Symbaloo 3rd Six Weeks

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Are you ready for the Flipped Classroom?

Parents, please check out the video I created to introduce you to the flipped classroom. More information is to come next week. It is an amazing opportunity for our 2nd graders!

Another video, made by someone else,  to further explain...

Educreations: How To

Students, please watch this video on how to create an Edcreations presentation on the iPad. We will use this app in class this week. It is a free app, if you're interested in downloading it on to an apple device.

You can also create presentations by going to: https://www.educreations.com/login/. I have already set up your accounts using your normal username and passwords from school. 

Enjoy creating!

Vocabulary Practice

Improve your vocabulary and help those in need!

Freerice.com

3rd Six Weeks Newsletter

Click on the link to access the 3rd Six Weeks Newsletter.

3rd Six Weeks Newsletter

Model Drawing Practice

Strengthen your problem solving skills by using model drawing to solve word problems.

http://www.mathplayground.com/thinkingblocks.html

Addition with Regrouping

Other videos:
Addition with Regrouping How To

You Carry Over Song

Kidspiration Addition with Regrouping

"Spooking" out drugs!

Spooky Writing!

During the last week, we've been learning about adjectives. We even got to eat popcorn and then describe the popcorn using our 5 senses!

On Halloween, our task was to create a spooky story using adjectives. First we created word references to describe spooky nouns and adjectives to describe the nouns. Finally, we created our spooky stories and illustrated using chalk.

Chris Van Allsburg Vocabulary

We worked with a partner to define vocabulary using a dictionary, draw an illustration, made up our own sentence using the word, and created a movement to help our whole class remember the word! We even used the movements when we heard the word read aloud during The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.

What have you noticed about the type of vocabulary Chris Van Allsburg uses throughout all of his books?

2-Digit Addition & Subtraction using Socrative

We used an app called, Socrative, to show our understanding of 2-digit addition and subtraction using a variety of strategies including mental math and a hundreds chart. What did you think about Socrative?

Mrs. Patten likes Socrative because it gives her instant feedback on how we're doing!

Heritage Farmstead Field Trip

Group 1 & 2

On Tuesday, we had our first field trip to Heritage Farmstead in Plano. We had a lot of fun and learned about what life was like in the 19th and 20th century Blackland Prairie (similar to what life was like in Sarah, Plain and Tall). 

Learning about artifacts from the 19th and 20th century. 

Feeding the chickens.

Learning how to wash cloths by hand.

We learned how to milk a cow.

We learned about blacksmiths. 

Reflecting on Our Writing

This week we went over the rubric Mrs. Patten will be using to assess our stories. After discussing each part of the rubric, we graded our own writing and then Mrs. Patten graded our writing using the rubric. After looking at our writing again, we came up with our own goals to improve our writing. We had a "snowball fight" to share what we planned to improve: idea, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, conventions, and handwriting. After the "snowball fight" we created a tally chart to see what areas our class needs the most improvement in writing. 

Adjective Practice in the Gauntlet!

Here's the link for your adjective practice in the Gauntlet! You will be receiving your username and password from Mrs. Patten.

http://greatamericanteachersclub.com/members/gauntlet/game/649

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Fall Parent Teacher Conference

Please sign up for Fall Parent Teacher Conferences using the link below...

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48A5AF2BAAFD0-parent

Word Problem Fun!

We have been learning about addition and subtraction problems as well as problem solving strategies. After working on addition, we completed an exit ticket (word problem). If we correctly solved the problem AND showed our work using BUCK we got to pop a balloon!

As SPT comes to a close...

While comparing and contrasting the Sarah, Plain and Tall book and movie, we ate delicious stew and bread (just like Sarah made for the family)!

Watch out for the Big BAD Blow-Dryer!

In science, while learning about the properties of matter, we changed objects by cutting and folding. After reading, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, we had the task of building a house (notecards and tape) sturdy enough to withstand the BIG BAD BLOW-DRYER! After several days of building, the BIG BAD BLOW-DRYER came and only one house stayed in its place. 

Place Value Kahoot Champs!

We used Kahoot to practice place value. We love Kahoot because we earn points for correct answers and how speedy we respond. Mrs. Patten loves Kahoot because it instantly gives her feedback on how well we know what we're working on. 

QR Codes

In math, we used QR codes to check our work after ordering numbers from least to greatest. We LOVE using technology in class.