Bridges Blog Archive for Grade 2

Have a few transitional minutes? Enjoy this clock song and activity link with your kids. Thank you to Misti Simmons, a K-1 teacher from Casper, Wyoming.

Hip Hop Around the Clock  (song)

Telling Time Games (activity)

The following place value online activities sent in by K-1 teacher Misti Simmons of Casper, Wyoming, could be used for classroom warm-ups and transition times. Preparing for the first grade penguin unit? Note the penguin theme in one activity.

Ready for a little movement with money? Enjoy these money song links sent in by Misti Simmons, a K-1 teacher from Casper, Wyoming:

Money, Money, Money
Show Me the Money

Enjoy these counting songs sent in by Misti Simmons, a K-1 teacher from Casper, Wyoming:

Counting Songs:

I Can Count to 100
Whatcha' Gonna' Do (Count by 2's, 5's, 10's)
Ready or Not, Here I Come (Count by 5's)

And a song on writing numbers:

Teach Grade 2 Bridges? Interested in an alternative to introducing 6 Work Places at once? Experienced leaders have developed a suggested "gradual entry" schedule for introducing Work Places one at a time. Enjoy.

Bridges Grade 2 Work Place Gradual Entry

K-1 teacher Misti Simmons of Evansville School in Casper, Wyoming, loves to play the guitar during transition times, integrating movement into warm-ups. Even as children hang up their back packs they know to look to the Smart Board to see what's rockin' today. No down time in this K-1 classroom!

Misti sent in the extensive collection of links for songs and activities that she uses with her kids. The blog will feature them over the next several months, by content. Warning: After listening to these, I've been known to walk around for days, chanting the lyrics. They're catchy!

A special thanks goes out to Connie Tibbetts and Dina Dobler from Jessup Elementary in Cheyenne, WY. They were kind enough to create and share the K-2 Bridges displays for their SMART Boards. These displays will also work if you have a Promethean Board.

Bridges K-2 SMART Board Display Files

We are currently seeking displays for grades 3-5. If you, or someone you know, has developed these, or any other technology resources, please contact us.