Friday, March 5, 2010

This week's word is LIBRARY

Here are some ideas for choosing library books that are just right for you.

1. Ask a teacher or a friend for suggestions.
2. Keep a list of authors you like and choose a book by that author.
3. Choose a topic or genre that you like.
4. Read through a page using the "5 Finger Rule." Start reading and each time you come to a word you don't know put up a finger. If you put up more than five fingers the book is too difficult for you.
5. Choose a variety of books... maybe an easy book and a chapter book or a chapter book and a non-fiction book.

Why not try these ideas the next time you're in the library looking for a book? They work for us.






Monday, March 1, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

THINKING MAPS

We use THINKING MAPS to help us THINK!

We use TREE MAPS to CLASSIFY things into GROUPS.




We use a DOUBLE BUBBLE map to COMPARE how two things are ALIKE and DIFFERENT.


We use a FLOW MAP to SEQUENCE things in ORDER.





We use CIRCLE MAPS to TELL ABOUT a topic.


We LOVE THINKING MAPS!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

SNOW!!!

We WROTE about snow. We PLAYED in snow. We EXPERIENCED snow!!









Wednesday, February 3, 2010

WORDS

How many SCIENCE words can you find in the puzzle below?


Wordle: Science words 2nd grade



How many MATH words can you read in this puzzle?


Wordle: Math Shape Vocab


Quizlet is a website that allows a person to put in vocabulary words and definitions. The website then creates games for the word list. Try out our Science Vocabulary quizlet.