Second grade students are working in small groups to research nonfiction topics. Students think and read nonfiction texts analytically, including reading for central ideas, synthesizing, and comparing and contrasting. In order to share what they have learned, students will collaboratively design a poster using Google Draw to visually explain their selected nonfiction topic. In addition,… Read More Sharing Facts
The recent monthly challenge, research a bird of your choice, has ignited the conversation of animal sanctuaries, conversations and zoos. When visiting the library this week, second grade students will post a proposition OR opposition response to the statement: Resolution: Zoos Provide Educational Opportunities. You must use evidence from the articles and videos provided on this page to support your position. Remember… Read More Proposition or Opposition
An authoritative source is a work or an article known to be reliable because of who wrote the article. The Library specializes in collecting authoritative resources so that students and teachers have the tools they need to research effectively. Resources accessed through the William O. Schaefer library and other library websites are always authoritative and will give you accurate information. Using… Read More Look Up!
The chicks, two females and one male, were recently tagged with identifying bands by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The bands, placed on the fledglings’ ankles, will allow the project team and DEC to identify them and track their health and migration habits. Now they need a name! The New NY… Read More CAST YOUR VOTES TO NAME THE TAPPAN ZEE FALCON CHICKS!
Why is the American Flag such a big deal? Watch the video below to find out why… learn about the American Flag! We will be comparing the American Flag, Past and Present. Look closely, observe, the primary source below. This is the American Flag from our Past, it is from the post-Civil War era (1865-7), 150… Read More Primary Sources: The American Flag
empathy noun em·pa·thy \ˈem-pə-thē\ : the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else’s feelings Below is the symbol for empathy. It shows that the world is interconnected. We are all connected and need to understand other people. It is important that we help each other learn… Read More May’s Word of the Month: Empathy
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun – Mary Lou Cook Many of us enjoy watching the birds in our backyard that are indigenous to Rockland County. There are so many birds we never have the chance to see! Watch the video below and discover the beauty of birds from… Read More Recycle for the Birds