They have been working hard on reading strategies in second grade. Specifically on how second graders need to learn how to pick “just right” books. They are using our new reading headlamps to examine books and use what we have learned to pick out the perfect book.
Each week, Frank, a therapy dog, visits the second grade class for reading time. Students love to read to Frank . . .
And Frank likes it too!
Second graders spent a week completing a cross curricular unit where they learned the history of US Presidents. Through the use of technology, literature and writing, students completed many activities learning about our presidents. The students completed a Lapbooks project to go along with their studies.
Third graders love to spend time reading outdoors!
What’s more fun than reading a new book as a class? Reading Lois Elert’s Growing Vegetable Soup book and then making vegetable soup!
As the weather has warmed, kindergarten students have enjoyed special nature walks and story times with Ms. Heidi.
Second grade students worked on a “Birds” PBL (Project Based Learning) unit in which the children learned all about birds through literature, writing, interactive construction of birdhouses, and art. The students used texts and technology to research their favorite bird and write a bird report. The students presented their final projects during our School Maker’s Faire on March 9th.
If you’ve been following along over the past several weeks here on the blog, then you’ve seen these fourth graders learning about animals and their habitats. You’ve seen them create imaginary animals and understand what their habitats would have to contain in order for them to survive. These photos are of these students now creating these habitats for their animals. This ongoing project has touched on studies in science, math, reading and social studies and has kept these students engaged in the learning process.
Students in third and fourth grades are working together in Collaborative Literature Groups. Students picked from six different books from several different genres that all center around animals. They are learning about the many components of literature including plot, characterization, point of view, vocabulary, summarization, and main idea. These literature groups are allowing students to work with other grade levels and think in new ways.
