Happy Birthday George Washington

A George Washington Close Read and SO Much More!

I know I'm a little late, but I wanted to share some fun things I did with my 2nd grade tutoring group for George Washington's birthday! Close reading is something I like to work with this group on. We spend the first few times reading a passage working on decoding strategies and then we move on to find the important information in the text. I do this by having students locate answers to questions by highlighting the evidence in the text. 

We also had some fun making a Facebook profile for him as well! Check it out here!

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Winter CVC Center

I've been so excited to share my new CVC center I added to my Winter Math & Literacy Centers BUNDLE! Anyone who knows me can tell you that I'm a BIG fan of glitter, especially my custodian. I think it's a great way to make learning more fun for my students. Since my class is in the beginning stages of spelling CVC words, I've been using a lot of CVC matching games. This week we tried this glittery activity out and it was a hit!  Check it out!

First, I wrote the CVC words on ping pong balls. I added them to cotton balls, glitter, and fake snow. I suggest putting it into a shallow, long bin of box. I ended up using the lid to a paper box.

Once students start picking 'snowballs', they find the matching picture on this page. They write the correct spelling under the picture. 

Here are some other fun activities from my Winter Math & Literacy Centers BUNDLE!

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