Even Sonic has been reading lots in Second Class Red! We found him reading this book about the ocean today!!! We are bringing books home from our class library and adding them to our reading logs.
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We have been playing Make 100 during Maths Stations. Have a look at this picture. Which set of cards will win- the cards to the left of the pack or the cards to the right of the pack? Explain your answer!
We have been playing Synonym Snap during literacy stations. How many synonyms can you find for the word 'big?'
We experimented with weaving using hessian and strips of a variety of fabrics. Click on the Fabric and Fibre page to read more.
We love writing and animating our own stories on http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.cfm. Share your code by leaving a comment below and we'll all be able to read your story!!
We experimented with balancing points by making these acrobatic clowns! Click on the Forces page to read more.
We experimented with mixing colours and creating tints when using our styrofoam printing blocks. Click on the Print page to read more!
We learned lots about the U.S. during our latest Skype call with 2nd Grade in Narrangansett, Rhode Island. We shared our questions with each other on Twitter so that we could prepare our answers. Here are the questions!
Ours: http://padlet.com/NiamhDG/dkn2t9g3vk8g Theirs: http://padlet.com/mccallig/1q2xmoaogd7o We found the answers very interesting. Our Skype buddies even sang us a Spanish song! We used a trundle wheel to measure which paper aeroplane travelled the furthest distance. We recorded our results on a bar chart. See the Forces page for more!
With the creation of these wonderful comic strips that retell the story of the Apollo 13 mission, our solar system project must come to an end! It is great to see so many children taking an interest at home! Have a look at the Solar System page to read about what we learned during our project!
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