AMERICAN ACADEMY: Classrooms

We have been very busy in Science! This week we will continue to observe our Brassica Plants, mealworms (that have started to turn into beatles, milkweed bugs, and we will build the habitats for our silkworms.

Updates (posted by Layne Bradbury; 04/01/13)

Science

This week we will begin our study of insects. The students will be introduced to mealworms and observe thier structures and behaviors. As a class we will monitor the mealworms over time and discuss the insects' needs for food, water, space, and air.

Social Studies

This week our class will be discussing the end of the war, the assassination of Lincoln, and Clara Barton.

Air and Weather (posted by Layne Bradbury; 03/18/13)

Air and Weather

Updates (posted by Layne Bradbury; 03/18/13)

Social Studies

This week we will be talking about Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation and Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

Math (posted by Layne Bradbury; 02/28/13)

My class learned about Square Roots in Math today! There is a square root math activity under My Links on my homepage. If your child plays this game and earns 100 stars, please sign their planner and they will get a treat in class the following day!!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 02/26/13)

This week we will finish our Westward Expansion Unit. The test will now be on Friday, March 1st. You can find the study guide on the 2nd grade webpage. We will also have our "mini" Westward Expansion Day and the students can dress up as a Native American or Pioneer!

Updates (posted by Layne Bradbury; 02/11/13)

Science

This week we will continue our Science topic on "Understanding Weather". We will take our pinwheels, anemometers, and wind vanes outside for more exploration.

Reading (posted by Layne Bradbury; 02/05/13)

Reading and Spelling

We will finish Reading Fudge-a-Mania this week and the test will be on Friday. We will not have Spelling words this week.

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 02/05/13)

This week we will continue our Unit on Westward Expansion. We will be learning about settling in the west, the Native Americans, and The Trail of Tears.

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 01/22/13)

We will finish up our Unit on Seasons this week. The test will be this Friday. You can find the Study Guide on the 2nd Grade web page!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 01/09/13)

We are finishing our War of 1812 Unit this week. We will have a test on this unit this Friday. You can find the study guide posted on the 2nd grade web page.

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 01/09/13)

This week in Science we will be talking about the four seasons Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring.

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 12/17/12)

In Science we are learning about the Water Cycle. We will finish up learning about the different stages of the Water Cycle, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, and Collection. We will have the Water Cycle Test on Thursday the 20th!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 12/17/12)

This week we will finish up our Unit on the Signs and Symbols of the United States. So far we have learned about The Statue of Liberty, The White House, Liberty Bell, and the Flag. We will also talk about Mount Rushmore, The Lincoln Memorial, Independence Hall, and Uncle Sam. Our test on this Unit will be on Thursday the 20th!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 11/26/12)

In Social Studies we will begin our unit on the Constitution. We will be learning about Shay's Rebellion, Writing the Constitution, James Madison, and Approving the Constitution.

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 11/26/12)

This week we will begin our new Investigation on Air and Weather. In this unit we will discuss and observe the properties of air with different objects, construct parachutes, pinwheels, and kites, use weather instruments to measure air conditions, and much more!

Spelling and Reading (posted by Layne Bradbury; 11/26/12)

My Reading class will start completing a new homework sheet this week. The Spelling Soup worksheet can be found under My Downloads. The homework will still be due on Friday. We will also be reading a new story this week, "Pippi Longstocking"!

Updates (posted by Layne Bradbury; 11/12/12)

Science

This week in Science we will be working with Legos. The students will construct difference Simple Machines using Gears, Wheel and Axles, Pulleys, and Levers.

Social Studies

We will finish our Unit on Ancient Greece this week, and our test will be on Friday. This week we will be learning about Athens, Symposium's (dinner parties), Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Alexander the Great!

Reading (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/29/12)

This week we will continue reading different myths such as "Pandora's Box", "Persephone and the Four Seasons", and "Daedalus and Icarus". There won't be any Spelling words this week due to the 2nd Grade Field Trips.

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/29/12)

This week we will continue our Unit on Ancient Greece. The class will be learning about The Trojan War, Athenian Democracy, Athenian Children, and the similarities and differences between Sparta and Athens.

Specials (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/29/12)

P.E.

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/22/12)

This week we will begin our Unit on Ancient Greece. Our class will learn about The Greek Gods, The Trojan War, Athena's City, Sparta, The Olympic Games, The Persian Wars, and much more!

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/22/12)

We will begin our exciting industrial engineering unit for the 2nd graders right when we get back from fall break. This is an engineering unit called Marvelous Machines: Making Work Easier, which is part of the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum developed by the Museum of Science in Boston. EiE is a curricular program that integrates the science students are already learning in elementary school with the Engineering Design Process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve). Throughout this unit students will use what they learned about simple machines to design and improve a factory subsystem. The unit will begin with a story about a girl from Boston, Massachusetts, named Aisha, who solves a similar engineering design challenge. During this two week unit, students will experience hands-on learning in the STEM lab where they will work on assembly lines to make quality cookies and they will also create factory subsystems using our brand new simple machine kits. They will have the opportunity to build their subsystem using a variety of simple machines, including; levers: pulleys, gears, wheel and axles and inclined planes. This hands-on STEM unit exposes students to real world and career opportunities in the field of industrial engineering. We will conclude the unit with a field trip to the Celestial Seasonings Factory in Boulder.

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 10/01/12)

Science

We will begin Investigation 5- Magnets and Tools in Science this week. We will learn about magnetic force and that tools and machines allow thier users to apply large amounts of force to do work!

Social Studies

Today we will begin our new Social Studies Unit on Japan. We will learn about Mt. Fuji, The Land of the Rising Sun, Modern Japan, and their Traditional Cullture!

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 09/20/12)

Science

Our class just finished Investigation 3- Rollers and we will now begin Investigation 4- Back and Forth. In this unit we will experiment with and learn about sound and vibrations, length and pitch, and outdoor sounds!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 09/17/12)

Social Studies

This week we will begin our unit on Ancient China. We will learn about Confucius, the Chinese and their Ancestors, The Great Wall of China, and Writing the Chinese Language!

Fun Run (posted by Layne Bradbury; 09/10/12)

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 09/10/12)

SCIENCE

This week in Science we will begin Investigation 3: Rollers. We will investigate what happens when objects roll from high to low places, design runways to control or change to motion of objects, and discuss observations and comparisons of rolling motion.

Updates (posted by Layne Bradbury; 09/10/12)

Social Studies

This week we will continue learning about Ancient India! This will include the Festival of Lights, Hindu Gods, and the Story of Buddha

Science (posted by Layne Bradbury; 08/29/12)

In Science we are learning about Balance and Motion for the first trimester. The students are having a lot of fun completing interactive investigations and recording their results in their Science Notebooks!

Social Studies (posted by Layne Bradbury; 08/29/12)

In Social Studies we are studying Geography and Maps.

Our 2nd Grade Class (posted by Layne Bradbury; 08/29/12)

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