Welcome to a great first week of school!! We have had a wonderful time learning about each other and our new classroom. We started out our week by writing and illustrating a class book. Each child contributed a short biography and self-portrait. It turned out great! We continued learning about each other during our classroom scavenger hunt. You would be surprised by who in our class is taller, has a big smile, has brothers and sisters, has been camping, and has played a musical instrument! We are a talented and interesting bunch of second graders!
We also read lots of great stories! Our favorite was Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola. We found Italy on the map, graphed pasta, completed a character analysis, sequenced the story with a buddy, and made wishes with our pasta pots! Grazie, Tomie, for writing such a great book!
We also had a great time in math this week! There isn't a better way to combine snacking and learning than graphing M&Ms! We sorted our candy by color and placed them on our graphs. After we colored a section of the graph, we got to eat the candy! We analyzed our information and found out just how different each pack of M&Ms can be! What yummy math! As you can see, we loved this perfect afternoon pick-me-up!
Can't wait for next week's fun!!
Mrs. Willett
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