SEPTEMBER THINGS

Second grade received some amazing classroom items from last year’s Scholastic Book Fair and we are so thankful! Some of the items included a Bluetooth speaker, five tablets, magnetic letters and some math center games. We have used these items to listen to our weekly story, practice spelling words, and building upon math skills.

Second grade counted to 1,000! Every year the class works together to count a giant pile of straws. They work together and share strategies on how to efficiently make count the straws. This activity gives hands on experience in learning place value and units like ones, tens, and hundreds. Once the straws are “bundled” into units of 10, they bundle units of 100 and then count by 100s all the way to 1,000. Each time students make a new unit they reinforce and build upon their place value knowledge.

Students also got to use Chromebooks for the first time this year. This moment is always very anticipated. Recently, the class wrote their first opinion essay on the best food in the world. Once final drafts were complete students used their Chromebooks to draw the food they wrote about.

Second grade is also very smart! Our first reading unit covers teamwork. Students are learning that everyone can have different strengths and weaknesses. Each teammate, student, or family member has something to offer. In a classroom setting we love to share our ideas, strategies, and work product to help others learn.