Thursday, May 23, 2013

Math on our Desks!

Today we reviewed our math facts and wrote fact families using Expo markers on our desks.  SUPER FUN!


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A Trip to the Science Museum

Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous

Tyrannosaur front claws.

Searching for their own fossils in plaster.  Shark teeth, gastropods & cephalopods!

Shell fossils

Tyrannosaurus tooth

Triceratops horn

Tyrannosaurus hind claw

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

My Favorite Book Is....

A few ideas from our 2nd grade readers.  What was a favorite book we read this year & why!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Finding the Area

We are using our knowledge of fractions (1/4, 1/2) to help us find the area of a shaded shape.  We can add & subtract fractions too!  Ask your child to show you.  Kids: remember the denominator stays the same.


Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sometimes you just need to boogie.




Just Dance 4-Gotta Love It!!

Ice Ice Baby!

Today we learned about how when water (liquid form) is frozen it becomes a solid.  We also learned that it expands!  See the picture of our experiment below!


Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Time for Pie

The top 3 mud pies are shown above.  Each class member voted on the BEST one.  The pie on the bottom was the winner.  It contained more sand than the others and remained stuck together.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Mud Pie Monday!

Everybody lined up to get their soil for their mud pie recipe.

Soils were mixed together.

Water was added and carefully incorporated.
(Waxed paper rips easily!)

Mud pies were shaped.

And...delivered to the drying table.  Tomorrow we will decide who has the BEST mud PIE!