St. Patrick’s Day is a very festive holiday and is celebrated annually on March 17th. The Irish have observed this religious holiday for thousands of years. St. Patrick’s Day is widely recognized and celebrated with Irish festivals, parades, food like corn beef and cabbage, and prominently displaying the color green! The shamrock is the most identifiable symbol of Ireland.… Read More Saint Patrick’s Day
Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. All this week, children at William O. Schaefer will celebrate the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss! Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote 46 children’s books, among them, The Cat in the Hat and Green… Read More Read Across America
We are going to look at capital letters, not for writing or spelling, but as shapes with different features…what makes them look the same? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Some letters have horizontal lines… Read More Is This Math?
“Go where no one else will go, do what no one else will do.” – Mary Lyon. February is Black History Month and March is Women’s History Month, a time when communities and schools give special attention to learning about the contributions and history of American women and African Americans. Women who were lucky enough… Read More Who Am I? Challenge
Get a nickel for each candy “sweetheart” you can fit around the outside perimeter of a dollar, OR Get a dime for the number of quarters you can fit around the outside perimeter of a dollar? Whichever option you choose, please justify your reasoning with mathematics. Leave your comment below.
Spatial Ability requires a person to form mental images, and visualize movement or change in those images. Today, spatial abilty is required for many jobs like architecture, engineering, surveying and design as well as in some branches of science and technology where the ability to envision the interaction of 3 dimensional components is essential. Let’s… Read More Spatial Ability Challenge
Over the next several day, the students will learn about Kamishibai and listen to a story told with the traditional Kamishibai theater. Most Kamishibai stories consist of 12 large (15” x 10.5″) illustrated cards that tell a story. On the back of each illustrated card is the text of the story. Background of Kamishibai In the Japanese language, Kamishibai… Read More Kamishibai
This cycle, second grade will read, One Grain of Rice retold and illustrated by Demi. After sharing the story, students will play, FreeRice. FreeRice is a non-profit website that is owned by and supports the United Nations World Food Programme. FreeRice has two goals: Provide education to everyone for free AND Help end world hunger by… Read More A Story and A Game For A Cause