Concrete Poetry Concrete poetry is poetry by design. The second grade classes discovered, read, brainstormed and created their very own concrete poetry. The students all incorporated their learning of poetry from the classroom, connected meanings from the concrete poetry examples we read in library class and created some astounding examples. See below: Samuel, “Seeds” Pearl, “Wind” […]
The Second Grade spends a lot of time in the Fall doing animal research. As a way to connect the classroom to the library and to encourage the understanding that the library is a place for research in addition to pleasure reading, nonfiction text features, reading strategies and note-taking skills are explored and practiced in […]
The Second Grade classrooms meet student curiosity about ocean animals with an exciting research project that spans several weeks. In the library, we have supported this experience by enjoying learning apps on the iPads, exploring ways to navigate the library to find nonfiction materials, and how to use a nonfiction book for research. Most recently, […]
