The 2nd grade students planted and grew microgreens in the classroom
In ELA, students learned how to write an informative/explanatory paragraph. They also learned how to write a letter. They learned that stories have a structure and wrote sequences of events. They all worked so hard and have shown amazing growth and perseverance.
In Science, we learned about many different topics. We also have had a local food educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension Essex County come into our classroom monthly. She coordinates Agriculture in the Classroom lessons, a national initiative to engage kids in local food, nutrition, and agriculture. As part of the program, she conducts monthly classroom visits to facilitate short, hands-on learning activities with students. These activities, designed to match 2nd grade curricular standards, usually focus on seasonal, local foods that students get to taste test. This past month, we planted microgreens and have been eating peas, radishes, and sunflowers weekly in the classroom. It’s cool to eat them and see them regrow immediately.
In Math, students worked so hard learning addition and subtraction grouping strategies. They learned how to decompose ones to add and subtract. They also learned how to add and subtract two-digit numbers. Our new Math curriculum has a spiral review built in, and it’s so amazing to see them retaining knowledge from prior lessons. They are rocking their Math skills!
In Social Studies, we have been learning all about our Government. The kids have learned all about the three branches of government. They can tell you that the Judicial branch is for courts and judges, the Legislative branch is where laws are made and the Executive branch is led by the President. They unanimously agreed that Theodore Roosevelt was their favorite president. We did a whole unit on him, and they were fascinated to learn that he was physically present in our area, so close to our school. He rode the train in North Creek and climbed up Mount Marcy not too far from here. They will tell you all about him.
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