Spring has sprung The flowers have begun, to POP right up. I LOVE SPRING!
This spring in second grade we have been learning so many awesome things..
- We learned about animal habitats, adaptations, and life cycles.
- We started learning about seeds, plants, and plant life cycles.
- In Math we have been learning about coins and counting their values.
- Some students learned to add money by using touch points.
- Other students learned money by using manipulative magnetic coins.
- Also, we had some students working in small groups to apply the coins to real life experiences.
We would like to send a big THANK YOU to Laurie Harrison from the Riverhead Free Library for coming to teach our class about all of the great things the library has to offer!
Welcome to our 2nd grade class!!!
Responsive Classroom Approach:
The Responsive Classroom approach is a holistic whole-school approach to changing the culture of the school. We don't want to be dealing with bullying after it happens. We want to change the ways kids relate to each other to prevent bullying from happening in the first place. It emphasizes social, emotional, and
academic growth in a strong and safe school
community.
OUR CLASSROOM PRACTICES:
Morning Meeting: gathering as a whole
class to greet one another, share news, and
warm up for the day ahead.
Rule Creation: helping students create
classroom rules that allow all class members to meet their learning goals.
Interactive Modeling: teaching children
to notice and internalize expected behaviors
through a unique modeling technique.
Positive Teacher Language: using words
and tone to promote children’s active
learning and self-discipline.
Logical Consequences: responding to misbehavior in a way that allows children to
fix and learn from their mistakes while preserving
"A BLOCK WE ROCK!"
Our super star second graders have been working as a TEAM in order to earn blocks for super star behavior! For each 'block we rock' the children are closer to earning a class reward of THEIR CHOICE!
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Guided Discovery: introducing materials using a format that encourages creativity and responsibility.
Academic Choice: increasing student motivation by differentiating instruction and allowing students teacher-structured choices in their work.
Classroom Organization: setting up the physical room in ways that encourage independence, cooperation, and productivity.
Working with Families: hearing families’ insights and helping them understand the school’s teaching approaches.
Collaborative Problem Solving: using conferencing, role playing, and other strategies to resolve problems with students.
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