Second Grade has been very busy lately. I would like to catch you up on many of the various activities we have participated in over the past few weeks.
Recently we completed our Native American unit. We learned about the kind of food they ate, how they gathered/hunted for it and how they preserved it. To aid in this lesson, we sampled dried berries, pumpkin seeds, jerky, and nuts. We wrapped up our Native American unit by having a pow wow. We projected a burning fire on the SmartBoard to simulate a campfire. Each person of our “tribe” read the legend they wrote.
We also wrapped up our science unit about animals and fossils. At the end of the unit we made replicated fossils out of clay and leaves.
Our primary grades are participating in Journey North, which is a National Science experiment. A few weeks ago, we planted our tulip bulbs in the community garden. We will log and track our tulip’s progress over the next several months. For more information about Journey North, you can visit their website at: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
Second grade is also preparing for the celebration of Christ’s birth. In one math activity, Mrs. Murray handed the students strips of paper of various lengths along with a ruler. Mrs. Murray called out a measurement, and each student had to find the strip of that length and glue it on to the ornament.
Finally, our class spread some Christmas cheer by caroling at a nearby nursing home. After we sang for the residents, we delivered our handmade cards.
“She gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:11
