Reading Classic - Stone Soup

Stone Soup is a classic folktale that is listed on the 2nd grade Common Core Reading List.  I thought about using it this month before we start text features. 

I aligned this unit is to 2nd grade Common Core standards, but it can really be used in many grades. It is also compatible with many different versions of the book!

Here is the book I use in the classroom:

All of these activities have been used in my classroom. 
This unit includes:
• Compare and Contrast – Venn
• Character Traits
• Vocabulary - ABC order pages
• Grammar Practice
• Cause and Effect
• Story Map – B,M,E
• Main Idea and Details
• Story Map including Main Idea and Details
• Text to Self
• Create your own Stone Soup Recipe
• Creative Writing - Create your own Soup

Baby Names

No, not for me...... a coworker!

I just love how true this really is...

Teacher have to think long and hard about the baby names they choose!  

I can think of several names I hope my own children do not choose to name my grandchildren!

Happy Tuesday!

Mrs. Patton

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

This could very easily be labeled as "My Strange Addiction."
I simply love buying...getting...playing with...
new school supplies!
I am sorry!
Mrs. Patton

Turn Up the HEAT

I have spent hours looking through my new curriculum.  I am really excited about all of the Science Experiments we are going to do!

Here is the latest Physical Science unit - Heat

I spent many hours working on this unit.

I put together a three week lesson plan that includes EVERYTHING!!

 This was a fun unit to work on.  I included NINE experiments and many handouts to support and engage the kiddos!

 Check it out!
Mrs. Patton

Georgia Habitats

I am moving to THIRD grade!
I am very excited about my new move!  Not only will I loop with with my current kiddos,
I will have ALL NEW CONTENT!
That may not sound exciting to some, but I am thinking about all of the new material I will have for TpT!  My Teachers Pay Teachers store could double in content in 2015-16!

Here is the first of many new packets to come...

GEORGIA HABITATS BUNDLE

This pack includes all 5 Georgia Habitats. 
All pages directly correlate with the Georgia Performance Standards for 3rd grade Science. 

1. Piedmont
2. Mountains 
3. Swamps & Marshes 
4. Coastal Plain 
5. Atlantic Ocean 

Each habitat contains an assessment, a text feature page which incorporates ELA, and a vocabulary page which incorporates using a glossary or dictionary. 

A Habitat Diorama information sheet and rubric are also included. Several compare and contrast pages and research writing pages are also included.

Go check it out!!!
Mrs. Patton

TpT Adding a Photo to your Teacher-Quote

I searched the internet to find out how everyone was posting a photo to their TpT page.
I found a good resource that told me to upload a picture

Afterwards, I needed to use this code to embed it:

<a href="http://bit.ly/1ZjTIwi"><img src="http://bit.ly/1kXD56x"></a>

Now go to bitly.com and shorten the URL
http://bit.ly/1kXD56x

St. Patty's Day

We hope you have a great St. Patty's Day!

Getting Ready For Valentine's Day

I have tried to put as many standards as possible in the Valentine's Day packet.  I have included compound words, reflexive pronouns, contractions, ABC order and several more.  I really wanted to include as much as I could.  I love setting up centers around the holiday theme!

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Are you ready for MLK day?  In Georgia, we get the day off from school as a holiday.  I made a packet to help teach some of the Social Studies standards that go along with Martin Luther King.

I made a timeline and a text feature page that are very helpful for review!

All-Time BEST SELLER

     Last February I never dreamed my measurement packet would do as well as it has!  I knew I liked it and it satisfied what I needed for my classroom, but little did I know so many others needed a supplemental resource as well!  

2nd Grade Common Core Measurement Unit

Are you starting measurement?  

Check it out!!!

What do I love...

I love having an organized classroom.  I really love a quiet room in the mornings when the students are coming in and unpacking their backpacks.  I like to have something on the board ready to go when they walk in.  I am very lucky I have four early arrivers that usually set the tone for the classroom!

Here are some of my favorites for third quarter.

Morning Work MATH Roundup - 2nd Grade Common Core

Morning Work Math Freebie

Math Review and Winter Journal Prompts FREEBIE

Happy 2015!

It's a NEW YEAR!
I am excited about the new year!  I have never been good at New Years Resolutions, but I am going to work on a few goals this year!

The first goal is to focus on my Teachers Pay Teachers BUSINESS!  I had a great first year and feel if I put some effort into it, it could really be a GREAT business!  Fortunately I have a "numbers" husband and he has helped me see the potential!

So, with that said I have posted a few products over the past few days!  Check them out!!!

Amazon Rainforest: A Nonfiction Common Core Aligned Unit

Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Common Core Aligned Unit

Penguins: A Nonfiction Common Core Aligned Unit

Trick or Treat!

This year I had the privilege of having a student teacher from LaGrange College, Miss Lindsay Munson.  My students loved her and so did I ! 

We had a fun Halloween! She was a Bad Case of Stripes and I was Thing One.  

Don't you love the BLUE Pixie Cut!

Teacher Approved

I am really excited to announce a new site for teachers - 

TEACHER APPROVED

A monthly subscription for educators.   Revitalize your classroom with hand–pickedTeacher Approved materials.

