Sunday, October 28, 2012
The Life Cycle of Plants
Gardening in 2nd Grade on PhotoPeach
We are learning about the Life Cycle of Plants in Science. To kick off our study we planted seeds in our school garden. Prepared with our kohl rabi seeds and a popsicle stick we headed to the garden to find our space. It was an awesome experience for all. After planting our seeds we were able to take a little tour of what has already been planted. You should go check out our garden. It’s located behind the school next to the large playground. Keep an eye out for more to come with The Life Cycle of Plants. We have beans growing in our classroom also. Enjoy the slideshow!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Making Pizza in 2nd Grade!
Making Pizza in 2nd Grade! on PhotoPeach
Our field trip to Cici’s Pizza was delicious! The students were instructed on how to make pizzas. We all washed our hands before the preparation; after everyone was given a ball of dough we were taught how to “stretch” the dough to the edge of the pizza pan, then we were given a tool to “dock” the dough. The most important part of the docking process is keeping your elbows up! We stretched, docked and now it was time to add the sauce. Did you know that the sauce is the “engine” for the pizza? Yes, the sauce gives taste to the pizza. Delicious!
After putting the sauce in the center and gently spreading it around we could add the cheese and pepperoni. Our masterpieces were ready for the oven. Yeah!
While the pizzas were baking the staff served us all fruit punch or lemonade. Yummy! Before long it was time to enjoy our pizza! Hot Pizza has never been this great!
Our Culinary Artist did an awesome job!
Friday, October 5, 2012
What's Roasting in Reader's Workshop?
Roasting in Reader's Workshop! on PhotoPeach
What’s Roasting in Reader's Workshop?
Readers Workshop is a strategy to develop strong reading skills through the use of a mini-lesson, shared reading, read aloud, conferring, paired reading, responding to literature and independent reading. Students are taught at their instructional reading level using leveled reading material. Enjoy the slideshow of our Independent Reading Time.
Here are some questions you can ask your child about their reading; choose a few each night to engage in conversation with your child about their nightly independent reading.
Before reading: Looking at the title, cover and illustrations/pictures, what do you think will happen in this book?
What characters do you think might be in the book? Do you think there will be problem in the story? Why? What do you already know about the topic of this book? Does the topic or story relate to you or your family? How? Do you think it will be like any other book you’ve read? If so, which one, and how do you think it will be similar?
During reading: What has happened so far in the story? Can you tell me using sequence words? (first, then, next, after, finally, etc.) What do you predict will happen next? How do you think the story will end? Why do you think the character did ____________? What would you have done if you were the character? How would you have felt if you were the character? When you read, what pictures did you see in your head? How did you imagine it looked like? What questions do you have? Think about the predictions you made before reading; do you still think the story will go that way? Why or why not? How do you think it will go now?
After reading: Why is the title a good title for the book/story? If you had to give it a different title, what would be another good title for it? Were your predictions correct? If there was a problem, did it get solved? How did the character try to solve the problem? What happened because of the problem? Did any of the characters change through the story? Who changed, and how did they change? Why do you think the author wrote this? What is the most important point that the author is trying to make in his/her writing? What was your favorite part? Why? If you could change one part, what would you change? If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask? Can you retell the story in sequence order (use your fingers and sequence words: first, second, then, next, etc.) Is there a character in the story that reminds you of someone you know? If so, who are they like, and why do you think that? Does this book remind you of another book you know? Does it remind you of something you’ve experienced in real life?
For fun: Have them act out a scene from the book, draw you a picture of their favorite part to decorate the refrigerator, or write a follow-up story. They can pretend they are a book reviewer reviewing the book on TV, or they can write a letter or postcard to the author. There are many creative ways to engage students in reading and have them share their reading with you!
Happy Reading!
Readers Workshop is a strategy to develop strong reading skills through the use of a mini-lesson, shared reading, read aloud, conferring, paired reading, responding to literature and independent reading. Students are taught at their instructional reading level using leveled reading material. Enjoy the slideshow of our Independent Reading Time.
Here are some questions you can ask your child about their reading; choose a few each night to engage in conversation with your child about their nightly independent reading.
Before reading: Looking at the title, cover and illustrations/pictures, what do you think will happen in this book?
What characters do you think might be in the book? Do you think there will be problem in the story? Why? What do you already know about the topic of this book? Does the topic or story relate to you or your family? How? Do you think it will be like any other book you’ve read? If so, which one, and how do you think it will be similar?
During reading: What has happened so far in the story? Can you tell me using sequence words? (first, then, next, after, finally, etc.) What do you predict will happen next? How do you think the story will end? Why do you think the character did ____________? What would you have done if you were the character? How would you have felt if you were the character? When you read, what pictures did you see in your head? How did you imagine it looked like? What questions do you have? Think about the predictions you made before reading; do you still think the story will go that way? Why or why not? How do you think it will go now?
After reading: Why is the title a good title for the book/story? If you had to give it a different title, what would be another good title for it? Were your predictions correct? If there was a problem, did it get solved? How did the character try to solve the problem? What happened because of the problem? Did any of the characters change through the story? Who changed, and how did they change? Why do you think the author wrote this? What is the most important point that the author is trying to make in his/her writing? What was your favorite part? Why? If you could change one part, what would you change? If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask? Can you retell the story in sequence order (use your fingers and sequence words: first, second, then, next, etc.) Is there a character in the story that reminds you of someone you know? If so, who are they like, and why do you think that? Does this book remind you of another book you know? Does it remind you of something you’ve experienced in real life?
For fun: Have them act out a scene from the book, draw you a picture of their favorite part to decorate the refrigerator, or write a follow-up story. They can pretend they are a book reviewer reviewing the book on TV, or they can write a letter or postcard to the author. There are many creative ways to engage students in reading and have them share their reading with you!
Happy Reading!
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