Fun with Technology

We have been doing some exciting activities involving technology! First, we were able to Skype with a real published author, Nancy Krulik. She has written many books including the series Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo and George Brown, Class Clown.The children enjoyed hearing about what it's like to be a published author, and even got to ask some questions about her work.

We got to listen to her read a section of her latest George Brown book!

Last week we were able to join Mrs. Madden's and Mrs. Dunn's class in the library for a special Dr. Seuss activity with the iPads. We had to hunt for and scan QR codes scattered around the library, and then record our answers on paper.  In case you don't know, QR codes are those weird black and white squares you see everywhere now. You just scan them with your iPad or iPhone and it links you to information. They look like this:

Example of a QR code.

It was a lot of fun working with children from other classes and grades, all while learning more about Dr. Seuss!

Great teamwork to answer all the questions!

Dr. Seuss fun!

We joined wih Mrs. Rec's third graders yesterday to learn more about Dr. Seuss. We had a blast!

What's the moral of this story?

Second graders have been working hard on the genre of Fables and Folktales. We have read many different stories and learned all about the particular features of these types of stories. After completing a book report on a favorite fable or folk tale, we put together a slide show of the children sharing the moral of their particular story. We hope you enjoy it!

Please leave us a comment telling us which fable is your favorite!