We did lots of rules, routines, and procedures but also made time for some fun first week things. The first week of school in 2nd grade second story window. One of my favorite things to incorporate are lots of read alouds that lend themselves to having conversations about rules and expectations, and how we should treat one another. First week of school activities for second grade grade two. Today im rewinding back to the highlights of my awesome first week of school. The first week of second grade school and the city. I wanted to stop by today and share some a few of my goto activities during the first week of school to build our classroom community and set expectations for the year. Even though i have taught 1st grade for many years, i still get overwhelmed before school starts with planning exactly what i want to accomplish during that first week. Back to school books for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders teaching made. The first week of second grade what i have learned.
I also teach students cooperative routines, such as thinkpairshare, talking stick, and insideoutside circle. The first week of first grade is full of excitement, energy, and pure exhaustion. How to talk to kids about morals, values, and what matters most by ian james corlett, kirby k. But when i read the first 6 weeks of school from responsive classroom. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes, first day jitters by julie danneberg. I always found my first week lesson plans scribbled on with time changes as we went along.
The pencils are sharpened, the name tags are written, and butterflies are dancing in your stomach. The first day of school in 2nd grade second story window. One of my favorite stories to read the first week back is first day jitters if youre not familiar with this story, i highly suggest you check it out. Whether youre a seasoned veteran or a brandnew teacher, i hope you find something here to support you on your backtoschool journey. With the teachers help students will write about the classroom schedule, rules and procedures, classmates names, and set goals for the year. A popular choice for teachers to read the first dayweek of school. Since im just teaching reading, i have three different classes and 72 kids. First day in second grade grade 2 first day at a new school grades 23. The surprise at the end always gets loads of giggles. Amelia bedilia first day of school amelia bedelia books for.
I read 6th grade nickname game by gordon korman as my first read aloud with my 5th graders. Many times, students are still trying to enroll, and the staff in the office bless their infinite patience send students to their new classes all of that first week and partly into the second. If youre looking to update your secondgrade books collection, here are 50 of our favorite recent titles and series to inspire your blossoming readers. The first week of second grade responsive classroom. Leaving it until the day before or even during the first week can add unnecessary stress to your week. Its the first day of second grade for your new students, and you are probably as nervous as they are going to be. Students have acquired enough skills to work independently but are still full of wonder and curiosity. It includes warm ups to get students background knowledge activated all themed and tied together by the. I like to have what i call a soft start to the school year and that includes lots of stories, crafts and fun.
Dahls books are a bit on the darker side with humor that kids, especially boys, just love. Favorite read alouds for the first week of school first day of. This lesson plan for the first week of school gives you an opportunity to use that in order to help your studentseven the shy onesopen up to you and to their classmates and build strong foundations of trust and understanding from day one. So many routines to teach and so many little learners to get to know. Fave back to school book, first day jitters i love how the kiddos are totally surprised to see its a teacher whos nervous for her first day of school a the end. Here are my favorite books for the beginning of the school year. It was jam packed and the days went by in the blink of an eye. After 12 years in 2nd grade, ive engineered my first day of school plans into a. These are my top five favorite activities for the first day of school in second grade. These are great first week of school activities to use throughout the first day and the first week and maybe second of school. Wemberly worried by kevin henkes, first day jitters by julie danneberg, chrysanthemum by kevin henkes, a bad case. The first week of school is a time of routines, procedures, expectations, relationship and community building, and sometimes feels like herding about 300 wet cats. We do two more activities from my back to school activities pack where the students get to know their friends and get to explore the classroom environment.
Here are my plans from last years first and second week of school. One of my favorite parts of back to school is getting a whole new class to read my favorite books to. After 12 years in 2nd grade, ive engineered my first day of school plans into a welloiled machine. Every year, some things change and some things stay the same. Use their clever activities to create an exciting start to the school year. Art projects all ages back to school blogher name 331 comments. I want my students to feel as though they dont need to wait for me to teach them what they are interested in. First week of school activities we had our first day of school with students wednesday and i forgot how utterly exhausting and mind blowing that first day is. Start the year off right with these 21 read aloud books for the beginning of the school year. Weve come a long way since the first day of school and now we are a family in room 203.
It hits home the idea that reading is enjoyable and also how we can learn so much from books. This guide has articles, childrens book suggestions, videos, and a program filled with lessons and activities to use with kids. I used astrobrights this year and our book is gorgeous these books always take forever for some reason, so i give them a few days to work on it. Heres a peek at what we did in our first week of 3rd grade. These back to school ideas and activities are fun and exciting for your elementary students on the first week of school.
However, during the first week of school, these tasks will be focused on procedures, getting to know each other, and general backtoschool stuff. Anyone who visits our classroom can easily see that. This is a book that many second graders may be able to read alone. Take a close look at my lesson plans including a collection of read alouds, a behavior management poster and contract, personal goal banners, tear art self portraits, and hand written notes to students.
