2nd Grade Resources

Happy Reading!
- Jessica

Welcome Postcard

$0.00

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

Who doesn't love snail mail? These Welcome Postcards are perfect to mail to your students when you get your class list. Your students will be so excited to get mail from their new teacher!

1. Edit the postcard to include your name and message on the mailing side. Or delete the text box if you want to hand write a message.

2. Copy back to back with your grade level.

3. Add a stamp and your students' addresses and you're all set!

The postcards include a cover for grades 1-6 and are editable using PowerPoint

Fonts Used (free for personal use)

Century Gothic

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Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.
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Self-Assessment Scales {Superhero Theme}

$1.00

These 4 posters will have your kids feeling like super learners! The posters follow the Marzano self-assessment scale with hand signals to help engage your lessons.

The posters say:

1: I need help. I don't understand.
2: Where's my sidekick? I can do it with some help.
3: I got it! I can do it all by myself.
4: I'm an expert! I can teach a friend!

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I hope this resource helps your students reflect on their own learning WHILE having fun at the same time!

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Please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com with any concerns or questions.

- Jessica

Self-Assessment Scales {Superhero Theme}

Back to School Brochure

$3.00

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

Give students a parents a snapshot of your classroom with this Back to School Brochure. The brochure is a trifold with an EDITABLE front and back. Three different versions are included with an example of information that you might provide. Grade levels include Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Sample Information Included (a blank editable version is also included)

Meet the Teacher
Contact Info
Websites
Homework
Behavior
Schedule
Birthdays
Attendance
Miscellaneous
Field Trips
Supplies
Wish List

Fonts Used (free for personal use)

KG Eyes Open

KG Blank Space Solid

Century Gothic

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Back to School Booklet {First Week Activities for Grades 2-5} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$3.50

*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

This printable booklet is a wonderful way to get to know your student as well as build culture and classroom community throughout the first week of school. There are 6 total pages for the booklet. Each of the following activities are on a half sheet of paper. The booklet-style format may help you save paper and also provide a final small project for display at Open House. The activities included in the booklet are:

•Me, the ___ Grader! - There are 4 of these pages for each grade level 2-5. Students can draw a photo of themselves, or a favorite book in the box, or any other creative illustration.

•The Basics of Me - An all about me page, with another spot for a selfie!

•My Family - Students draw and write about their family.

•Interest Inventory - This is a useful tool to find out more about what your students care about!

•The Way I Work - This is a tool for students to reflect on the way they learn best, which will also help you identify students’ learning styles.

•Classroom Scavenger Hunt - Students identify the basics of the classroom and where to find things like tissues and the pencil sharpener.

•Class Birthdays - Students list who has birthdays each month. You can use this information to create a class chart or bar graph.

•The Reader in Me - A Reading Inventory/Survey

•The Mathematician in Me - A Math Inventory/Survey

•A Good Classmate (Is, Says, Does, Thinks) - This 4 Square chart can help you and your students generate a class chart and open the doors for discussions of what it takes to be a good classmate.

•A Good Teacher (Is, Says, Does, Thinks) - This 4 Square chart can help you and your students generate a class chart and open the doors for discussions of what it takes to be a good teacher.

•My Class - (Back Cover) A reflection 3-2-1 Style Students draw a picture and/or write the name of 3 New Classmates, 2 Questions I Still Have, and 1 Thing I am Really Excited About

The first week of school is a busy one! Hopefully, this booklet will keep your students engaged, provide opportunities for you to get to know your students, and help build the classroom community that is oh so important at the beginning of the year! An added bonus is that all of the getting to know you activities are in one place, rather than the piles of paper!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

I would love to hear how this works for you! Please take the time to leave feedback! If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Happy Teaching!
-Jessica

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Back to School Booklet {First Week Activities for Grades 2-5} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Back to School Bundle

$40.50 $15.00 Save $25.50

This Back to School Bundle is full of resources to keep you organized, students engaged, and parents informed. The Bundle includes all of our back to school resources from Meet the Teacher to the First Week to Open House and beyond.

