Category Archives: 2nd Grade
2nd Grade Animal Videos
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about living systems (SOL2.5) and how animals’ adaptations help them survive, so today students in Ms. Jefferson’s class created animal videos using Pixiclip. Pixieclip is an online whiteboard where you can draw, type, or upload photos, and it records your webcam so you can explain what you […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Place Value & Number Sense
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about place value for numbers up to 999 (SOL2.1). Ms. Barnes had sent me a message saying she wanted to review using Pixie with them, so we created collaborative place value movies. First we opened a blank Pixie document and I showed them how to add a […] Continue reading
Plickers is a Super Easy Response System
Learner response systems are fun and engaging, but can be a hassle to setup. You have to make sure each child has a device, and that the battery is working and fully charged. Then you have to make sure the … Continue reading → Continue reading
2nd Grade American Indian Math
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about three American Indian tribes: the Powhatan, the Lakota, and the Pueblo Indians (SOL2.2). They have also been learning how to solve and create their own addition and subtraction story problems (SOL2.21). So today students in Ms. Vest’s class created story problems about American Indians. First they […] Continue reading
2nd Grade American Indian Problems & Solutions
Second graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo Indian tribes in Social Studies (SOL2.2), and they’ve been learning how to identify the problem and solution in fictional texts in Language Arts (SOL2.8f). So today students in Ms. Coyle’s and Gardner’s classes created comics about the American Indians and included […] Continue reading
Everything Is Awesome At Glen Allen Elementary!
Everything is Cool When You’re Part of A Team! Jessica Robinson and I visited Julie Smith at Glen Allen Elementary to do a couple of lessons! First we worked in a first grade classroom using the iPads and then in a second grade classroom using the laptops. In Mrs. Taylor’s first grade class we had a blast …
December 4, 2013 Ward
Mrs. Clem’s second graders are studying Native Americans. She broke the students up into several groups. Each group was assigned a different tribe. Students were given the task to create a presentation using Google Presentation. I showed the students how … Continue reading → Continue reading
Facebook Template for Students
Click Here for the Template Here is a Facebook template made in Google Presentation that you can use with your students. Just open it up and copy it to your Google Drive. Some ways you can use this template: Have students create … Continue reading → Continue reading
Synonyms With Educreations
Mrs. Hartman’s second grade class used the Educreations app to share their knowledge of synonyms. First the students discussed what synonyms were and gave examples. They were then given a baggie with different words inside. With a partner, the students sorted the words and matched the synonyms. Once the students agreed with their partner that they …
Twitter Template for Students!
Click Here for the Template Here is a Twitter template made in Google Presentation that you can use with your students. Just open it up and copy it to your Google Drive. Some ways you can use this template: Have students … Continue reading → Continue reading
