Cause and Effect & some Marshmallow math!

We are learning about cause and effect this week. Today we matches up some causes with their results! The kiddos loved it! We also made arrays with mini-marshmallows. Who doesn't love a little food with their math?!

Full STEAM ahead!

Last night was our first STEAM night. We worked with our community to host a night of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math activities for parents and kids! It was a great night! I think the parents had as much fun as the kids!

Math Cubes, Landforms, & Farm Day, Oh My!

This week has been full of fun learning experiences! The students compared and contrasted {many} versions of Little Red Riding Hood. They partnered up and added with math cubes. They researched animals and landforms. Mrs. Rains' class created landforms using materials found in the classroom and then held presentations for the class. Mrs. Stanley's class used shaving cream to practice phonics skills! Friday was Farm Day! We had a "family" (our 2nd grade family: Ms. Turk, Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Rains, & Mrs. Stanley) dance party to begin the day. The AHS FFA students hosted our Farm Day. It was awesome! We continued our "family" fun by making homemade butter to slather on mini-corn muffins. We had apple juice to wash it down! We ended the day with our homemade, Ziplock bag ice cream. Whew! What a week!

Indoor Camp-Out!

Friday was such a fun day! It was all about camping! There were tents, stars, (stuffed) wild anmials, flashlights, and a camp fire (because what is a camp-out without a fire!). The students read inside the tents, under the stars, and with flashlights! 

Class Critters

I am NOT a critter person, but Mrs. Stanley is! So, that means we have classroom critters for a few days each week. Our first critter was Stump, the walking stick {see pictures below}. The kiddos were able to hold Stump. He was quite gentle. The second critter we had was a {scary-to-me, cool-to-the-kids} spider. (There are no pictures because spiders are something I can't stand!!!) The kiddos just admired it through the critter container. Our critter this week is a praying mantis {see pictures below}. The kiddos have enjoyed learning about these classroom critters. I am so very glad Mrs. Stanley enjoys hosting them in her classroom so the students can have real-life learning experiences. Lots of research has occurred because of our classroom critters!

*Please note: only safe critters will be handled by the students. All others will only be admired through a critter container.  

Aliens came to visit!

The kiddos worked so hard on creating aliens from recycled plastic bottles, tissue paper and pipe cleaners. They wrote about their aliens, as well, giving them names, homes, and missions! They presented their aliens when completed. They had a blast and we did too!

Aug. 29-Sept. 2

This week has been a blast! We learned all about space, completed a research paper using the iPads and non-fiction text, created catapults using only cups, tape, spoons, and rubber bands, designed our own aliens then wrote a description about them, AND cut up magazines for a noun sort, ALL while learning about consonant blends, character & setting, nouns, and place value to the hundreds place! This bunch is amazing and such hard workers!