It has been an interesting week in second grade. Students this week were chattier than usual and needed several reminders to focus on the directions of assignments. The highlight of the week was working in the computer lab on Wednesday on our plant science unit. After reviewing plant vocabulary, students logged on to a website called Wordle to create graphic images of the vocabulary words we discussed. Students had a great time experimenting with the site and got a chance to practice their typing skills! I hope to have pictures of the Wordles students created up on our website sometime next week.
All teachers at FMS attended a workshop yesterday about the Common Core (the new national education standards) and how it will change our literacy instruction. I walked away with some great ideas that I hope to be weaving into our curriculum over the next few weeks. One of the most important things we need to work on is to help our students independently discuss and compare texts. Be on the lookout for some suggested reading response questions on our parent/educator blog that you can use at home while reading with your child.
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~ Mrs. D
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