Museum of Science: Animal Adaptations

Have you ever heard of a Prehensile Tailed Skink? If not, don't worry, you are not alone! Before attending the fascinating Museum of Science Boston in-school field trip, I hadn't heard of one either. A couple of weeks back, we were fortunate enough to welcome the Museum of Science to Fuller Meadow for a special Animal Adaptations presentation which featured educator/presenter, Hannah, along with three unique animals, a Prehensile Tailed Skink, a Pygmy Hedgehog, and an Eastern Tiger Salamander. 

We learned SO much about these special animals, as well as information on their unique habitats and adaptations. We were able to get up close and personal with these fabulous animals and we hope they enjoyed their visit to our school just as much as we enjoyed hosting them! A very special THANK YOU to our wonderful PTO for bringing in such an engaging and exciting program. : ) 

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STEM Challenge: Protecting The Peeps

It was another fabulous STEM Thursday in 2-F! Today's student challenge?! Create a safety raft/device that would protect our beloved Peeps as they cross the pond (and by pond, we mean the huge tub of water set up in our classroom : ) This awesome challenge combined many different learning topics such as floating, sinking, and density, but also highlighted our most recent math topic- MONEY!

The students were given a strict budget of $5.00 per group and had to visit the STEM Store to purchase the materials they would need to construct their project. According to the students, the store owner/operator (ME- Mrs. Frey!) had some pretty high prices and was VERY strict with the no returns or exchanges policy. ; )

One of the very best parts of this challenge was getting to work once again with the incredible Mrs. Baker to create an iMovie trailer that captured all of the fun. The students said it perfectly, "It's not really STEM unless Mrs. Baker is here with us!" and I couldn't agree more! : )

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit our blog and be sure to check out our iMovie trailer below. Stay tuned for our next STEM adventure...


Protecting The Peeps from Emily Frey on Vimeo.

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We Are Lucky!

This week, in honor of St. Patrick's Day, we talked all about luck and what it means to be lucky. While discussing this fun topic, we wrote a personal narrative piece describing a time that we felt super lucky! We then used the green screen to share these special memories. Check out our awesome 'We Are Lucky' video below. : )

We Are Lucky! from Emily Frey on Vimeo.

Second Grade Common Core Standards:
W.2.3 Writes narratives to recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, in which they include details, transition words, and a sense of closure.
W.2.5 With guidance and support, focuses on a topic and strengthens writing as needed by revising and editing.

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Happy (belated) Birthday, Dr. Seuss & Read Across America Day!

We definitely had quite a bit to celebrate in 2-F last week! March 2nd marked both Dr. Seuss' birthday, as well as National Read Across America Day. Our special activities included listening to a live webinar in Mrs. Kennedy's class (hosted by famous children's author/illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds) and partnering up with our Kindergarten buddies in Mrs. Murphy's class to read our favorite Dr. Seuss books. We had an awesome day celebrating our love of reading while honoring one of our favorite authors. : )

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