Of course we had to turn our Family Tree into books! Our pals deconstructed our tree and placed their family members (including Owl 😁🦉) into personalized books they can read at home. We are thankful for family! @pjspals #LiteracyMatters

Of course we had to turn our Family Tree into books! Our pals deconstructed our tree and placed their family members (including Owl 😁🦉) into personalized books they can read at home. We are thankful for family! @pjspals #LiteracyMatters

We incorporate PBL, African American achievements, and student agency! @RCSDMLKJr

We welcomed a parent into our classroom to read aloud a chapter in Bud, Not Buddy. The students loved it! #WorldReadAloudDay @RCSDMLKJr @RCSDNYS

We love using QFTs (Question Formulation Technique) to generate close & open-ended questions for a deeper dive into grade-level content! @RCSDMLKJr

As an extension of #WorldReadAloudDay students used what they read about engineer Leland Melvin & created their own rockets (markers) that they had to strategically land on the International Space Station (cup). We learned docking spacecraft requires critical thinking @RCSDMLKJr

For #WorldReadAloudDay, we buddy-read about African American explorer, Matthew Henson, and completed a story map. Then, we read about & took a virtual field trip with NASA’s Leland Melvin. This prepared us for our next activity -Docking with the ISS! @RCSDMLKJr

Check out the STEM Creations our second grade students are working on as part of our 21st Century programming!… Who knew a bag of sticks could be turned into fun masterpieces! #SoCreative @RCSDMLKJr padlet.com/2016742/vxajx7seh…

After discussing the new national holiday, Juneteenth, and why we have tomorrow off, the students had to create their own national holiday and persuade the class as to why we should honor it. I told them I’ll send their proposals to @JoeBiden. @RCSDMLKJr

Such a cool and empowering idea @teachingonadime’s class presented today! I really believe your students are future business leaders! They made my students (and I) think critically to determine where to invest! Love it! #SharkTank @RCSDMLKJr

More photos from the STEAM Zoo! -including the hybrid team 💪🏾@RCSDMLKJr @scratch @LEGO_Education

To kick off our Declaration of Independence unit, kids were given async work today to gain background knowledge on the topic and had to make some hard decisions: Independence or Chicken Nuggets FOREVER 😮 ..Turns out my kids love their families AND chicken nuggets! ☺️ @RCSDMLKJr

This brings me pure joy. The eve before break and a student would not stop working on her biography. #Persistence @RCSDMLKJr

Practicing "The Big 7" today on Peardeck as we continue our unit on division! The students love to get "remainder alerts". @PearDeck @RCSDMLKJr

It’s so great having students and parents who try their best everyday! In my class, students receive digital “blocks” for great work & behavior. They can then redeem those blocks for a prize of their choice. Fabian was the first in the class to reach his goal! @RCSDcommschools

Students did a great job relating the Water Cycle to real life and our knowledge of ecosystems! @PearDeck @RCSDMLKJr