Top 10 readalouds for second grade teaching maddeness. This year for morning work, i decided to make a little welcome to first grade coloring sheet. Theyre called back to the library about once a week to switch out their books. I made it through my first week and im officially a primary teacher again. Check out our latest as well as our most popular books for kids, ages 012. I just wanted to share these icebreaker type activities in case some of you out there are struggling to find something awesome and engaging to do during the first few days back. Our students are looking to see what kind of teacher we will be and making judgements about their school year. School zone big second grade workbook ages 7 to 8, 2nd grade, word problems, reading comprehension, phonics, math, science, and more school zone big workbook series school zone, joan hoffman, shannon m. When the students come in, they find their name tag on a table near the door and then choose a desk. First day of school in second grade core inspiration. Math worksheet practice workbook language arts and grammar workbook 2nd grade spelling workbook 2nd grade reading comprehension worksheets 2nd. Readaloud books are a great way to facilitate class discussions, encourage students to feel comfortable sharing, and help you and your students establish which values will define your classs identity.
Being clear with my expectations so students know the boundaries and limits. Second grade worksheets youd want to print free worksheet jumbo workbooks for second graders. It is a great book for a discussion on how to work and talk with our partners and in our groups. Schools first day of school 1st day of school read aloud duration. Second graders represent masters of the basics they learned in previous grades. I love a kevin henkes author study for the first week and am going to mention it to my teaching partner.
Im not going to share an hourbyhour break down of the first week of school like i did for the first day, but ill explain the activities i made sure to incorporate the first two weeks and explain why i feel they were so important what i do. First week of school activities teaching with love and. Your students may take longer to complete an activity, or they may be quicker. We practice our morning routine the afternoon of the first day. Setting up a classroom and getting things ready for a new school year takes time.
Make a daily first day and first week of school activities activity lesson plan book. Remember the first week of school when we read have you filled a bucket today. One of my goals the first week of school well actually all school year is helping students learn how to be together in our classroom. Everything you need for the first week of first grade. I say this every time i change grade levels, but i really think second grade is my new favorite grade i have an amazing class of only 19 kiddos this year.
Ive always had 27 or 28, so this is a real treat for me even though i know it most likely wont last. Even though the first week of school can be such an exciting time, it can also be downright stressful. School zone big second grade workbook ages 7 to 8, 2nd grade, word problems, reading. The first ten days of school are exhausting for both teachers and students. Giving students ownership and choice thank you responsive classroom books. During the first few days of school, we are setting the tone for the rest of the year. School zone big second grade workbook ages 7 to 8, 2nd. We do a ton of cooperative learning activities during the first week of school. In fact, this past year, it was chosen as the best readaloud by my class yes, it even beat out the doll people for the first time. My second graders made a class book about our rules and procedures. First week of school activities for first grade firstieland.
While 7yearolds may have had choppy reading capabilities in first grade, devouring childrens books is now the norm. Libraryaware books for 1st and 2nd graders, winter 2020. Preschool bears jk bears kindergarten bears first grade bears. Secondgrade students can take on more complicated math problems, utilize doubledigits and count by multiples of twos, threes and fours. Ive been use to have 18 kids for the whole day in first grade. The first week of school is all about getting to know each other and the very beginnings of relationship building. Kids need to build their stamina for sitting and working for long periods of time, so i find that when i do fun activities with my firsties i have a better year in the long run. First week of school lesson plans not so wimpy teacher. Start your back to school time being organized and ready to hit the ground running. Back to school plans for the first week of first grade. My goal is to build students reading stamina till we can read for 3040 minutes.
First week of second grade activities to get to know. It is a very cute book that even my fourth graders enjoyed, and learned from the message in the story. In my back to school activity packet for second graders, i differentiated this activity and made 2 harder versions. I hope this post is helpful and sparks some ideas for you as you begin planning for you first week of school. Start the year off right with your first graders with my first week of first grade book writing activity. Thank you for posting your lessons for the first week of school.
Second grade is the sweet spot when it comes to reading. My lesson plans for the first ten days of school are almost always the same with a few little tweaks here and there. The first week in first grade teaching with haley oconnor. Primary and intermediatelevel teachers offer suggestions for firstdayofschool lesson planning. First week of school back to school first day of school second grade seconds into second grade is a unit made especially for second graders during their first day and first week of school. During the first week of school, my second graders make a time capsule. I like to incorporate quite a few bodilykinesthetic activities in the first week just in case any of the kiddos have the wiggles. When looking for good books to read the first week of school for your upper elementary students, you will likely come across many suggestions that just arent. They also made the same tree map, web, and 5 sentences paragraph as my first graders. We all know that the first weeks of school with our students can truly set the stage for the entire year. On the first and second days of school, i take my class out for a private recess when the playground is empty. Top 10 readalouds for second grade monday, june 20, 2016.
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