This week Mrs.Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars celebrated Read Across America. We kicked off this event on March 2nd by recognizing Dr. Seuss' birthday. We started the day by reading Dr. Seuss stories with Mrs. Begin's class and Mrs. Libby's class. It was a fun way to read with some different students at Fuller Meadow. Later in the day we participated in a live streaming author presentation by Peter Reynolds. He read and discussed his latest book Going Places. The students enjoyed sharing their thinking about the important messages such as collaboration and determination that are portrayed through this story. We ended the day with a Google Hangout with three other classes and we virtually read across America. The classes were from Arkansas, Texas, and California. Each class shared a Dr. Seuss story. The second graders in 2K each shared a page from a Dr. Seuss story and the other classes had to guess the story. On Friday we all wore Silly Socks and designed silly socks to go along with the story Fox in Socks.
Sharing our Dr. Seuss stories
Virtual Author visit by Peter Reynolds
Essential Questions asked during the broadcast and answered by the students were:
Where do writers and artists get their ideas?
What inspires people to write and make art?
How does collaboration expand the creative process?
How is creativity part of everyday life?
Google Hangout
Speaking and Listening Standards
1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
I love that Aidan and Izzy could participate in this activity together! Another super fun day at FM!!
ReplyDeleteIt is awesome that some of the siblings can participate in some learning activities together. The fun learning seems to never stop at Fuller Meadow!
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