Friday, March 22, 2013
Music Program
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Dean Jacobs
Dean Jacobs is a fantastic writer, a word explorer, and a native of Freemont, Nebraska. We were blessed to be able to listen to him share his adventures and life philosophy here at Hickory Hill Elementary. He certainly sparked some world traveling enthusiasm in our 2nd grade classroom and encouraged us to write, write, write. :) Stop by his website and follow his adventures.
Investigating Liquids
Our newest science unit is all about matter - solids and liquids to be specific! Last week we began by looking at solids and this week it is our opportunity to have some hands on experience with liquids. Students began by just observing some liquids in bottles. What did they notice about how the liquids acted and moved? What adjectives could they use to describe the liquids? They even learned a few new vocabulary words to help in their descriptions - viscous, translucent, and transparent. I can't wait to see what next week's experiences will be...Thursday, March 7, 2013
Readers Theater
This week in guided reading our class has focused on FLUENCY!! Fluency is the art of reading with expression, phrasing, smoothness, and at the appropriate rate. Fluency is a part of instruction every week during reading, but this week we chose to focus solely on it! Student groups were given a reader's theater passage to master for fluency. We discussed what words should be stressed and how each character would sound delivering their lines, based on the action in the selection. Overall, they did a fantastic job with their fluency! I hope you enjoy the majority of our selections. A few were not able to be recorded and shared due to the participants.
Thanks for stopping by to visit and get a little glimpse into our classroom each day.
Love, Mrs. Heath and Team
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