What is included?

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Back to School PowerPoint

$5.00

This editable PowerPoint is perfect for Back to School Night, the first day of school, or Open House.

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

How to Add Text and Images:

To add your own text, simply add bullet points or sentences to the text boxes already there for you.

To add your own images, simply copy/paste any image from your computer and place it where you want it.

There are 33 slides in all. A blank slide is provided for you, if you wish to add additional slides.

Slides Included

Meet the Teacher (s)
Class Family
Our Community
School Policies
Classroom Rules
Our Schedule
About Lunch
About Arrival
About Dismissal
About Absences
Dress Code
Classroom Management
About Grading
Our Curriculum
About Specials
About Reading
About Writing
About Math
About Science
About Social Studies
School Supplies
Teacher Wish List
Field Trips
Volunteers
Assessments
Important Info
Contact Info
Helpful Websites
Thank You
Blank Slide

FONTS USED:

You can download the fonts used in this file free for personal use below:

KG Eyes Wide Open

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Digital Reading Logs | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$3.00

This Reading Log Bundle includes Reading Logs for the entire year! These Reading Logs are thematic by the month and include the following columns in 3 options:

Option A
Date
Title
Author
Pages

Option B
Date
Title
Author
Pages
Minutes
Genre

Option C
Date
Title
Author
Pages
Minutes
Genre
Level
Score

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If you are not interested in purchasing this resource or would like to look more closely at the individual Reading Logs for print, click on the following link below. Thank you for stopping by!

Individual Reading Log

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Digital Reading Logs | Distance Learning | Google Slides

Classroom Newsletter

$2.00

Communicating with your parents about your classroom happenings is easy-peasy with this editable newsletter! You can send this home weekly, monthly, or whatever works best for you. The template is completely editable, but with titled sections for guidance. You can simply customize for your classroom.

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

What is included?

An editable document in PowerPoint with two slides so that you can copy front and back. The following sections are included:

A Note From the Teacher
Upcoming Events
Birthdays
Contact Info
Websites
Reminders

What We're Learning (back)

Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Social Studies
A peak into our classroom! (section for photo)

Fonts used:

The fonts I used are linked below.

KG One More

KG Eyes Open

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Eyes-Wide-Open-Font-Personal-Use-348489?st=22380eb3226a42613873d3a80a5a75f8

KG Blank Space Solid

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Blank-Space-Font-Personal-Use-1533769?st=c7d7b630fdb58a2ea28a5bf4f5143033

Century Gothic

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Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Happy Notes

$3.00

Positive Notes are a simple and effective classroom management tool.

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

How to Use:

When you want to acknowledge a student’s behavior or effort, simply place a positive note on their desk, in their folder, on their work, or as a sticker!

In order to print the notes, you’ll want to print Page 3 (print as many copies as you want). Then, stick blank Post-Its on each square and insert the pages with the Post-Its attached back into your printer. All of the messages will print directly onto the Post-Its!

To make your life even easier, you can also simply print on colored paper (or plain white) and have these notes ready to simply hand out to students, tape/staple in their agenda, or attach to work/take home folder.

What is included?

template for printing on sticky notes
____ was a Super Scientist today!
____ was a Super Writer today!
____ was Marvelous in Math today!
You Rule!
Write On!
Great job in Writing today!
I had a great day at school!
Thanks for your help today!
I was a good friend today!
I am so proud of you because...
You rock because...
Super Student (check one: respect, responsibility, hardworking)
Your work is out of this world!
Great Group Work Today!
Great Partner Work Today!
What a Bookworm!
A note from your teacher...
Thanks for your positive attitude today!
You had an AMAZING day today!
Way to be a Problem Solver!
I was a big help today!
I did the right thing today!
You have shown so much improvement!
Let's Taco 'Bout your great work!

