Whew! I made it
through my first week and I’m officially a primary teacher again. 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. I’ve always had 27 or 28, so this is a real
treat for me.. even though I know it most likely won’t last.
This year, each of
my second graders will have their very own iPad to use all day at school, and
they will even have the option to take it home each night. I thought this door display would be fitting to
welcome people into our 1:1 iPad classroom.
I just love the adorable iPad graphics by my friend Kate and the cute
letter clipart by the amazing Megan Favre.
After going over
our technology expectations, the first thing I had my kiddos do with their
iPads was take a selfie and set it as their wallpaper. This way, the students will be able to easily
tell which iPad is theirs.
We started doing some
math review centers, and I was even able to throw in some QR code activities
since most of my students had experience using them. Several of my students had Amanda from
Learning to the Core last year as their teacher, so they were excited to hear
that they’d be using QR codes a lot in second grade. Here they are working on a true/false
addition sort from my QRazy for QR Codes pack.
In reading, we’ve
been working on building our stamina during Daily 5. I was super excited to introduce my kiddos to
our QR code listening center.
I
made the center into a bulletin board that I will change out every so often
with new stories. Students walk up to
the board, scan a QR code, and listen to the story at their seat or on the
carpet. I also plan on having them fill
out a response sheet each time they listen to a story.
You can check out
this listening center pack in my TpT store. It comes with 40 stories, a listening center
sign, and four generic response sheets that work with any fictional story.
All in all, it was
very successful first week back at school.
The highlight of my week, however, was standing up as Matron of Honor in
my BFF’s wedding. Here I am with the
teeny-tiny, gorgeous bride.
Now I'm off to spend the rest of my Sunday relaxing and resting up for another busy week of second grade! I hope everyone's having a smooth start to their school year.:)