Do you know the state dog of Massachusetts? Do you know the state motto? How about the state muffin? If not, ask your second grader. This week we completed our mini study of Massachusetts as we continue with our Me on the Map unit. Learning about Massachusetts was a great introduction to doing research as our country study is fast approaching. The students couldn’t wait to get a computer and start learning!
We continue to master parts of speech; noun, verb and adjective. We began alphabetizing to the third and fourth letter and learned about guide words. Then we had some hands-on experience trying to figure out where in a dictionary we would find particular entry words.
In science we learned all about whales and we compared them to sharks. We have a field trip to the New England Aquarium planned for December 7th. More information to follow.
See below for some pics of our week. We got to enjoy the fair weather outside this week, and congratulations to Nofet on her first aliyah and the first aliyah of the year for our second grade class. Mazel tov Nofet!
Shabbat shalom,
Hamorah Caren