Third Nine Weeks

Once again it it time to take a look at some of the fun educational activities we have done!  Another nine weeks has almost come and gone and we have been very busy with very difficult academics as well as having some fun learning new concepts and teaching old concepts to our reading buddies.  I hope you enjoy looking back on a few of the activities posted below!

First we learned about procedural text.  Procedural text give you steps to follow in order to get a final product.  We began by reading about how to make a fruity treat in our Time for Kids catalog.  Then we recalled the steps and recorded them in our journal with illustrations.  Finally we were able to participate in a hands on procedural text called How to make a book cover.  Each student worked with a partner to follow steps as I read out each step.  They did their best to follow along and then had an opportunity to create a new book cover for their chosen book.

We had so much fun learning how to make scrambled eggs with a twist.  It was Dr. Suess' birthday and what better way to celebrate than to make some green eggs?  We read the story about Sam I am and then followed the procedure to make green eggs.  Some students loved the flavor, others were not very impressed.

We really have the best specials teachers EVER at our school.  We wanted to take Rachel's Challenge to heart by doing some random acts of kindness for our specials teachers who really work hard so we can have some fun learning about sports, art, and music.  Below is a bulletin board that second grade created in thanksgiving for Mrs. B!

We exchanged valentines with our reading buddies.

We celebrated the 100th day of school!  We had several activities to celebrate being 100 days smarter.  First we played a dice game to see whose luck dice would get them to 100 first.  We made a trail mix with 10 yummy items.. we put 10 of each item in our bag to take home and share with our family.  Finally we write down 100 words we could spell correctly.  Some of the words that students were able to spell were way above level and I WAS VERY IMPRESSED!

Another engaging activity we participated in was making muffins with our kindergarten reading buddies.  We were able to follow a procedure to mix and bake muffins.  The students then wrote down and illustrated the steps while the teachers popped the muffins into the oven.  It was a delicious treat the next day!

 

Recently we have been learning about how to do research.  One of the steps of researching is asking the RIGHT questions.   We learned about BIG questions and small questions that are simply answered with yes or no.  BIG questions are those which people have to give a few sentences in order to answer the question entirely.  We practiced thinking of these questions and then asking the school nurse a few of the BIG questions  we created trying to get more information on community workers.  Next students will be doing their own research on an animal. 

We have had a very eventful nine weeks and there is no possible way to show all the learning that has taken place but i am very proud of the whole class for all their hard work.  We have one more nine weeks to really go out with a bang!  Make sure you are reading every night.  Doing all your homework at home and really taking your time on your work so you are doing your best!