2nd grade is hard work!

We have been working very hard in 2nd Grade! From using tongue twisters to help us learn about alliteration, to eating Pop Rocks to help us come up with similes, we have been having a blast! We are also learning about safe practices in the Science Lab along with the Scientific Process!!! Check out our pictures below! 

Repeat Winners!

We did it again! Two times in a row, second grade has won the trophy at the Friday Celebration! We were chosen for working hard to stay on track with our behavior and academics! Way to go Second Grade!

Going to Outer Space

Today we went on an adventure to Outer Space!! Well, not really...but the kids still had fun. Since we are working on Place Value I decided to play a game to make it fun! I gave each person either a number represented by hundreds tens and ones, or the standard form of a number. They then had to find their partner that had the same number, but in a different form. Afterwards they were able to head over to the space ship!(chairs turned upside down in rows of 2) In order to board the ship they had to put themselves in numerical order. Least amount up front, greatest amount in the back! Once I checked their spots, they were able to board the space ship! We counted back from 30....then took off! We did this a few times for extra practice ordering numbers! This was a fun way to get the kids moving and understanding place value!

Miss Piggy has arrived!

We had a special delivery yesterday! The kids were so excited and they even got to name her! We voted and came up with some cute names! Daphney, Ribbit, and Hoppy were a few. After narrowing it down...the kiddos picked Miss Piggy.....really?? It's their class pet so I had little say in this matter. I myself liked Daphney, but I'm not the one taking it home over the weekend! Hopefully the kids will have a blast with her and she will serve as an incentive to make smart choices. 

Remembering September 11th

Today in order to honor and remember those who lost their lives and those who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks, the kiddos wrote letters to either a Police Officer or Fireman. I hand delivered their letters to the Bulverde Bexar Volunteer Fire Department and the Bulverde Police Department. The kids did a great job on their letters and it meant a lot to the Policemen and Firemen. We are also in the process of making a quilt with the other second grade classes to honor those who lost their lives. This was a really great project and I am so proud of the compassion our kids possess. 

Making Math FUN

I was trying to come up with a fun way for them to review math vocabulary! Well I think they liked my idea! I wrote 1st grade terms on index cards and they had to hold it up to their forehead while their partner had to try to get them to guess their word! It was AWESOME!!!

Adjectives!!!

The kiddos were learning about adjectives and how to be a good citizen....so I figured why not combine them?? They made a poster about themselves, and used adjectives to describe them!! They loved it!