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Sparkling in Second Grade

A Primary Teaching Blog

Telling Time

We’ve been working on telling time to the minute. I had a formal observation on the day I had to exclusively teach time to the minute, so I had to pull out all the stops! The kids ended up loving it, getting it, and begging for it every day! Now that’s a success 🙂 First […]

Money, money, money…

Each year it gets harder and harder to teach the students to count coins! I blame it on technology {as much as I love it}! Parents don’t carry around cash and change as much as they used to. I haven’t quite perfected the craft of teaching counting coins, but I think exposure is the most […]

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  • Decodables in early grades like kindergarten and first grade are amaing for practicing phonics skills. Leveled readers have a purpose, but may not be needed in those primary grades. Decodables and leveled readers have different purposes, learn the difference here and grab a free info sheet for reference.
  • Looking for an effective way to improve your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students' short vowel skills? This resource for short i and short e intervention is the perfect solution! This pack includes engaging worksheets and fun center activities that will help your students master the basics of short vowels (distinguishing between short i and short e). #shortvowels #shortvowelintervention #shortvowelactivities #shortvowelworksheets
  • Vowel tents are great for short vowel or long vowel learning! Vowel tents can be used to help students distinguish the difference between specific vowel sounds of your choosing. Read the blog for more info and to get the free download of vowel tents!
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If you don’t know Gustavo the Ghost, you are missing out!Gustavo is a shy ghost is good at many things, but not making friends! He’s very shy and can’t seem to break in to make friends. A must have for your classroom read alouds 🧡🩷 A good message and gorgeous illustrations!Grab it today on Amazon and get it before Halloween (link in profile)#readalouds #kidlit #teacherslovepicturebooks #firstgrade #secondgrade #kinder ... See MoreSee Less

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Digraph decodables are now here! 3 /ch/ books and 3 /sh/ books (and more coming soon...)bit.ly/sparklingdecodabledigraphsMissed the others? Check out the short vowels: bit.ly/sparklingdecodableshortvowelsCheck out the discounted growing bundle: bit.ly/sparklingdecodablebundle ... See MoreSee Less

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MONSTER ADJECTIVES!This book is too perfect for descriptive adjectives and October/Halloween fun!In first grade, I would read this, we would the adjectives of the monster from the book on a thinking map. Then we’d create our own monsters! We’d use adjectives to describe them and write about them 🧡Drop the comment “monster” for the link to the blog post with all the deets!#iteachfirst #halloweenintheclassroom #kindergarten #adjectiveactivity ... See MoreSee Less

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