpstart #check #happyteacher…

Fun and engaging ideas for the first week of first grade!!

Chapter book read alouds for your 2nd grade classroom. My second grade kids love some of these read alouds. Come find your new favorite! #1 is super entertaining and imaginative!

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Each year there is a few different days that I truly look forward to. Days like Spooky School, Grinch Day, & Second Day of Second Grade. I truly love this day. When I first started teaching my mentor teacher told me about different things she does for the 2nd day of 2nd grade. I took her activities and many ideas floating around in my head and just rolled with it! Every subject on the 2nd day revolves around the #2. I really have found this builds excitement among the second graders for this…

Celebrate and share was to be kind with these free writing crafts. Use this writing activity with kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students on World Kindness Day or any time of year to spread cheer and reflect on kind choices.

The read alouds for back to school in this post can be used across grade levels to help build community and set the tone in any classroom.

Learn how to use this whole class rewards system in your classroom. I also give a list of all the class rewards my 2nd grade students love.