Dear Families, Second grade students are about to embark on a Social Studies unit titled, âThen and Nowâ. Students will examine, recognize and identify patterns of continuity and change in communities as well as ask geographic questions about where places are located and why. In order to ask students to effectively research the history of… Read More Callling All Photographs: Then and Now
Gummy Bears may be small but they can represent some big words. Your job is to select a social studies vocabulary term and use this candy to create a model of the word. Some terms you might consider: urban, longitude, citizenship, immigration, colonization, etc. Make a diorama of a social studies vocabulary word. (Please do… Read More Gummy Bear Challenge
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Informational poetry weaves facts into poems, as in Douglas Florianâs UnBEElievables, which includes not only poems but also brief factual paragraphs to accompany each selection. Likewise, Susan Katzâs The Presidentâs Stuck in the Bathtub contains poems with little-known facts about the presidents. Challenge: Based on the information of a nonfiction text you are currently reading,… Read More Informational Poetry
Dear Students,Teachers and Parents, Scrabble Day is observed on April 13, 2016. It celebrates the popular board game on the birthday of it’s inventor, Alfred Mosher Butts. Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a gameboard marked with a 15Ă15 grid.… Read More Scrabble Day
Calling ALL poetry!! Inspired by the recent trend of McDonalds, William O. Schaefer students will be sharing and distributing their poetry to Tappan Zee High School students who buy lunch! McDonaldâs, had the brilliant idea of putting a book instead of a toy in their Happy Meals. McDonaldâs included four different books in this experiment. When I heard McDonalds was promoting literacy… Read More Poetry
Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22nd. Earth Day is a reminder of the huge job we have of saving our planet 365 days a year! Watch the video below to learn about “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”and read the suggestions to find other ways you can “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” everyday! 1. Change a… Read More Earth Day: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse
The âTower of Booksâ Library Challenge began January 25, 2016 and ended Friday, March 18, 2016. Second grade classes were challenged to collectively read 100 books from predetermined categories, first grade, 80 books and kindergarten, 60 books. Many classes  met the âTower of Booksâ Challenge with the required number of categories and books while other exceeded the challenge! Congratulations!… Read More Tower of Books Data