Recently, I found this wonderful freebie on Teachers Pay Teachers. It's an ocean animal fact book. This 9 weeks, one of the skills we are supposed to be working on is habitats. So I downloaded this, printed it off, had the students color it and got them stapled together. Right before our Snow (ice) day last Thursday, we started watching videos on you tube about dolphins. I wrote down their favorite facts on the board, then let them choose 3 to write on their dolphin page.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ocean-Animal-Fact-Book-Blank-735958
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Then, I did a Google image search and found a picture of a dolphin with its parts labeled and had the students draw it in their journal. I have some really great little artists this year.
Next was sea turtles. I also found a Google image of a sea turtle life cycle. Guess we'll have to go back and find one for the dolphin.
The shark is next. They are really excited about that one!
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| This turtle was not traced. I think I have an artist on my hands. |
I am really getting into using Journals in my classroom. I have always used a Writing Journal but over the last few years, I've begun to expand. This year, my students have a Writing, Reading Skills, Math, and Science/Social Studies Journal. My students are LOVING their journals. One day, after gluing a completed Math poster/activity, one of my students said, "Mrs. Thompson, I love our Math Journals. It's like a learning tool. And I'm learning a lot!" HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!!
And I'm LOVING the teachers pay teachers site. There are so many free items available. (the ocean fact book is FREE) One of my 2nd grade coworkers and I seem to share a brain when it comes to ideas and often anytime we do buy something on TPT, we share it with each other. Earlier this year, she bought and shared an interactive Reading Notebook. Here's the link.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2nd-Grade-Reading-Interactive-Notebook-aligned-with-the-Common-Core-765272
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