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If you have any requests for additional notes, please let me know. I am happy to add more. Enjoy!

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Parent Conferences

$3.00

The tools you need to handle parent conferences with ease!

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

What is included?

Conference Calendar

Editable Conference Calendar to send home to parents
Confirmation Note/Reminder to send home to parents reminding them about their scheduled conference.

*You might also like to use an electronic form such as www.signup.com

Conference Forms (pdf + editable PowerPoint)

Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule (for you to keep track of scheduled conferences)
Parent/Teacher Conference Notes
Parent/Teacher Conference Form
Phone Conference Notes Form

You can download the fonts used in this file free for personal use below:

KG Eyes Wide Open

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Eyes-Wide-Open-Font-Personal-Use-348489

KG One More

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-One-More-Light-Font-Personal-Use-3473029

KG Blank Space Solid

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Blank-Space-Font-Personal-Use-1533769?st=c7d7b630fdb58a2ea28a5bf4f5143033

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.
Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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First Week Resources PowerPoint + Checklists & Forms

$5.00

First Week of School Activities that are engaging and informative!

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

What is included?

Hopes & Dreams (Students make 3 goals, hopes, or dreams for the school year)
My Favorite Book
Homework for Parents
How We Go Home
Class Birthdays
Student Checklist
Student Survey
Classmate Bingo

Fonts Used (free for personal use)

KG Eyes Open

KG Blank Space Solid

Century Gothic

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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First Week Resources PowerPoint + Checklists & Forms

Reading Log {September}

$1.50

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Fall back in love with reading! :)

This September Reading Log can be used for nightly reading. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Read Aloud Plans for The Kissing Hand

$2.50

This resource contains plans for the Read Aloud Each The Kissing Hands by Audrey Penn.

This fun read aloud is perfect to teach treating about how to cope with being nervous and character change over the text. This document includes notes for the teacher to refer to as you are reading the book as well as an interactive printable for students. The notes are on squares that can be cut and pasted onto Post-It notes. When placed in the book on the designated pages, your Read Aloud is prepped and ready to go!

Each Post - It square contains either a Think Aloud prompt or Question with an Example Student Response to help guide you in your read aloud. You can use as many or as few as you would like. The last post-it is intended to be blank for you to add any other teaching ideas. The questions can also be used as a formative assessment and are centered around:
• Characters
• Character Change

Perfect to leave for a substitute teacher.

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Enjoy!
- Erin

Classroom Jobs Chart {Navy,White,Gray}

$3.00

This product could be used by printing the pages onto card stock (or regular white paper). I suggest laminating the cards. There are several ways in which you could display the cards in your classroom.

1. Bulletin Board Display
2. Attach to two pieces of ribbon, then use clothespins for student names.
3. Laminate and use magnets on a white board.
4. Any way you choose!

Inside the zipped file, you will find the Job Cards (jobs listed below), Our Classroom Jobs Checklist, EDITABLE Our Classroom Jobs Checklist (in case you want to use only some of the jobs, Our Classroom Jobs Display Header. This resource includes the following jobs:

1. Line Leader
2. Door Holder
3. Classroom Librarian
4. Ticket Master (I use tickets as a reward system in my classroom. Students earn tickets for good behavior. They write their name on the ticket and put the tickets into a bucket. I draw two names at the end of the week for a Homework Pass, Computer Time, or Lunch with the Teacher. The student who has the job of the Ticket Master is responsible for giving out tickets when I am teaching or any owed tickets at the end of the day.)
5. Messenger One
6. Messenger Two
7. Cleanup Crew
8. Pencil Patrol
9. Lights and Technology
10. Teacher’s Assistant
11. Paper Passer
12. Time Keeper
13. Classroom Columnist {One}- I have students keep track of events happening in our classroom. I then use this in my Classroom Newsletter
14. Classroom Columnist {Two}
15. Classroom Columnist {Three}
16. Classroom Columnist {Four}
17. Job Manager- This person keeps track of who is doing what when a job needs to be done. They get to keep track of the checklist!
18. Materials Manager
19. Board and Behavior Updater
20. Homework Manager
21. Desk Inspector
22. Recycling Specialist
23. Green Thumb Gardener
24. Job Substitute

