March Madness in Room 102

In early March, we celebrated Read Across America Week by having a Book Character Parade. I was the lady from There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. We also had a wimpy kid, mermaids, a fairy, Alice in Wonderland, and a Monster High girl in our room that day too! Fun fun!

In March, we also visited the Wonder Room to listen to a visitor from the Upstate Watershed discuss the water cycle and weather. This gave them some background before we get to our upcoming weather unit, which is sure to be fun! 

Here are 3 of my most recent Captains of Character: Emma, Charley, and Ryan. Way to go!! 

March was the month of our Invention PBL unit. These pictures show them in their biography groups researching and preparing their presentations. 

Finally, after visiting the Duke Energy Invention Convention, we were ready to show off our own. These are just a few pictures of the results. I am so proud of their hard work! We have some wonderful, curious inventors at OES!!

The Swag Jag 

The Sucker Saver

The Happy Tray

Twister Fork

Jerky Box

Stuffed Animal Umbrella

Doggy Power

Last week, we celebrated the Book Fair with a beach day. Here are some of the beach beauties from our class :) I think we are all ready for some beach weather!!

Have a fabulous week and a safe, relaxing Spring Break!

ShowMe Lessons to help with Subtraction Strategies!

Here are links for ShowMe lessons, that will hopefully help you better understand the strategies we are learning during our Subtraction with Regrouping unit! Please let me know if you have any questions!


Traditional Algorithm:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=P5TqpI8




Base 10 Strategy:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=EHmMx9s (Jonathan recorded himself teaching it!)


Expanded Form:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?i=1914760


Hundreds Chart:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=CMkYe5Q


Open Number Line:
http://www.showme.com/sh/?i=1919020

Inventor Panel

Oakland Elementary: 2nd Grade Inventor Panel

The 2nd grade teachers at Oakland Elementary School are seeking possible family and community members who are willing to share their experiences with inventing or product improvement. Currently, the 2nd grade students are engaged in a PBL (Project Based Learning) unit entitled, "What Do You Do With An Idea?" To enhance this experience, we are seeking to create a panel of various professionals who have experience in this area. If you or someone you know can support this effort, we encourage you to complete the following questionnaire. Thank you, in advance, for your time and consideration.

Soon after Friday, February 27th, we will be in contact with more information/details.


Link to the Google form: http://goo.gl/forms/uJ8pLhBam2

Finally.....a new post!!!

I hope everyone has stayed safe, warm, and cozy during these 2 icy days. I know it's been a much needed time of rest for me! I'm attempting to blog from home and see if it cooperates, so fingers crossed! So much has been going on since the last post, I'm just going to try posting some pictures with some activities we've done. Enjoy!

Eating Swiss cake rolls as we learned about Christmas Around the World. These come from France. Yum! We also put our shoes in the hallway to receive treats as the children in many other cultures do instead of stockings.

Our Grinch Day complete with tasty Grinch floats!

Our Christmas party fun!

We did a STEM activity in our measurement unit with the challenge, how long of a paper chain can you make with 1 sheet of paper? I loved the creativity, thought, and teamwork that went into this activity. Great job!

They rotated around the room measuring different items/body parts. They loved comparing their feet, hands, and height.

We went to the Wonder Room for an Upstate Watershed lesson on solids, liquids, and gases.

Acting like particles of a solid 

Trying to get oil out of water using various tools like cotton balls, foil, straws, etc.

Launch activity for our inventor/invention unit. We went on a "Wonder Walk" observing different inventions and writing ideas and wonders down about each item. I hope this stirred some curiosity within them to get them ready to create their own remarkable invention! :) 

They explored with magnets and learned what a magnet attracts. They loved watching the magnets repel each other if they were the same poles :)

Exercising with the rest of the world for JAM (just a minute) to help set a world record. We love to get up and move around!

Our Valentine's Day ice cream sundae party. Delicious! Thank you to all that sent in goodies for the sundaes.   

That's it for now. More to come soon! Remember to read the weekly newsletter each Monday to stay up to date with important events and assignments. Have a fabulous day!