As we move toward the end of our 2nd trimester, the children are beginning to build their understanding of dividing numbers of objects into equal groups! They have practiced this skill in a variety of ways including drawing arrays, using tally marks, and using counters.
They are so proud of themselves when they come up with the correct answer! Their confidence is booming!
The children love coming up to the board to share how they solved a problem. It is so powerful to me as a teacher to watch the children not only strongly grasp the concept, but then go on to explain it to their classmates!
I took some time a few days ago to really look through the children's responses to our Global Play Day. They greatly enjoyed this unstructured play time and its clear to me that skills that we may not cover on a regular basis were covered during this experience. Here are a few of their terrific responses!
With Valentine approaching, the children were so eager and enthusiastic to create a cute project to display in our classroom. Below are some pictures of the kids making valentine owls, taken by teacher's assistant, Phillip!
During our nonfiction reading workshop lessons, the children have been learning about various text structures that help us to better understand and process the text. These structures include: main idea/detail, chronological, compare/contrast, and problem/solution. The children learned that when two things are compared, a Venn Diagram is a great tool to note the similarities and differences. When more than two things are being compared, a matrix is a better tool to compare and contrast. The LMC does an amazing job of supporting our classroom curriculum! Here the children are reading about different types of dogs on Pebble Go, and they are comparing the size, color, and fur of different breeds. Our learning grew deeper with this additional practice!
Back to math... the children had so much fun playing array bingo! The playing cards had various arrays drawn on them, and I called their products aloud. The children worked to find the matching array and flip their card over, hoping for 3 or 4 in a row!
Bingo! :)
The children have finished writing their personal narratives. In this activity, the children were challenged to brainstorm a few problems they have encountered. Then, they selected the one that they thought might make the best story. They introduced the characters and setting in the beginning of their story. Then, they described the problem in great detail in the middle of their story. Finally, they explained how the problem was solved in the end.
The children worked as peer editors to help their buddies focus on and improve the content of their story, their spelling, conventions, and the overall quality of their work. They were also challenged to share a "glows" (compliment) and "grows"(tip for improvement).
It was clear to see that the children made great use of this quality time to offer and receive feedback. They are now working on their final copies and illustrations!
Thank you for taking a glimpse into some of our learning moments in 2-2!
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