Last day before break

Students read Aesop's Crow and Pitcher. The crow solved his problem by not giving up. It raised the water level by adding stones. The second graders tried this process. They predicted how many marbles it would take to raise the level of water. Then they found out. Students also read and illustrated A Christmas Tail while listening to me play my hammered dulcimer. Each student tried it out.

World Study

Students worked on learning about other continents and countries. Guest speakers shared information, language, books, cookies and pictures about Sweden. I shared power points about Japan and a windows movie about India. Working with a partner students used the computers to find out basic information and report their results to the class.

Math Activities

On Thursday mornings students work through centers focusing on various math skills. We have been learning to play games from around the world: Shut the Box(French), Wari(African), and Parcheesi(Indian). They also practiced telling time with flash cards and matching games.

Learning about the World

Students are learning vocabulary like continents and countries. They are learning a few facts about each continent. Many students are learning that countries have different kinds of governments, laws, money and languages. Even though there are many differences between countries, children everywhere love to play games. Students made a tossing game found in various versions around the world.

Christmas Music and art

Students sang their songs with third graders for the school. They have enjoyed some Christmas art.

Around the World

Students will be learning about other countries. They will memorize the continents and identify them on a map. We started learning about our continent North America. Students listened to a Christmas story from Mexico about pointsettias. During activity time they practiced naming continents using a map and with computer games. They looked at books about different countries and worked on an art project.