Natalie and Grace got right down to work this morning on 12 pre algebra problems. This is the first time that I've ever introduced the favorite pastime of Diophantus to 2nd graders. They have proved to be More than up for the challenge.
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| Look out, 8th grade math students. Mia and Trevor are ready to challenge you. |
We love Brain Quest quizzes in our classroom. It is always a fun and fast-paced race to see who will arrive at the tricky solution most quickly. Here, Ben and Kevin work to complete 12 of the trickiest Brain Quest puzzles that I could dig up.
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| Map skills in action. |
Gabe, James, and Hannah worked on locating 12 states and their corresponding capitals. This was an easy feat, as we are currently studying many different types of maps in our social studies unit.
Mariana, Natalie, Brooke, Grace and Brooke work on listing 12 Reindeer Names and 12 Reindeer Games. Some of these ideas were super creative. (Reindeer Lightening Rollercoaster, anyone?)
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| Gabe works to draw and label 12 geometric shapes. |
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| Awesome work on adverbs and adjectives! |
Not pictured: 2nd grade interviewers (hopefully not) running through the school to interview 12 teachers about what they love most about the Woods.
December is figuratively jam packed with deadlines: report cards, curricular goals, Santa workshops, plays, holiday concerts. Even though we are working at a feverish pace on a daily basis, it can prove fun and incredibly refreshing to step back from things and target a totally unique goal. And it is equally refreshing to know that this goal must be achieved in one short school day.
I'm especially proud of the tiny project managers today. They are creative self starters who never let me down with their tenacity and willingness to collaborate on the fly.
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