Summer practice
Here is a list of suggested websites to help your child review all the skills they learned during the year over the summer:
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm (MAP reading games by RIT score)
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/ (MAP math games by RIT score)
http://www.wartgames.com/ (games for all subjects)
http://www.studyzone.org/ (language arts and math activities)
http://littlebirdtales.com/index/default/errors[]/AUTH_REQ/ (children can create on-line story books)
http://jmathpage.com/ (math)
http://sheppardsoftware.com/ (all subjects)
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ (math)
http://gamequarium.com/ (all subjects)
http://playkidsgames.com/ (all subjects)
http://roythezebra.com/ (language arts)
http://www.worksheetworks.com/ (printable activities for all subjects)
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/ (printable activities for all subjects)
http://www.spellingcity.com/ (spelling, vocabulary- use their pre-made lists or search for Mrs. Janetzke to find my lists from our spelling curriculum)
http://www.funbrain.com/ (all subjects)
http://www.scholastic.com/home/ (From here there are parent links and kid links. For kids there's a program called The Stacks where you can register for free and play games, talk about books and share things with friends who are also registered.) http://www.brainpopjr.com/ (Game Up link has free access to all the games from the videos and also links to other on-line games.)
http://www.aaamath.com/ (Math by grade levels.)
http://www.ixl.com/ (Math and language arts by grade level.)
http://www.coolmath.com/ (math)
http://www.aplusmath.com/ (math)
http://edhelper.com/ (all subjects)
http://www.readwritethink.org/ (parent activities for summer/home practice in reading and writing.)
God's blessings for a fun, relaxing and safe summer! Don't forget everything we did, and best of luck in 3rd grade!
Fractured fairy tale commercials
Legoland
Field Day
Royal Run
Josh's Friday Journal Report
Magnet fun
Magnet exploration
Molly's Friday Journal Report
Force and Motion presentation
We had a scientist come from Fermilab to teach us about Newton's laws of motion. We got to help him with several experiments!
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Fire Station
As we walked up the station's driveway, the fire fighters pulled out and left on a call. Since it was nice, we decided to sit and wait a few minutes to see if they would return quickly. Luckily, they did! We enjoyed touring the house, hearing a special announcement alarm to greet us, and learning about their truck and equipment. We also took a special thank you poster to them!
Simple Machines
After learning about Simple Machines we got to explore some household items to find what simple machines they use, try building our own simple machines, create our own inventions, and work together as a class to follow the directions to create a Lego chain reaction. After many rebuilds, practice attempts, and modifications, we finally got it on video!
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Katharina's Friday Journal report
Guest Teacher
Mr. Downs came in to talk to us about being a 9-1-1 Operator! We learned about knowing when to call 911 and what information they need to know. We heard about all the different ways he serves and protects the people of Naperville. We also enjoyed the goodie bags he brought us. Thanks! :)
Main Idea and Details
We read a book as a group and had to identify the book's Main Idea and Details. We wrote our story summary information down to teach the other group about our book.
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Patriotic Unit
We learned about our country's history and government while also learning the stories behind many American symbols. We made our own Statue of Liberty torches, redesigned the American flag, made a Pledge of Allegiance collage and had a blast at our Patriotic Party where we played Uncle Sam tag and enjoyed star-spangled treats!
