Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Second Grade

Second Grade Seneca

Saints and Heroes
Books Read to Seneca:
Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
St Francis of Assisi retold by Nina Bawden
The Librarian of Basra retold by Jeanette Winter

History
7/31/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: History Comes Alive (South Florida Museum)
8/2/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: Jump Into Reading (South Florida Museum)

Science
-Tell Me Trees, All About Trees for Kids by Gail Gibbons
-7/31/2014 - Family Night at the Museum: History Comes Alive (South Florida Museum)
-8/5/2014 Lewis Park - leaf rubbings, Seneca spotted an owl in the trees and watched it for a while. She also told me about how male birds dance to show the females how strong they are.
-Building with Blocks

Animal Studies: Wild Kratts PBS Kids
Desert Owls
Crocodiles and Alligators
Wolves
Elephants
Fireflies

Handicrafts
Knitting - July 7, 14, 28  Aug 2,
Cooking: Mini Chicken Pot Pies
Cooking: Shaking cream into butter
Woodworking: 2 bookshelves

Math
Sum Swamp Game - Aug. 3, Aug. 7, Aug. 8, Aug. 25
Starfall Math

Language Arts
Reading: 
Starfall dot com
Second Grade Reading Primer by Free and Treadwell
Angelina Ballerina Has the Hiccups
Grammar: 
First Language Lessons

Books Read to Seneca:

Art Study
Katie and The Waterlily Pond: A Magical Journey Through Five Monet Pieces by James Mayhew

Art

Dance