Independent Reading #resvt

Independent reading time has quickly become one of our class favorites! This is a time where second graders find a comfy spot in the classroom and read to themselves. Our class goals for independent reading are currently to build stamina (how long one can read uninterrupted) and to stay in one spot. We love to read!

Math Menu exploration #resvt

In second grade, scholars will be participating in math menu. Math menu is an approach that allows students to go more in depth with focus skills, work independently or in small groups. Scholars will work on fact fluency, rigorous problem solvers, math games, and practice math using technology. This station method allows for the teacher to work with small groups of students on skills they might need extra practice with or provide enrichment activities.

Thursday was our second day of math menu and this week students are exploring the different math tools we will be using throughout the year. The objective or goal of this weeks menu is what can we learn from these math tools. In just two days we have learned that these tools can help us count, make patterns, create different shapes, we can sort them by shape, color, size. We also discovered we can use them to measure objects, build towers, create designs and have fun with these tools!

Cover and count #resvt

On Tuesday, second grade scholars continued their work with our mathematics program Investigations. Students worked with pattern blocks with the objective of figuring out how many different combinations they could find to cover a shape.