2nd Day in 2nd Grade!!

Wow!  I could not ask for a better second day in 2nd grade!! We are trying really hard to establish solid routines that we will use throughout the school year.  I am really proud of how hard everyone is working throughout today!

Our Schedule:
On Meet the Teacher Night a copy of our schedule went home.  If you don't have this hard copy readily available you can always use our blog as a resource.  There is a schedule tab that has a list of different resources.  You can find the CPS Calendar, ABCD Specialist Calendar, our Classroom Schedule, and the RBE Activities Calendar.

This What We Did Today:

• Morning Work: This morning we established routines for arrival each day.  The kiddos did an amazing job brainstorming what needs to be done each morning to establish a routine that works well for them.
• Math: Today we started talking about graphing by choosing our favorite pizza topping.  We made a human bar graph, and then we turned our data into a tally chart and a bar graph together on the SMART board.  The kiddos then worked independently to answer questions about the data on the graph.

This is our human bar graph!!

We are turning our data into s graph.

• RBE 3: Today we focused on how to be safe at school.  We read the book How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? and then we listed expectations of how to be safe in our school.  The kiddos then got to write expectation and color a dinosaur.  All of our dinosaurs are grouped together with our expectations and will be hung up in our classroom.
• Flexible Seating: We talked a lot today about strategically choosing a spot in the classroom that works well for each student and understanding my expectations of what those spots looks like and sounds like.  Each student signed a Flexible Seating Contract that they will use the options the way they were designed, that they will learn and work at the spot that they choose, and that they realize that I can move their spot if they are distracted/distracting others or not working.  I am so proud of them because they are truly figuring out which spots work well for them and which spots are not as good for them.  Below are a few pictures of the kiddos working in some different flexible seating spots.

• Reading:  Today we talked about what reading will look like and sound like.  We had a great discussion that most of us need quiet and not be around people who were going to distract us.  Then we started discussing the different sections of our classroom library.  Today we looked specifically at our picture book section and how the books are organized so that the kiddos know how to put them away.  Today they got to choose 2 pictures to put in their book bag and then the kiddos read independently around the classroom.  The kiddos were also excited to meet our Reading Buddies that LOVE to be read to.  These small stuffed animal friends came out today and got to hear some great stories. :)

  

• Writing: Today we set up our Free Writing Notebooks.  These notebooks we will be using throughout the school year.  We talked about all the different kind of writing that can be included in them and my expectations of their writing.  The kiddos then had 20 minutes to write in their new notebook.  I loved being able to read all their great stories today!