Fun with the iPAD

This morning, our class had the opportunity to use the school's iPAD. We attached the iPAD to our classroom document camera. The document camera allowed us to enlarge the image on the iPAD and view it on our classroom projector screen. The entire class was then able to utilize and benefit from the iPAD, rather then one student at a time. Isn't technology amazing? The spelling City app was downloaded onto the iPAD, so we played a few spelling games using our words of the week. All the students were having a great time learning and practicing their weekly words and there was a TON of enthusiasm in the air. What a great way to start the day!

 

After our fun with the iPAD, we completed our weekly word work activities in our work word duo-tangs. It is really amazing to see how much my sweet ones and twos have learned in just 3 short months. They are turning into independent lovely learners. Yay!!!!!

We also had a chance to visit the computer lab today. Most of the students accessed their RAZ-Kids reading accounts and engaged in a variety of activities to help improve their reading and comprehension.

 

In the area of Math, we are continuing to improve our number sense by describing, comparing, and ordering numbers up to 100 as well as using mental math strategies to solve addition and subtraction facts to 20. Grade two students will be moving onto double-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping shortly. I always find that double-digit addition and subtraction is much easier for students when they have their basic facts memorized. For this reason, during the month of December, we will begin a new morning Math warm-up that will help all of the students memorize and master their basic math facts.

 

We have been having a lot of fun in gym learning and performing a number of folk dances. One of our favourites is the Kinderpolka. The Kinderpolka is a children's dance from Germany that mocks the adults scolding finger and uses a clap and slap pattern. The students create a circle and are assigned a partner. Next, they perform a number of side steps, stomps and claps which are repeated several times throughout the music. Too cute!

 

Tomorrow, we will be working on completing some animal classification riddles that we started working on this afternoon. Each of the students chose an animal and then researched information and facts about the animal of their choice. They started creating riddles using the information they gathered. Tomorrow they will have other students in the school try and guess their animal after reading their riddle. I'll definitely be posting photos of their work on this blog.

 

Have a great evening! See you tomorrow!

 

- Mrs. Singh