Our Second Grade World of "Social Studies"

If you haven't already guessed, our class loves food. I'm sure the grocery stores wonder what I do with some of my rather unusual afternoon purchases. This week we completed a mini unit about landforms. To better internalize what North Carolina looks like on a map, we used our fine motor skills to cut a replica from flour tortillas. With a pattern, toothpick, and fork in hand each child carefully cut out the shape of our state. The fun part then began. We always get excited when cake icing appears! After spreading our "base glue" (icing), we then used different yummy treats to form the three regions of North Carolina. Take a look at our video and see if you can determine which treats we used!
The Regions of North Carolina on PhotoPeach

Operation "Mouse Tails"

Second graders have to learn a lot of things and it just makes more sense if we have a real life purpose for learning those things. Measuring with centimeters...when could we really use that skill in the real world? We slipped into the role of "College Lab Assistant". Our Quest: Determine the length of mouse tails so the professor knows how his growth serum is working! These dedicated workers quickly began their task. When measuring, organizing data, and recording results were complete, the challenge began! What kind of cage could our little designers create for our furry friends? Stay tuned for upcoming peeks at the cages!
Operation "Mouse Tails" on PhotoPeach

A Day With Ms. Rogers

Our class has been very fortunate to have a very special student intern from WFU this semester! Ms. Rogers spent time with us every week and jumped right in help us with our daily activities. She worked with small reading groups and math groups and even spent time jumping rope with us during recess! We love you Ms. Rogers and know that you are going to be a fabulous teacher!