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I hope you enjoy this resource for your classroom! If you have any questions or would like any jobs added, please contact me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Scientific Method Posters

$2.00

This resource includes a set of Scientific Method Posters appropriate for Grades 2-5 classroom. The posters come as a set of 9 in 6 different color options. You can mix and match the colors or print as one color set. Please see the preview for examples of each poster and color.

Titles for Posters:
*The Scientific Method
*Observe
*Question
*Hypothesis
*Plan
*Collect Data
*Analyze
*Conclusion
*Communicate

The color options include blue, green, orange, teal, coral, and black.

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If you have any issues or are looking for other color options, please email me at Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Happy Teaching!
- Jessica

Open House Toolbox PowerPoint + Checklists & Forms

$5.00

The Open House Toolbox can ease the prep of Open House so you can focus on getting to know your students and families. The Toolbox includes checklists and forms.

✋ This resource is included in the discounted Back to School Bundle!

What is included?

Treat Tag: Welcome to ___ Grade (Grades 2-5)
Open House Invitation
Sign In Sheet
Parent Conference Sign Up Sheet
Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
Classroom Checklist (activity for students)
Volunteer Survey
We missed you at Open House sheet
Hopes & Dreams (Students write goals, hopes, and dreams for the school year)

Signs for Paperwork

Sign In
Volunteer
Take One
Donate
Sign Up
Fill Out

Fonts Used (free for personal use)

KG Eyes Open

KG Blank Space Solid

Century Gothic

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Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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Open House Toolbox PowerPoint + Checklists & Forms

Reading Log {August}

$1.50

Camp out with a good book!

This product is a Reading Log for the month of August. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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Attendance Data Monthly Collection Sheets {Dog-Themed}

$4.00

Help your students stay accountable for their school attendance. This dog-themed attendance data collection helps your students track their attendance throughout the entire school year.

Attendance can be an issue in the classroom, thus affecting student achievement. This data sheet will help your students track and reflect on their own attendance. By collecting this data, it opens more doors for students to set goals for themselves as well as see the relationship between their presence at school and their academic success.

The data sheets can be used as part of their Morning Work routine or as a Weekly Update. In our classrooms, this became a part of their data folders that were presented to parents at Student-Led Conferences. This was effective as well for parents to see their child’s attendance in a visual model.

This might also be helpful identifying students with attendance issues or to recognize students who have perfect attendance.

The data collection sheets can be printed front to back or you could shrink them down and have two on the front page and two on the back. Each day, students shade in with a colored pencil to show they are present. They can either leave absent days blank or shade in with a different color. I suggest you define the colors! You might also shade in days where there is no school black to avoid any confusion. How you have students do this is completely up to you! There are a variety of possibilities.

If you find other useful ways to use this resource, we would love to hear from you! Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

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We appreciate any feedback and hope you find this product as useful as we did!

Happy Tracking!
Erin and Jessica

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Attendance Data Monthly Collection Sheets {Dog-Themed}

Attendance Data Collection Sheets {Monthly}

$4.00

**This product has been updated as of 8/27/15 to include a PRINT font for October and December.**

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What does this product include?
14 monthly attendance sheets for students to keep track of their own attendance data

About the Product:
Attendance can be an issue in the classroom, thus affecting student achievement. This data sheet will help your students track and reflect on their own attendance. By collecting this data, it opens more doors for students to set goals for themselves as well as see the relationship between their presence at school and their academic success.

The data sheets can be used as part of their Morning Work routine or as a Weekly Update. In our classrooms, this became a part of their data folders that were presented to parents at Student-Led Conferences. This was effective as well for parents to see their child’s attendance in a visual model.

