Monday, December 21, 2015
Wolf Writing
We recently worked on elaborating in our writing. Each child chose a wolf he/she wanted to describe. We then wrote a description of our wolves using our senses and "juicy" adjectives and verbs. We recorded our writing using an app called Explain Everything. Check them out!
Monday, December 14, 2015
Brody's Experiment
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Important News!
Just a reminder we have full day of school tomorrow! The kids will be having pizza for lunch as our class reward. If your child doesn't want pizza, please send him/her in with a bagged lunch! Please also be sure to send your child in with a snack and a drink as we will still have morning snack! Also, be sure to return the brown envelopes that were sent home tomorrow as well!
Be sure to keep scrolling down to see what's new in our classroom!
Be sure to keep scrolling down to see what's new in our classroom!
Thanks Vinny and James!
Special thanks to Vinny and James for being such amazing helpers! They've been working extra hard to clean our classroom. Check out our bookcase and how neat the books are!
Friday, November 20, 2015
What's new in the classroom?
We've been very busy in second grade!! In reading we are learning that nonfiction books have text features. These text features help to give us information about the topic we are reading about. Ask your child to share some features! Throughout our nonfiction unit we've been reading about owls and then writing facts we've learned in our owl journals.
In math, we just finished up topic 3 on addition strategies to 100. The kids took their first online assessment. You can view your child's progress by logging into enVision with their username and password that was sent home. Online assessments take a lot of practice as the kids have to learn how to actually take a test on the computer. These assessments are only a snapshot of your child's understanding of concepts. Performance on daily lessons also helps to get a more comprehensive picture.
In writing we've been learning that narratives start with great beginnings that "hook" the reader into their stories. Can your child tell you about the ways we've been hooking the reader in? Ask them about action, dialogue, question/thought and onomatopoeia. Check out our amazing hooks below:
We've been busy traveling the world to learn the locations and names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans. We've used an app called Earth 3-D to locate the continents and oceans, played Travel The World, and are now making our own world maps. Have your child locate these places on an world map or globe. You can also have them click on the Sheppard Software link and play the world games.
Here are some recent photos!
In math, we just finished up topic 3 on addition strategies to 100. The kids took their first online assessment. You can view your child's progress by logging into enVision with their username and password that was sent home. Online assessments take a lot of practice as the kids have to learn how to actually take a test on the computer. These assessments are only a snapshot of your child's understanding of concepts. Performance on daily lessons also helps to get a more comprehensive picture.
In writing we've been learning that narratives start with great beginnings that "hook" the reader into their stories. Can your child tell you about the ways we've been hooking the reader in? Ask them about action, dialogue, question/thought and onomatopoeia. Check out our amazing hooks below:
We've been busy traveling the world to learn the locations and names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans. We've used an app called Earth 3-D to locate the continents and oceans, played Travel The World, and are now making our own world maps. Have your child locate these places on an world map or globe. You can also have them click on the Sheppard Software link and play the world games.
Here are some recent photos!
Halloween Photos
Monday, November 9, 2015
Poem of the week
Each week we have a "Poem of the Week." Poem of the week is a great way reinforce fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. At the end of the week, we illustrate and add our weekly poem to our poetry collections. Check out some illustrations of last week's poem! Ask your child what hue means. Can he/she explain why leaves change color?
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Scientist of the Week: Lilly
Check out Lilly's amazing science experiment! This is a fun experiment to try at home.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015: Homework
2. Practice math facts for at least 5 minutes! Try a game from Great Websites on the blog or choose your own way to practice!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Knuffle Bunny Retells
We used an app called Explain Everything to record retells of Knuffle Bunny! Be sure to listen to them! Ask your child to explain the retell chart we've been using to help us with retells!( Hint: Somebody, Wanted, So, But Then)
Sunday, October 4, 2015
More Daily Five!
The kids continue to work hard to build reading stamina during read to self. This week we will read up to 20 minutes! We've also launched two more components of the Daily 5: Listen to Reading and Work on Writing.
During Listen to Reading the kids use Raz-Kids to listen to and read stories that are at their "just right" reading level. They also get to check their comprehension by taking a quiz. There is a link to this program under Great Websites right here on the Blog. My teacher name is MrsA2015. Kids earn stars each time they listen, read and complete a quiz that they can trade in to build their own personalized robot or rocket!
During Work on Writing kids work on applying phonics and writing skills in personal journals. Right now the kids are choosing to write about a topic of choice. Many children write about their weekends, what's new, or visit their Heart Maps for ideas! Kids have the opportunity to share their journal writing with classmates as well! Here are some photos from last week's work on writing!
During Listen to Reading the kids use Raz-Kids to listen to and read stories that are at their "just right" reading level. They also get to check their comprehension by taking a quiz. There is a link to this program under Great Websites right here on the Blog. My teacher name is MrsA2015. Kids earn stars each time they listen, read and complete a quiz that they can trade in to build their own personalized robot or rocket!
During Work on Writing kids work on applying phonics and writing skills in personal journals. Right now the kids are choosing to write about a topic of choice. Many children write about their weekends, what's new, or visit their Heart Maps for ideas! Kids have the opportunity to share their journal writing with classmates as well! Here are some photos from last week's work on writing!
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