Vocabulary Game--Space Style

     I obviously have space on the brain.  I've created a vocab game to use with my reading groups.  We spend an hour a day in reading groups.  I've made several of these games and my kids love them.  I love them also because the kids are learning the vocabulary words.  These cards are the vocabulary words from the last six stories in the Treasures Reading Series (starting with The Moon) although they would be great words for any second grade to know. 

   Click on the astronaunt girl to view it!

A Little Space Ditty

     To sing it...is to know it.  We love songs in my class.  They make learning more fun and concrete.  All my kids can tell you the stages in water cycle which they memorized primary from a song.  And the great thing about singing in the classroom is that the kids think you are great.  :)  When I sang the water cycle song the first time, one of my kids promoted me to "Hollywood".  That's big stuff.   

    I've started a Space Unit for Science this week.  Somewhere I've came across this space song that I placed in my space file to be forgotten and ignored.  I decided to change that this year.  I made it into a 5"X7" class book.  But also made a class sheet to copy for my kids.  Not only will they be learning about the planets but also practicing reading fluency. 

You can click on the two images below to get the song.

                   

Moon Bag

    Our reading story this week at school is about the moon.  One of the state standards that I need to cover has to do with observing the moon nightly.  I knew when I saw this idea from the 1st grade parade  it would be perfect for my kids. 
   Each night a different kid will take home the moon bag.  I made two bags so two different kids will take home the bags each night and return them in the morning.  Each bag will have a moon log notebook (to record what the moon looks like that night), white crayons (for drawing the moon on black construction paper), and these two moon books:

to read with their parents. 

    Go and get Carroll's downloads for your moon log.  They're great!

     I knew I couldn't sew the moon on my bags as good as Carroll so I bought Iron on Transfers instead.  Here is my file that I used for my transfers.  Be sure to print it as a mirror image.