Fall Fun!

Our First Addition Master

Congratulations Jackson! Your hard work has paid off!

Using Our Hundred's Chart to Solve Tricky Problems

Beautiful Day for Outdoor Recess Fun!

Math Partners Learning While Having Fun!

Newton's Cradle with Our Soar Reader Mrs. McTague

Mrs. McTague came to visit our class today and teach us a little bit about herself. She is one of our SOAR readers that will be reading with the children this year. Mrs. McTague was a physics teacher before she retired. She enjoys bringing her Newton's Cradle to teach the students a little bit about physics and her background. Thank you Mrs. McTague. 

Readers Theater Continued

Readers Theater

Another Video of Our Readers Theater Performances

More Readers Theater Fun

Readers Theater Fun!

For the past five days, we have been practicing our reading fluency with "Readers Theater" plays. Students have been practicing reading with expression and using the punctuation as they read. Each student was assigned a part to a play. After practicing for the last few days, students have finally performed their play with scenery and props. Grab some popcorn and enjoy! 

Pumpkin Fun Today!

Thank you to the Berlin Lions Club for our pumpkins! 

Magic Fingers for Finding Details

Feeling Proud of Our Hard Work

Fluency Fun with Readers Theater

We are practicing our reading fluency with three different scripts. Each student has a part and needs to work with their team to complete the play. We have worked on reading aloud with punctuation and using expression. Stay tuned for more readers theater!

Poetry Books Are Getting a Facelift

Students began to create the covers to their individual poetry books. By the end of the year, each student will have their own book to take home.

Keeping Movin' in Second Grade!

We try to do at least one dance a day for a movement break. We also do other songs, chants and rhythm claps. Are you alert, alive, enthusiastic?! Today, we learned the "Bucking Bronco" movement! That one was tricky to photograph so you are seeing our class dance.

Looking for "Evidence" to Support Our Inferences

Our CAFE Board is Up and Running!

Students are beginning to work on their individual reading goals carefully selected from our CAFE board. Students can focus on C-comprehension, A-accuracy, F-fluency or E-expanding vocabulary. You should have received the "Parent pipeline" information sheet that matches your individual child's goal. During our small group instruction or individual reading conferences, students will be working on mastering their strategy to help themselves become better readers. Once the strategy is mastered, a new one will be selected. We are building stronger readers one strategy at a time! 

Earning Woodward Bucks

Students can use the computer to take short, multiple choice quizzes on paperback books that they've independently read. If they score a 70% or higher, they score a Woodward buck. I score because I can quickly check their understanding of their independent reading book. 

Seeing Great Results with Xtramath

We have been utilizing the website xtramath.org in class since September. Students are very excited to be "Beating the Teacher" with their math facts. Parents can register to see their individual child's results at home. Students can also practice at home too! This is a great way for your child to develop fact fluency. Let me know if you need help registering.

Welcome to our classroom blog. I will be using this to post photos and updates of our classroom happenings. Stay tuned for our latest news!