Today was a hard working day for our students. Once the class completed their warm up brain lesson, they traded papers and became a teacher. I told them they had to be very careful with details when checking someone's paper. Each child was asked to put their name at the top in a crayon or colored pencil. (some did not follow that oral direction, so your child's paper does not show a second name). Then while checking they had to carefully follow along with me to see if that paper had all the corrections. If not, they were asked to correct them. This gave every child great responsibility! I was able to celebrate Elllyana, Amjad, and Giorgio today for taking the time to see every detail while being the teacher. Congratulations!
In addition that them trading papers, I also paid out some Excellence Dollars to those students who were very responsible with getting their work completed in our timeframe and for the correct answers. We all learn from our mistakes, but if do not put those lessons learned into practice, it's all just a waste of time. So we are practicing how to prove that we are learning from our mistakes. Keep up the great work, second graders!
This morning, during our writer's workshop time, the students were asked to write a narrative piece about going on a rocket to the moon. Once they were finished with the writing, we practiced some peer editing skills to check each other's work. They partnered up with a classmate, read their writing, and talked over any spelling corrections or grammar that might have been missed. Then, we switched partners again. This time if was for some fresh eyes to see if anything else might have been missed. Lastly, the students were asked to read their writing piece one more time before turning it in. Taking time to peer edit is an important step in the writing process. This is a developing skill in second grade. You can watch for that to be marked on the upcoming report card.
Tomorrow, during ISM, the class will be finalizing their unit of states of matter with a root beer float! I will have the materials ready for the fun when they are in ISM. Mrs. P. will also be sending me the work they have been accumulating during this marking period. I will look it over then send it home.
Have a wonderful evening!
In addition that them trading papers, I also paid out some Excellence Dollars to those students who were very responsible with getting their work completed in our timeframe and for the correct answers. We all learn from our mistakes, but if do not put those lessons learned into practice, it's all just a waste of time. So we are practicing how to prove that we are learning from our mistakes. Keep up the great work, second graders!
This morning, during our writer's workshop time, the students were asked to write a narrative piece about going on a rocket to the moon. Once they were finished with the writing, we practiced some peer editing skills to check each other's work. They partnered up with a classmate, read their writing, and talked over any spelling corrections or grammar that might have been missed. Then, we switched partners again. This time if was for some fresh eyes to see if anything else might have been missed. Lastly, the students were asked to read their writing piece one more time before turning it in. Taking time to peer edit is an important step in the writing process. This is a developing skill in second grade. You can watch for that to be marked on the upcoming report card.
Tomorrow, during ISM, the class will be finalizing their unit of states of matter with a root beer float! I will have the materials ready for the fun when they are in ISM. Mrs. P. will also be sending me the work they have been accumulating during this marking period. I will look it over then send it home.
Have a wonderful evening!
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