Click on the picture to go to their blog!  They highlight different teachers each week who are in their subscriptions each month.  AND I am so excited to announce that I am one of their August downloads for second-third grade!  

Today in honor of being highlighted on their blog, EVERYTHING in my TpT store is 20% off!

Go check out the blog and subscribe for $5 a month and please check out my sale!

Thanks!

Searching for the Best Deal on the Last Day of the Sale!

I love a good sale!  

Check out my store if you have not!  

I really love to get in there and scour the racks and find the best deals!  

First I will type in the general idea

 of what I am looking for.

Here I want to search for a great writing unit 

to help my kiddos me with daily writing.

Then I go down to GRADES and 

narrow down the search by clicking on Second.

Then I do it again under price.  

It all depends on how much I want am willing to spend! 

I am normally real cheap and do not buy 

anything over $6 or $7, 

BUT.... Since it is a sale 

I will probably go to $10 and under! 

You never know what all you can score with a TpT Sale!

Please check back in and share your deals! 

I can't wait to share!

Today is the SALE!

Don't miss your chance to score some amazing deals today and tomorrow!  A group of sellers from Teachers Pay Teachers have teamed up to make shopping easy for you!  Check out this directory on TEACHER APPROVED to find your grade level!

Please click on my store to see all of my units on sale!  Save up to 30%

Check back in on Wednesday and share what all you bought during the sale!  I can't wait!

Back to School - Here we come!

It Is A SUPER Sale!

I am so excited to announce

 TpT is hosting a sale!

Everything in my store is on sale 

Monday, August 4th - 

Tuesday August 5th at midnight!

This is a great time to grab some great deals!

Be sure to use the code BTS14 at checkout!

You can Save 28% off!

A $5.00 unit is now only $3.60

This is major shopping!  

You have to have a plan and be prepared!!!

The first thing I do is clean up my cart.  If I am uncertain I put it on my wish list.  Everything else I leave in there until the day of the sale.  On the day of the sale, I like to take advantage of the most savings.  Suppose I am looking for math interactive notebooks.  I will use the sorting features to narrow it down, and then sort by price!  

I lUrV to save money!!!

Here are a few of my favorite Back To School items:

I used the 2nd Grade EDL word list and the 2nd grade phonics standards to make 16 spelling list for the first semester.  I have a few activities included to get you started, and an activity tic-tac-toe grid to use in a spelling journal for homework.  I am really excited about this unit!

This is my all-time favorite for second grade.  It is a great chapter book to get them hooked on the entire series!

I use this unit during the first few weeks of school to begin teaching all of the Reading Literature standards. 

 They love Mudge and his adventures!

This is a new series for my room this year.  I read these two books last year, but did not have the complete six book set.  I look forward to using them in guided reading and as read alouds.

This sweet book is one I read on the first few days of school.  All of the children can relate to it!  

Very good too for Mother's Day!

I struggled last year with vocabulary in Social Studies and wanted something more consistent.  I have covered the Georgia Social Studies Standards and look forward to using the graphic organizers with the class. 

 Each unit has an assessment included.

I hope you enjoy and 

HaPpY ShOpPiNg!!

Writing Station Makeover

This summer I planned and pinned so many ideas for my classroom, it was hard to decide where to start.  I really wanted to focus on my writing station.  I wanted all of the materials to be accessible to the kiddos and easy to maintain.

Here is my Before and the After!

I added a shelf to hold supplies - pens, colored pencils, highlighters, and paper.  Then I added the Writing Folders that I received from Donors Choose last year.  Underneath the cart I placed clipboards, dictionaries and another paper tray.  I added the bulletin board paper to the wall and plan on placing writing options.  The black crate on the floor is for lunch boxes.  I like how it turned out!

I am still trying to decide which Writing Unit to buy on TpT.  I would love any recommendations!

The writing center will continue to be a work in progress!!

I have a set of writing rubrics that I made to go under the white board, to the right.  I thinks they will really work great since they will be sitting right there at the writing center.

Check out this freebie for your bulletin board!

I Have Fallen in LoVe Again!

I have fallen in love with a pig - Mercy Watson!
Last year I fell in love with Mercy Watson.  There are six books in the series and they are perfect for students looking for books after picture books and before picture-less chapter books. This is the adventures of a pig who is treated like a child. Mercy usually causes the trouble, but also comes out as a hero, to the dislike of her two elderly neighbors, one of whom thinks pigs should not live in houses or ride in automobiles.

Kate DiCamillo has created wonderful characters, full of life, personality and fun quirks.  Mercy is an adorable pink pig who loves toast and adventure.

  

This unit is perfect for integrating reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar making it a complete language arts tool. Students love Mercy Watson and her many adventures! Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo has written these humorous early chapter books with quality writing, super fun art, and a humorous plot that is perfect for second graders. 

Check out all of my Mercy Watson Book Units 
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride Common Core Book Unit 
Mercy Watson to the Rescue Common Core Book Unit 
Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise Common Core Book Unit 
Mercy Watson Thinks Like A Pig Common Core Book Unit 

 Book One and Book Two Bundled at a Discounted Price Mercy Watson Thinks Like A Pig Common Core Book Unit

I hope you enjoy these books as much as I do!