January and February

These past two months have flown by and we have covered a lot of new material in our 2nd grade classes! After coming back from winter break we started with "Water Pollution and Drought" where we took a look at the effects of pollution, why it's important to save water, and what happens when we run out of water. 

We learned about all different types of landscapes, both natural and human-made. I showed different photos of landscapes and the class had to identify if it was natural or human-made. I also got to share photos of amazing places all over the USA. After learning the difference between natural and human-made landscapes, we moved on to landforms and cardinal directions. Once I had finished with the presentation the class worked in pairs to describe the landscape to their partner using cardinal directions.

Another topic we've covered so far is rocks. Students learned about the three different types of rocks, where we can find them, and different ways we use them in our everyday lives. In their notebooks, they made a chart with the 3 different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, and then  I handed out photos of 11 different rocks for them to glue into the correct type of rock column. 

This week I introduced the class to different animals, some of which were new to them. After learning each animal's name the class was grouped into pairs and given a worksheet with animal riddles. One student read the hints and the other student had to guess the animal. We''ll continue learning more about animals such as what they eat, how they are born, and their different characteristics which I'll make sure to post here! Hope your 2022 is off to a great start and you have a wonderful long weekend! Happy Andalucía Day 😊

Animals NUTRITION. What do animals eat? (UNIT 4)

 

Vertebrate and invertebrate animals (UNIT 4)

 

Practise vertebrate and invertebrate animals with these activities:

What's the weather like? (UNIT 3)

 WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE?

Sing the song to learn how the weather can be.

The water cycle (UNIT 3)

 Hello!! Sing the song to remember the water cycle.

Do the online activity to practise.

Four seasons (UNIT 3)

 Sing this song at home so you can remember the seasons!

Remember!!

SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN and WINTER

And... If you want to dance... Listen to this one!!

Finally, you can practise online! (Pincha sobre "live worksheets para repasar online)

October, November, and December with Nancy

Seeing as it is almost the end of 2021, I know this is a very late introduction, but better late than never. Wouldn’t you agree? My name is Nancy and I am the English Language Assistant (ELA) this school year at ​​CEIP Antonio Rodríguez Almodóvar. I am from California, USA and this is my fifth year working as an ELA. 

The first few weeks were spent introducing myself and getting to know how things worked around the school. Once I felt like I had gotten the hang of things we learned about feelings with a presentation and some worksheets. Next, the focus switched over to Halloween and I was able to incorporate the bones they were learning with a paper puppet skeleton activity. 

November began with a review for the upcoming exam. We played a game of Jeopardy, which is a popular television game show in the United States that has been airing since 1964! The game consists of 5 different categories with questions worth 100-500 points. The more points a question is worth, the more difficult it is. For the new unit we focused on information about towns. This unit included places, people, and services. Before the exam for this unit we reviewed by playing games in groups. The students were very excited to play not one, not two, but three different activities!

At the end of November I was able to share with the classes traditions and celebrations that take place for Thanksgiving. I shared a presentation and videos with the class to show them some of the traditions that happen on the 4th Thursday every year. They learned about the food that is typically eaten on Thanksgiving, watched parts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and got to share what they were grateful for by decorating a turkey. 

Next on the agenda is winter holidays! I will definitely talk about Christmas and how my family and I celebrate this special holiday, but there are also other holidays the students may not be familiar with. I am looking forward to sharing these new (to them) holidays next week. 

Time has flown by and I am enjoying every minute of it. I will try to do a better job with this blog to keep you up to date on everything going on with the 2nd graders and all the material they are learning in their science classes. I hope you all have a great winter break with your loved ones!

P.S. To view any of the presentations linked to this blog post, just click on the underlined word and once the tab opens click on Presentación (top right) to begin the slideshow!