Second & Third Grade ~ Miss Laylan

We have been studying plants and how they grow for about 4 weeks now! The students have been so excited to watch their seeds grow! Each student received 4 different types of seeds to study - lima bean, pea, corn, and heirloom bean. First, the students took notes on what each seed looked like and made sure to document it like a real scientist. Next, for each seed, the students were given a labeled plastic bag. From there, they were instructed to wet a piece of paper towel, placed it at the bottom of the bag, put the seed on top of the wet paper towel to help in grow, and hung each bag up on a window for plenty of sunlight. Some of the seeds took a while to begin their germination process, but eventually we were able to see the process each were going through. The students observed their plants' growth each day and took scientific notes to document how each plant was growing. What a fun process it has been!

Last year, we read the book, "What if You Had Animal Teeth?!", a fun story with nonfiction information about a variety animals and what their teeth are capable of! The students then wrote about what animal teeth they would have if they had the choice! We had so much fun with this, so this year, the students and I enjoyed another book from this series. This time around, the second-and-third-graders wrote about the animal ears they would choose, after we read, "What if You Had Animal Ears?!", of course!!

Today for our writing prompt, we went outside to give our brains some power with some fresh air! The students all chose separate places on the playground to take off their masks and get started on their writing. Whenever we have the opportunity, the class loves to go outside to take a mask break and get work done! This is perfect when the weather is still so nice outside! For their writing prompt, the students were told to write about anything they wanted to. Sometimes, this is tricky because when you are told what to write about then you know the general expectations, but I wanted the 2nd and 3rd graders to be able to come up with their own ideas. For some, this was difficult and took some time to get started. For others, they were excited to not have any restrictions and write freely about anything and everything. By the time we were done, some of the students ended up writing four to five pages of content! WOW!

Even though this year looks different with everyone wearing masks, the students were so excited to be back in the building, see their friends, and start learning!! We are all so happy to be back in the classroom together, and we are ready to make it a good year no matter what!

Not pictured, Virtual Students: Caleb & Makayla