Learning About Eyes
Boy, did we enjoy this! Mrs. Brazle is a former science teacher, and she showed us how our eyes work by dissecting a cow's eyeball! That was very educational!!! read more
Learning About Our Bodies
Our second grade class has been studying about the 5 senses and about healthy ways to take care of our bodies. Our trip to the Healthy Living Trailer helped to reinforce what we have studied about in our classroom. read more
Read Across America Day
Mr. Cole helped us celebrate "Read Across America" Day by reading some Dr. Seuss stories! He also treated us to some Lucky Charms cereal, because at the end of every good book is a pot of gold! Our school also had a contest . . . read more
Valentine's Day Math
On Valentine's Day, we brought a stuffed friend to the classroom with us. First, we estimated what we thought their measurements were. Then we measured our stuffed friends in every way we could -- we even weighed them to see . . . read more
Leaves, Leaves, Leaves!
We took advantage of the beautiful day on Thursday and took a nature walk! Each student was to find 10 leaves for a science/math investigation. Back in the classroom, our job was first to estimate and then to measure the length . . . read more
Pumpkin Math
We used pumpkins to practice our estimation skills recently. First we estimated the circumference of a pumpkin. We then measured to find out what the actual circumference was. After that, we estimated how many seeds . . . read more
"The Littlest Pumpkin"
We had our class performance of the play we've been working on! On Halloween Day, we invited Mrs. Smith's room to watch as we performed "The Littlest Pumpkin". We also videotaped it! . . . read more
Off to a Great Start!
We are off to a great start in Second Grade this year! Reading groups are going very well, and everyone is working hard to learn strategies to help them become better readers! Recently we were treated to a finger puppet play by . . . read more
Our Book of Class Records
While learning about the Guinness Book of World Records, we decided to make our own book of class records! We came up with some great categories -- here are the winners! Tallest boy - . . . read more
