Second graders came back from the long weekend well-rested and with plenty to share about! This final stretch of the school year will be a busy one- with a field trip to Squam Lake Science Center, Career Day, Step-Up Day, and Last Day celebrations!
In class your second grader has been busy researching a New Hampshire animal using books and websites such as
Google Kids,
N.H. Fish and Game, and
National Geographic Animals. Each child is writing a non-fiction book to teach about their animal and we'll publish these later this week using Google Docs on the Chromebook computers. We'll also write descriptive poems about New Hampshire animals and illustrate them using watercolor paints! Your child has several pieces of published keepsakes that will come home the last week of school. :)
As the year winds down, we will review math and literacy skills through many games and paper/pencil activities. If you're looking for ways to keep your child's skills fresh this summer, the internet has an overwhelming amount of educational games. Some ideas are:
ixl.com- a great website with tons of math and literacy games
Study Island- our school has a subscription to this great site
Also, you might want to check out the many websites we've used in class listed below.
Reading:
Starfall: Reading Games and Online StoriesStoryline Online: celebrities read your favorite storiesOxford Owl: fun reading practice Young Explorer National Geographic Online MagazineScholastic News Magazine (type in team27)
Math:
Math Games
Excellent Math Games from Greg TangMany math games from abcya.comMore Math Games from abcya.comMoney
Dolphin Feed Money GameMore Coin Counting PracticeGraphs
Create your own Bar GraphBar Graphs on ixl.comMore bar graphs on ixl.comPictographs on ixl.comMore Pictographs from ixl.comGraphs on kidsmathgamesonline.comTelling Time
Practice Telling TimeTelling Time Challenge Game
The National PTA has some great resources for understanding what your child will be learning in each grade. Here's the link for the
Parents' Guide to Student Success for Third Grade.
