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Playful Crab Contractions Activity

FREE Crab Contractions - this is such a fun, hands on educational activity to help first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade kids to learn contractions. This free printable activity is perfect for centers, extra practice, seat work, spring break, and more.

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FREE Ice Cream Shop Word Endings Activity

FREE Suffixes Ice Cream Shop - What a fun, free printable educational game for kids working on word endings - s, er, ing, ed. This is a fun hands on activity for Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade kids in homeschool, after school, or classrooms. #suffix #wordendings #learningactivities

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Hands-on Activities for Teaching Missing Addends | Math Workshop | First grade math, Elementary math, Math workshop

Are you needing help on classroom activities you can use to teach your students about missing addends? This blog post has the ultimate guide on teaching missing addends. Your students have experience with addition and subtraction for numbers 1-10, so now we want to focus on finding the unknown numbers. In this post I give some fun math games, one using hula hoops in the classroom for a group math activity to find the missing number. Read all of my math tips on finding unknown addends.

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Math Manipulatives for Teaching 2nd Grade: Essential Tools & Affordable Tips

There are so many options out there for teaching 2nd grade math using hands-on manipulatives. It's easy to feel like you need it all, but if you're like most second grade teachers, you're on a budget. Here's my list of math manipulatives I couldn't live without and some tips for making your own or finding them at affordable prices. Includes a free printable clock for dry erase practice!

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Fresh and Engaging 2nd Grade Literacy Center Ideas

Are you looking for some fresh ways to keep your 2nd graders engaged with literacy practice? This blog post has several ideas that you can use for ELA games, reading centers ,and more for your Grade 2 literacy activities. These Second grade centers are hands-on and low prep. Plus you can grab some FREE literacy printables for your class once you see all the videos of the activities included in the post.

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10 Fun At-Home Science Lessons - Around the Kampfire | Science lesson activities, Homeschooling 2nd grade, Fun science

Find 10 fun and hands-on science lessons, activities, and experiments for second grade kids in the classroom or learning at home. Perfect for teachers and parents homeschooling children during school closures or school breaks. Ideal for 2nd and 3rd grade distance learning.

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How to: Create Personal Student Math Toolkits - The Teaching Texan | Teaching second grade, First grade classroom, Teaching first grade

Wondering how to ensure students get hands on math practice during this time of distance learning, hybrid teaching, and social distancing? Create personal math toolkits with this FREE printable resource to help your Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second

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Hands-on Habitats Activities for Second Grade Scientists - Around the Kampfire | Ecosystem activities, Second grade science, Habitat activities

Creative and hands-on habitats activities for second grade science. Find teaching ideas, ready to use lessons, videos, and science experiments for kids, ideal for teaching 2nd grade habitats and ecosystems.

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Teaching kids to tell time past the hour - Around the Kampfire in 2025 | Teaching math, Math classroom, Math lessons

Telling time past the hour can be challenging for primary kids but it doesn’t have to be a struggle for you or your students. Learn simple ways and effective strategies to make telling time easier for primary kids.

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Math towers - unit block addition activity printables - NurtureStore in 2025 | Kindergarten math activities, Math activities, Math activities preschool

Hands-on math activities for children who love blocks! You can use these printable counting and addition games with your favourite unit blocks to build math towers, supporting early math and fine motor skills. Math towers – block addition activity printables This article is part of our creative math activities for children. Save time with our […]

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My Mouth is a Volcano STEM Challenge

The first lessons you teach set the tone for the rest of the year in the classroom! During the first week of school, your schedule should include a mix of teaching procedures and expectations as well as building a strong classroom community. Unfortunately, introducing procedures and practicing the

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Interactive Coin Counting Activities

Activities to Practice Counting Coins 5 comments Freebies, math, math games, Money Money is one of my favorite math topics. Maybe it's because it lends itself so easily to hands-on learning. In second grade, most of the money activities we do are centered around counting combinations of coins. Rather than spend a few weeks covering this skill and then moving on, I make a point of revisiting it as often as I possibly can throughout the school year. Here are a few of my go to activities. Be…

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70 Simple and Fun 2nd Grade Science Experiments and Activities | Second grade science, 2nd grade activities, Science experiments kids elementary

20 Simple and Fun Second Grade Science Experiments and Activities. Give second grade science students some hands-on experience with earth science, states and properties of matter, plant and animal life cycles, and more. #secondgrade #science #activities #STEM #STEAM #teaching

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