Sweet Moments

With Spring Break right around the corner, it's time to see what's been happening in our classroom over the last couple of weeks.



I have such a fantastic group of writers this year. We have begin using interactive notebooks to learn, practice and improve on our writing skills. Every Friday a new concept is taught (this week we are working on using Reference Materials). Throughout the week second graders are encouraged to use their interactive writing notebook and practice the concept during their "work on writing" center. 

We are finishing up a unit in Fractions and Measurement this month, and I am sure you have seen a variety of things come home to compliment this unit. We have been playing "Fraction Top It" and "The Equivalent Fraction Game" to support what I am teaching. Fraction cards will go home this Thursday, so ask your second grader how to play over Spring Break! 







It was great to see you at conferences and celebrate all the success that is happening with your student in second grade. Below are some more pictures from the last month!

Yours in Learning,

Happy New Year!

Happy 2014 Second Grade Families! We had such a successful 2013, I cannot wait to see what this year has in store. The post below is filled with the learning and fun that has occurred in our two days back from Winter Break. 

After almost two weeks away from school, it was necessary to re-teach routines, rules and our second grade procedures. As a reward for reviewing and practicing these routines correctly there was a bag labeled with an analog clock for each hour of the day. At the beginning of the hour one second grader was chosen to identify the correct clock, open the bag and read the note inside. Browse the pictures below to see what was found in the bags throughout the day!

In addition to re-teaching routines we began learning addition and subtraction number stories. It is very difficult for second graders to decipher if the problem is asking them to add or subtract. I taught this math lesson in three different groups. 

My first small group we sorted "addition words" and "subtraction words" on chart paper and completed the math journal page together, referring back to our poster that we had made.

 My second group independently cut, sorted, and pasted addition and subtraction vocabulary, after I checked their project they were able to complete their math journal page independently and referenced their poster for help. 

My third group highlighted addition words yellow, and subtraction words blue in their math journal and completed the problems independently with further extension. 

By the end of the day, everyone had a great handle on addition and subtraction number stories! I am excited to share 2014 with your 2nd grader! 

Yours in Learning,