2nd Grade Daily Word Problems

I know it has been forever since I have posted on my little blog! Let's just say I have been busy!! A new school year has started and I have 20 wonderful children that are keeping me busy. The job of a teacher never seems to get easier. Since the Common Core roll out a few years back I have been obsessed with teaching math in a student friendly and conceptually focused manner. I truly believe that when students understand what they are doing it leads to better math skills that they can then apply to new concepts. Last year I started creating a new product with daily word problems. Over the summer I tweaked it and made some improvements and the result is 180 daily math word problems. I am using these each day with my 2nd Graders. Each day students solve one problem on their own and then we go over it as a class. The word problems cover the majority of the Math Common Core standards and present the material in deeper ways so that the students can deeply understand the concepts. Check out some samples below and you can grab it in my TPT shop HERE.

 

Fractions and Partitioning

We have been working on fractions and partitioning and I quickly made this sheet to help my students review. I noticed that they needed extra practice with partitioning a circle into three equal parts. Students benefited from the extra practice that this sheet provided. So just a quick freebie in my TPT shop for those who want some extra fractions practice! Click HERE to get this freebie!

Christmas Money Math

Just in time for Christmas, here is a math center activity to build adding of three digit numbers in the form of currency. Check it out below!

Presents Please

Turkey Money Game

I know it is a little late but, I thought I would share anyway. You can always save until next Thanksgiving.

Here is a money math matching game.

Click here to download in Google docs.

Calendar Board vs. Promethean Board

I teach 2nd grade and I used both a calendar board and a Promethean flip chart this year. I am still not sure what the best solution is but here are my thoughts.

+'s of Calendar Board:

-Ease of use (no technology issues)

-Visually pleasing math display ( I have found that I really like having math reference materials up at all times for my students to refer to.)

-I love my calendar (because it's cute- I know this does not improve student learning but, it does improve my mood!)

-I refer to my board throughout my day and like having it up at all times.

Here are some pictures of my board last year:

I purchased a new place value chart for next year from Really Good Stuff and I am excited to add it to my board. Here is a picture of it:

+'s of Promethean Board:

-You can fit so many skills in a flip chart the possibilities are endless!

-It is quick and fast in that you just move things and write things very quickly.

-It integrates technology and the kids love that!

One of the reasons I ended up using the calendar board more was because I had some technology concerns with my current flip chart I used. What happened was I tried to be too cute and really should have simplified. I had all these great colors and things all over the screen and then when I put it up some things were hard to read due to my projector bulb slowly starting to die. My board was placed directly over our white board and therefore is pretty high creating a problem for students in reaching items at the top. I really want "need" a Promethean wand, does anyone have one? So I think if I redesigned my flipchart to include less colors or a better contrast and really make sure everything is low enough on the page that my kids can reach it I may be swayed to go back to the board. I am glad this post was posted because this is something I really need to ponder and wrap my mind around. 

So...What are your thoughts? I am excited to see what others post!!