Learning is fun!
Posted in holiday, poetry, and second grade
This week in the Jackson Library, second graders celebrated Veterans Day by interpreting a Cheryl Dyson poem. We discussed the symbolism in the poem, watched a video explaining how different people we meet in the community may be veterans, played a Kahoot game about the poem, and checked out military-themed books. Fun!
Veterans in our Neighborhood
Kahoot Game Based on Poem
Posted in holiday, and second grade
Last week after listening to Noll’s I Need My Monster story, second graders had fun creating a unique monster who resides under their bed. During check out, we watched the fun animation of the story.
I Need My Monster
I Need My Monster Qs whole story
CRAFT
monster bed – cardstock
I need my monster bed flap – tape
Posted in science, and second grade
Ms. Hillier’s class explored shadow stations in the Jackson Library. After reading The Black Rabbit and discussing shadows, the kids rotated through library stations.
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Station 2- Shadowbox
Materials- cut the bottom off a paperbox, wrap w butcher paper, get large lantern light, miscellaneous objects
Station 3 – Computers
Station 4- Computers – Peep Shadow Play
My Google Site Shadow Stations from when I was at Ogle
Nancy Jo Lambert Shadow Stations Site
Posted in apps, picture book lesson, and second grade
Second graders had fun discussing hair in the Jackson Library after reading the Bluebonnet book, Crown. We discussed the vocabulary and main ideas in the story; from the history of the do-rag/durag to the theme of confidence. Then we discussed confidence and what that has to do with getting a haircut. Some kids created hair-dos using Toca Hair Salon during check out.
Posted in apps, augmented reality, fun events, games, second grade, and spelling
First and second graders had fun on Digital Learning Day today in the Jackson Library! They used a new app to play a spelling game called Catchy Words. They have to find the letters in augmented reality, ‘catch’ them with an iPad, and place the letters in boxes to spell a mystery word. We watched Kirsten Hood‘s video to see how to do it. Fun!
Posted in games, holiday, poetry, and second grade
Last week in the Jackson Library, second grade took a Kahoot! quiz based on a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. poem.
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Before the break second graders came to the Jackson Library to learn more about context clues. They used the words and pictures in The Gingerbread Man Loose on the Fire Truck to determine the meaning of unknown words. At the computer station, the kids learned more about the parts of a fire truck on Sparky‘s site and we listened to videos and songs which reminded us how to call 911 and to get outside if there is a fire.
Fire Truck Song Fire Safety HK Get Outside
Posted in holiday, picture book lesson, and second grade
This week in the Jackson Library, second grade had fun with Aloo-ki and the Three Snow Bears. The Three Snow Bears is a Goldilocks and the Three Bears variant by Jan Brett. The kids found the story elements at the pocket chart, watched the story on video, and created their own snow bear puppet this week.
Posted in picture book lesson, and second grade
Second graders created their own original mythical creatures in the Jackson Library after reading If I Had a Gryphon.
If I Had a Gryphon
Posted in apps, augmented reality, fun events, and second grade
Did you know? QuiverMasks added new masks this year! Now there is a dog, cat, monkey, unicorn, and lion! Cute! After reading Lemke’s Book o’ Masks and Book o’ Beards, the second graders explored QuiverMasks.
