Addition Dice Game

Today my students had three dice to shake in a cup and then roll out.  They needed to add the dice and write their answers on their whiteboard.  Many thought they were "high rollers."

Syllable Scoot

My Second Graders love Scoot!  Today we played Syllable Scoot.  On each student's desk was a word and they had a form they had 3 columns on it to record the words- either 1 syllable, 2 syllables, or 3 syllables.  All students did exceptionally well and had fun at the same time.

National Teacher Appreciation Week

LOVE THIS:
Why God Made Teachers
By Kevin William Huff
When God created teachers,
He gave us special friends
To help us understand His world
And truly comprehend
The beauty and the wonder
Of everything we see,
And become a better person
With each discovery.
When God created teachers,
He gave us special guides
To show us ways in which to grow
So we can all decide
How to live and how to do
What's right instead of wrong,
To lead us so that we can lead
And learn how to be strong.
Why God created teachers,
In His wisdom and His grace,
Was to help us learn to make our world
A better, wiser place.

2 Painted Lady Butterflies

We now have two Painted Lady Butterflies!  3 more await to emerge!
We were able to hold them and have sugar water ready for them to drink!  We are super excited to have these blessings!

Flyswatter Slap

To review math facts, we use Flyswatters to slap the answer.  I print 1-20 all over the board.  I have two students come to the back of the room and then I call out a fact.  They need to quickly hussle to the board to slap the answer.  I also do missing addends, multiplication, and division.  SLAP AWAY!

Desert Surfaces

Here was another part of Desert Biome Fair.  We presented the surface types of the variety of deserts.  Many visitors were surprised to see the tray of ice.  That assumed most deserts were covered with sand.  Then we told them about Antarctica!

Shadows

Today was a beautiful, sunny day!  We decided to take our science lesson outdoors and make shadow tracings with chalk.  We discussed why we have shadows; why we wouldn't have a shadow, and the different heights of our shadows at different times of the day.  After lunch we went back outside and stood in our shadow.  We found out the because the sun was in a different position in the sky, our shadow had moved!