Language Morning Work for 2nd grade: the sets, the bundle, and the FREEBIE!

I'm sure you've been there before. I know I have.

The alarm clock doesn't go off, you're late and don't have time for breakfast, and the car won't start.

The rest of the day is, well, a mess to put it mildly.

When you start the day off on the wrong foot, the rest of it can't be any better.

You know what I'm talking about, right?

It is definitely harder to have a productive and focused teaching day after a rough morning start.



The same is true for your students.

You certainly cannot control what happens to them in their homes as they're getting ready to go to school, BUT you can do something about how they start their school day.

As soon as kids arrive in the morning, you want to get them on the right track immediately. Or better yet, you MUST get them on the right track, or you run the risk of having unfocused students throughout the rest of the day.

You want them to start the day off on the right foot.

Establish a routine that's easy to implement and that engages their little brains from the moment they step inside the classroom.

That's where morning work comes in!

                

                

                

Make copies, have them within reach, and teach kids to grab a sheet as soon as they arrive and are ready to start the day.

"Ok, Lucy, that's great, but what do I do next? Kids arrive at different times and work at different paces. They won't finish the worksheets at the same time."

When the first ones are done with their work, you can have them help others who might be having difficulty completing the exercises. That also serves to encourage stronger bonding among your students.

You can also allot a certain amount of time and tell everyone to stop once the time is up. The unfinished worksheets can be assigned as homework on the same day or at the end of the week.

Would you like to try out a sample?
Then, click to download ten FREE Language Morning Work worksheets or click on the image below.

I've also bundled the sets and I'm offering you two choices: either buy the bundle, which is 30% off, or buy seven individual sets and email me so I can send you the other three for FREE. 

I'm offering the second option because there are teachers who have been getting the sets as I release them. I wanted those teachers to have the same benefit as those who will be buying the bundle now.

Click on any of the images to be re-directed to my TpT store.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Thank you for reading!

FREE: Singular-plural nouns matching activity - Worksheet Wednesday #4

This is the first time I have two posts on the same day!

If you haven't read the first one for the day, check out my Teacher-authors around the world: meet Lisa from Scotland!

I'm linking up with The Teaching Tribune for Worksheet Wednesday.

The idea is to share a FREE summer-themed one-page worksheet and here's mine:

Click on the image above to grab your FREE copy

This is a singular/plural noun matching activity.

"Where's the summer theme?", you might ask. Well, it's in the choice of words and the ice cream clipart by the amazing Graphics from the pond!

For more summer-themed freebies, click on the image below:

READ: Plural Nouns Anchor Chart Ideas Part 1

READ: Plural Nouns Anchor Chart Ideas Part 2

Thank you for stopping by! It's always wonderful to have you here!

Anchor Chart Ideas - Plural Nouns Part 2/2

Happy Friday! Here I am posting the second part of Anchor Chart Ideas - Plural Nouns Part 1.

On Pinterest, there are tons of plural nouns anchor charts, but I rarely (if ever) see an anchor chart for the more uncommon cases of plural forms, e.g. the plural of nouns that come from Latin or from other languages. So here's my take on it:

Of course, languages are ever-changing and some of the plural forms in the chart above are becoming less and less used, such as "datum". What happens is that "data" has been more frequently used as a singular noun. Or, some words are taking on other plural form alternatives, such as "indexes" instead of "indices".

I don't really see a problem with that. Languages do (and should) transform.

That being said, I don't think I'll be able to use "paparazzi" as a singular noun if it ever comes to that! I haven't mastered Italian yet, but I know how to make the plural of nouns in that language.

One important case to keep in mind is the use of "alumni". "Alumni" is the plural form of the word "alumnus", which refers to a male student. The female student would be an "alumna" (plural: alumnae). When referring to a group of former students of both genders, the term "alumni" is to be used.

A lot of people, though, end up misusing the word "alumni" as a singular noun - "He's a Harvard alumni" (instead of "He's a Harvard alumnus") - or using it to refer to a group of female students only - "The alumni of a prestigious all-girls school" (instead of "The alumnae of a prestigious…")

I've recently read and heard some people using "alum" (singular) and "alums" (plural) to avoid the gender issue, but I don't use those terms myself. What about you?

If you happen to read my blog, you know that I like to offer some chart ideas for teachers of French. So, allow me to post two anchor chart for French teaching:

READ at For French Immersion: 7 Pinterest boards for French teachers

Thank you for reading and have a great weekend!

Anchor Chart Ideas - Plural Nouns Part 1/2

Are you ready for some more anchor charts? I hope so :)

For some reason, my posts about anchor charts always end up much bigger than I anticipate. So this one on "plural nouns" is going to be divided into two parts - much like Anchor Chart Ideas - Adverbs Part 1 and Anchor Chart Ideas - Adverbs Part 2.

Here's an "introduction to plural nouns" anchor chart:

If you create something like this to use in your classroom, pay attention to a few things (based on my personal experience):

- include at least one example of each "kind"of noun (i.e. person, place, thing, animal)

- the output of the machine should not only show items in groups of 2s (in the chart above: 2 flowers, 3 clouds, 4 houses, etc). I've once made that mistake and had a couple of students misunderstanding that the plural only referred to groups of 2s.

- use words that have different ending sounds. Again, I had students creating their own "add -s" rule based on the ending sound.

When creating anchor charts for plural nouns, you might also want to use a different chart for each case/rule.

Here's one on the "add -ES" rule for nouns ending in S/SH/CH/X/Z/SS:

And another one on the "drop and add" rule for nouns ending in Y and nouns ending in F/FE:

You might want to add that the "y" rule is only valid for words ending in -y preceded by a consonant. So, nouns like "boy", "bay", "toy" only need -s to become plural.

And there's the plural nouns "snapshot" anchor chart, where the most common plural cases are all in the same chart:

 Of course, what you'll end up adding to your anchor charts will vary according to what your students need to know and what you want to teach, but I hope you now have some anchor chart ideas to inspire you.

If you happen to be looking for a spring activity to practice plural nouns, be sure to check out my Interactive Matching Activity (QR codes optional)

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Check out Anchor Chart Ideas - Plural Nouns Part 1/2.

Thanks for reading!