Our end-of-the-year countdown has begun and we have had a BLAST each day enjoying activities that match the letter of the day. We also have been on two field trips! Want to see some of what we've been up to?
C is for Camping Day
We turned the classroom into a campground, complete with 6 different campgrounds. Each area had a different activity, and students rotated through each activity during the day. We used our writing time o write about how to make s'mores.
F is for Flashlight Day
We combined flashlight fun with learning about fireflies! Did you know that each type of firefly has their own special pattern of flashes? Not only did we take time to read with the lights out, but we learned facts about fireflies, created our own firefly patterns and turned off all the hallways lights to make things even darker!
I is for Ice Cream Day
I'm sure you heard already - we made our own ice cream right in the classroom! Students combined half-and-half, sugar and vanilla, then shook it up in a bag with ice and salt. Soon it turned to delicious ice cream! We used our experience to kick off our how-to writing - and of course, we ate the ice cream afterwards!
Field Trip #1: High School Mayfest
We took a quick trip to the high school to see the annual Mayfest Arts Festival. The gym was filled with art of all kinds - sculptures, paintings, photography and more! It was fun to get to see what the high school students had created - and to think about how our second graders will be doing that, too!
Field Trip #2: Children's Science Museum
Our trip to the Children's Science Museum was the perfect day! Students observed animals, saw turtles and lizards of all kinds, tested their thinking with a puzzle room, met Conny the Whale and even dissected a flower.
The last three weeks of school promise to be just as busy as these past weeks have been! Although summer is coming, we're still hard at work in school - but taking time to enjoy some fun, as well!
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