Here are some fun photos of 2A's "Tweetie Pies" excited to be in 2nd grade!
Aren't they precious?!
Daily 5 in action
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Showing posts with label back to school. Show all posts
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Off and Running!
Well, we are off to a great start this year, and I can't wait to see what this group of learners is going to accomplish this year.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Welcome to 2A and Kid President's Pep Talk!
We have had a wonderful time in 2nd grade so far!
A more detailed blog post (with photos!) will be up soon, but in the meantime, check out the awesome, inspiring video below!
Please feel free to leave a comment sharing which part of the video inspires you!
"Create something that will make the world awesome."
Love,
Mrs. C.
A more detailed blog post (with photos!) will be up soon, but in the meantime, check out the awesome, inspiring video below!
Please feel free to leave a comment sharing which part of the video inspires you!
"Create something that will make the world awesome."
Love,
Mrs. C.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
First Day of Daily 5!
Today we began our introduction of The Daily 5, which is a large part of our Language Arts block. Almost all of us remembered D5 from last year, so today was mostly for review and practice.
Today we talked about "Read to Self." We talked about what Read to Self looks like and sounds like, and some students volunteered to model correct and incorrect behaviors. We did a great job pointing out what they wrong and how we could fix it.
Last, we had our first "stamina challenge" where we tried to read to self for 3 straight minutes without losing focus or getting off task. First we only made it to 28 seconds! (Harder than it sounds!) But our 2nd try we made it to 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
Here are some of us during the stamina challenge.
Today we also began our CAFE program, in which we'll be learning and practicing strategies to help us become better readers. CAFE stands for:
-Comprehension (I understand what I read.)
-Accuracy (I can read the words.)
-Fluency (I can read accurately with expression.)
-Expand Vocabulary (I know, find, and use interesting words.)
The strategies we practiced today were:
-check for understanding (comprehension)
-cross checking (accuracy)
-back up and re-read (comprehension)
Ask your child to show you our hand motions for cross-checking!
Happy 4-day week! :)
Today we talked about "Read to Self." We talked about what Read to Self looks like and sounds like, and some students volunteered to model correct and incorrect behaviors. We did a great job pointing out what they wrong and how we could fix it.
Last, we had our first "stamina challenge" where we tried to read to self for 3 straight minutes without losing focus or getting off task. First we only made it to 28 seconds! (Harder than it sounds!) But our 2nd try we made it to 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
Here are some of us during the stamina challenge.
Today we also began our CAFE program, in which we'll be learning and practicing strategies to help us become better readers. CAFE stands for:
-Comprehension (I understand what I read.)
-Accuracy (I can read the words.)
-Fluency (I can read accurately with expression.)
-Expand Vocabulary (I know, find, and use interesting words.)
The strategies we practiced today were:
-check for understanding (comprehension)
-cross checking (accuracy)
-back up and re-read (comprehension)
Ask your child to show you our hand motions for cross-checking!
Happy 4-day week! :)
Human Circle Maps
Last week was our first week in 2nd grade, and we had a blast!
One of the fun "getting to know you" activities we did was to create "human circle maps" to tell about ourselves.
It was fun for me to see who prefers drawing and who prefers to use words. I love how we are all so different and have different talents, interests, and things we're passionate about.
Here are some of our Thinking Maps.
One of the fun "getting to know you" activities we did was to create "human circle maps" to tell about ourselves.
It was fun for me to see who prefers drawing and who prefers to use words. I love how we are all so different and have different talents, interests, and things we're passionate about.
Here are some of our Thinking Maps.
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