Last week we had a short week so the grade 2 team decided to have a themed week. We decided it would be Dinosaur Week, where we would link all subjects to dinosaurs. We did several activities for example in math we did dino problem solving, we read dinosaur books, watched dinosaur movies, wrote about being lost in prehistoric times, and much more! Here are a couple photos of the children gluing pasta as dinosaur bones and another of students experiencing how it feels to be paleontologists by discovering a fossil.
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Phases of the Moon using Oreos
Last year we learned about the phases of the moon. I was looking for a fun and creative way to remember the phases and there was no better way then to use Oreo cookies to demonstrate the moon phases. The students were super excited!!
The students later made themselves as astronauts. They always enjoy learning about anything in space.
Learning about "Area" in Math
Here we were learning about area and total area in mathematics. A great way to teach students area is by giving them graph paper and asking them to make their name. Later they add up the area of each letter and then add the total area of their whole name. Students loved it because the activity was related to them by using their names. Here is how they looked like...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
My latest bulletin board
Going back to prehistoric time...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Science Fair April 2013
So, my class and I decided that we were going to do the Solar System for the science fair, It is a great opportunity since we are not learning about it in second grade this year. We read books, watched "The Magic School Bus", and watched "Brainpopjr" to get an idea of the planets. I divided my class into 8 groups of 3. Each group was assigned a planet to research. They also had their own science fair journals to record research and observation. Later, we made paper mache planets. Although it was really messy and hectic for me, the kids really enjoyed it. To top it off we decided to make hats to wear to the science fair for when we present out projects. It was a success! It was amazing how much my kids learned about planets! Here are some pictures...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Learning about plants...
When teaching the life cycle of plants, there aren't as many activities that are available to do. Again, I went through my favorite blogs and found a lot of nice ideas that I did with my students in class. It was a great way to support their learnng because they had fun.
Here is also another activity we've done while we were learning about plants. Their called "Sprout houses". I gave each student a ziplock bag with wet cotton and a about 2 kidney beans. We later taped them to the window and watched them grow. Students then started to observe and record their observations in their notebooks about the whole experience. They were so excited to watch it sprout!
Here is also another activity we've done while we were learning about plants. Their called "Sprout houses". I gave each student a ziplock bag with wet cotton and a about 2 kidney beans. We later taped them to the window and watched them grow. Students then started to observe and record their observations in their notebooks about the whole experience. They were so excited to watch it sprout!
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