A Beautiful Day!

What a beautiful day today!  We just had to take some time to have our snack break outside!  We celebrated Minnesota's Birthday by being outside!  Be sure to check out Seesaw for a special song we learned!

A trio of books and Antonyms

Today we looked at the second book in a set of three written by the same author and with a similar theme.

Kate Messner wrote all three books.  We read the first one in December and it looked at the world above the snow and the world under the snow.  We talked at length about the subnivean zone.

Today we read the garden themed one.  It was all about the things that we do to prepare and grow a garden and all the animals and insects that are working too!

We also talked about antonyms.  Here is a video that helped us understand what they really are!

Synonym Rolls

Last Friday we started talking about synonyms.  We watched a video, read a book and made a short list of a few examples of synonyms.  Today, we baked Synonym Rolls!  We used a thesaurus to look up a words and at least three synonyms.  It was lots of fun to work together!

Measurement Extravaganza

We have been doing so much measuring in our classroom lately!  We started by learning about the customary system.  We learned about the units of measure, how to pick the right tool for the right job and how to compare lengths.  We have moved on to the metric system of measurement.  We will be doing some of the same activities we did with the customary system.

Ask your child about what he/she remembers!

Book Study and Book Covers

Today we started studying books with a clear theme or message that is a good lesson too!  We are looking at he problem and solution in the story.  We started with these books today because they are simple and have a great theme.  Ask your child to tell you about them!

We also finished our book covers for our "If..., then ...." books.  They look great and everyone did a great job!

Friday Fun on a Monday!

Here are a few pictures from Friday!


1.  We had a special science lesson with Mrs. Kath.  We learned about another way that plants can start and grow!

2.  We also started thinking and talking about our Reader's Theater we will do at the end of the year!  More information to come!

Special Science

Yesterday and today we had some special science learning with other Second grade teachers.

Yesterday, we went with Ms. Gilbertson to learn more about bulbs.  We talked and watched a video about bulbs.  Here are some highlights of what we learned:

1.  Bulbs are like other flowers, they need water and sun to grow.

2.  Bulbs can be flowers or onions or garlic.

3.  Some can be left in the ground in winter.

4.  When you plant them, pay close attention to where the pointy end is, it usually needs to be pointed up.

Today we went to learn about the plant life cycle with Miss Olson.  Here is a sample of what we made.  Ask your child about what he/she remembers.