100's Day Learning Fun

Fuller Meadow students finally got to celebrate the 100th day of school today. Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars started the day by sharing how they had becomce 100 days smarter in the second grade. Many second graders shared that they are smarter now because they can multiply and divide and they didn't know how to multiply and divide on the first day of school. Another activity we did today was work in teams to do complete some STEM activities using 100 objects. The creativity each group displayed was so unique at each station. We also discussed why it is important to be able to successfully work in a team together to produce one project. This is a life long skill that many adults need to be successful at their jobs. With Mrs. Baker's help, our final activity for the day was making a Chatterpix video . After taking pictures using the Aging Booth app the second graders shared what they will have accomplished when they are 100 years. Please take my advice and do not try this app on yourself! Most of the students were quite amused by what what they might look like 100 years old, however some were not and opted out of this activity. What a fun filled day of learning we had today.

Stem Stations

Popsicle Sticks

 Blocks

 Money- Making $1.00 or 100 Cents

 Cup Towers

Legos

 Pattern Blocks

Stem Reflections

SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

One Hundred Years Old Video

S.L2.5
Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

Snow Days

Another snow day!!!! What have you been doing on your snow days? Maybe you have been playing outside, reading a book, playing a game, doing TenMarks, Xtra Math,sledding, shoveling, or making a snowman. Please share how you have been spending your snow days on the padlet below. Hopefully, I will see
you all on Tuesday. We will celebrate our 100th Day of school on Tuesday.

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Multiplication Activities

Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars have been busy in math learning the concepts of multiplication and division. The students are so excited that they can multiply. We did several fun hands on activities to practice multiplication skills.

Solving multiplication problems in this math story.

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Showing multiplication using arrays.

2.OA.C.3
Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Project Groundhog Kick Off

Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars kicked off Project Groundhog today by watching Punxsatawny Phil crawl out of his burrow and predict an early spring. After watching the famous Pennsylvania groundhog we went outside to see if our very own groundhogs would see their shadows. Guess what? They saw their shadows! Now we need to wait and see if winter will last 6 more weeks. So now we will have to see which groundhog prediction proves to be right over the next 6 weeks. We have connected with classes from Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kansas, Nevada, and Arizona to compare the weather data we will be collecting. Yesterday we collected data and graphed our predictions for the groundhog. Eleven second graders predicted that the groundhog would  see its shadow today and six second graders predicted the groundhog would not see its shadow. After taking a class vote we named our groundhog mascot Frank. Stay tuned for more updates.

We hope you enjoy our Groundhog Day poem.

Project Groundhog

                                                       

Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars are very excited to participate in another global project. We will be participating in Project Groundhog for the next six weeks with many other schools across the country. We will be collecting and sharing weather data to determine if the groundhog story predicting an early spring or longer winter is myth or truth. We have been placed on a team with five other first and second grade classrooms. Be sure to stay tuned for posted updates on this exciting project.

Check out this project http://www.projectgroundhog.net/

Please post your groundhog prediction on the padlet.

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Winter Art and Poetry

Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars are getting into the spirit of winter. First, each child created their own unique snowman for our bulletin board. Next, we brainstormed many winter sensory words and then wrote a winter sensory poem. After writing our rough drafts, we collaborated with Mrs. Pazdziorny at computers and incorporated technology into our winter poetry project. The students typed their poems and then picked a font of their choice to publish their writing. The final step was to add a picture or clip art to match the words in their poems. Please feel free to add a descriptive comment about winter of your own.

Standards

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Conventions of Standard English
1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Production and Distribution of Writing
6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Water color paintings done during Art Class with Mrs. Smullin.

Hands On Math Activity

This week Mrs. Kennedy's Second Grade Super Stars have been learning the concepts of multiplication and division. One of the activities that the students did to show their learning was a hands on activity using cubes and popsicle sticks. This activity allowed the children to explore the different ways that a number may be divided into equal groups.The students worked in partners to complete this activity. The math strategy of fact families was also applied in this activity.They recorded the multiplication and division number sentences in their math journals.

                                            

                                
                                             

Math Journals

2.OA. C.3

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.