Seeing Pickachu Through Rose Colored Glasses

How Pokemon Cards Are Made

How Stained Glass Windows Are Made

Muffins With Mom/Special Friend Problem Solving

This morning we solved the problem: How many muffins were purchased for the Muffins With Mom/Special Friend event this Friday?  The mathematicians first worked to decide what information was needed to sove this problem and then they used that information to calculate a total!

Great Problem Solving lesson idea Mr Ranek!

I wonder why only a president's face is on U.S. money?

Have you ever wondered why only a president's face is on U.S. money?

The answer may surprise you! 

World Read Aloud Day

Mrs. Paur shared Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast for World Read Aloud Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We LOVE opening Valentines!

Decorating cookies if fun, but eating them is even MORE fun!

Showing kindness by making blankets for homeless dogs at the APA:)

Mmm...this Genius Hour Project is making me hungry!

How to Make Parmesan Chicken

 

What do Target, rocks, and bubblegum have in common?

They all led to VERY interesting Genius Hour presentations!

Why do shoppers love Target?

How are rocks formed?

What's in bubblegum that keeps it from dissolving in your mouth?

Not A Box

We read the book Not A Box by Antoinette Portis and used 

our creativity to write our own class book!

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel Activity

I read aloud a book entitled, Mr. Ferris and His Wheel and then Mrs. Beck lead an interesting discussion about various familar monuments.  Following our discussion, the second graders worked in small groups to design and construct a monument to represent Hudson.  

Such fantastic collaboration!