This might also be helpful identifying students with attendance issues or to recognize students who have perfect attendance.

The data collection sheets can be printed front to back or you could shrink them down and have two on the front page and two on the back. Each day, students shade in with a colored pencil to show they are present. They can either leave absent days blank or shade in with a different color. I suggest you define the colors! You might also shade in days where there is no school black to avoid any confusion. How you have students do this is completely up to you! There are a variety of possibilities.

If you find other useful ways to use this resource, we would love to hear from you! Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

We appreciate any feedback and hope you find this product as useful as we did!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Happy Tracking!
Erin and Jessica

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Email: Jessica@theliteracyloft.com

Attendance Data Collection Sheets {Monthly}

Math Morning Work 2nd Grade {August} | Distance Learning | Google Slides

$5.00

*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

How can you cover a LOT of critical content in a LITTLE amount of time? This ELA morning work is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 2nd Grade Language Standards, Grammar, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

**Buy Bundled and Save**
This Math morning work is also part of the two bundles below:

Math Morning Work Bundle {2nd Grade}
Math + ELA Morning Work Bundle {2nd Grade}

About this Resource
This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning with a Math focus. The math is aligned to 2nd grade Common Core Standards and meant to be a review. If you teach 3rd grade, this might also work for you depending on your students’ needs. (We do have a 3rd grade version! Check the custom categories to the LEFT.)

This set contains 2 weeks of Camping-themed morning work for the month of August. Every other month will have 4-5 weeks of Morning Work. This shortened version is the perfect time for you to try it out! The morning work is focused on Math with a sprinkle of Science, a pinch of grammar, and a dash of Daily/Weekly Updates to keep your students engaged continuously reviewing math skills. Additionally, the daily and weekly updates open doors for conversations to help you and your students get to know one another.

Each week follows the same routine. The focus for each day was created based on fundamental needs I noticed in my own classroom: Place Value, Number Sense, and Fractions.

While these are not the only areas addressed, they are the main focus. Each week follows the same routine and structure.

>>>Weekly Structure<<<

*Mathematician Monday - Problems are centered around 1st grade math review and problems leading up to the understanding of more complex problems, especially Multiplication & Division. In the 3rd-5th Grade morning work, it is called Multiplication Monday.

*Base Ten Tuesday - All about the Base of our Number System. These problems are centered around our number system and place value.

*Wordless Wednesday - No Word Problems! Students have 3 problems without words.

*Throwback Thursday - Review Day! Other days may offer a review problem, but Thursdays have problems that may come from 1st grade or the beginning of the year. I also added problems from other standards such as Measurement, Data, Geometry, and Number Patterns.

*Fun Friday - Nothing says Fun Friday like Math! There is always a need to review. By keeping it short and sweet and including a fun personal question, this may help build your students’ confidence with different math skills while also keeping it fresh. The problems may also lead up to the understanding of Fractions in 3rd grade.

I created this resource in my own classroom because I saw a need to continuously review these key areas. By following this same structure each week, students know what to expect while they are also building their confidence in these essential math areas. I have also found several other benefits from this morning work routine:

*Routine! - My students knew exactly what to do when they come in the classroom.

*Short & Sweet - There are only a few problems so it shouldn’t take longer than 10 minutes. This will also let you know if students are still having difficulty with a certain skill.

*Fewer Copies - Only one sheet of paper for the whole week! (Copy front and back)

*A Weekly Grade - My students know this and do not want to do the work for homework or have a poor grade. This helped get them started right away in the morning. I also go over the problems each morning and allowed students to fix their work before turning it in. In my opinion, this is beneficial because it keeps the students engaged as we go over it, ESPECIALLY if they had difficulty with it. This was also beneficial for students because if they paid attention and “added on to their thinking,” they will earn a good grade that will be added weekly. For students that already struggle, this is confidence building and motivating.

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