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|  | | | | Ms. Wilson's second grade class | | The second grade class is a class of diverse learners. Literacy is a strong component integrated into all of our subject areas. Students are involved with a Guided Reading Program which works with the students instructional level of reading. Along with this is our Basal Reading program.
The Science program incorporates a variety of topics for second grade. Some of those topics include weather, insects, the human body, and the study of life cycles and habitats..
One of the first projects the second graders work on in the Fall is the
study of Monarch butterflies. We follow the stages from the egg to the
emerging of the monarch from the chrysalis. The students have the
opportunity to care for the caterpillars through all the stages with
hands-on-activities, observations and reflections. The final activity
is the Monarch Celebration. This is the letting go of the monarchs for
their migration to Mexico.
We also have a Science table in the
classroom which changes every month. Different items are displayed
(shells, skulls/bones of different animals, rocks, nests etc}. The
students have a chance to add to this table with interesting items that
they may find. This provides students with more opportunities for
observation and reflection.
Within our Science programs we have worked with the Raptor Center introducing students to raptors, their habitat, their adaptations and the rehabilitation they receive at the Raptor Centerr.
We include writing as an integral part of all the subject areas. Students gain experience
with different forms of writing through reflections in science
journals, answering Math Messages in their Math journals, and through
daily writing in their writing journals. Students publish their writing
from their writing journals by using the lap-top computers provided by
our school.
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