Second graders performed research about a topic they chose that had to do with something about changes in nature, or cycles in nature. We had the rock cycle; life cycles of horses, dogs, and dragonflies; how stars are made; how volcanoes form; how floods happen; and more. Students found facts in books and from internet sources. They practiced writing different kinds of sentences to share their facts: interrogative "Did you know...?" declarative "The such-and-such is the biggest..." and exclamatory "It's so cool that...!" They created a diagram (teaching picture, usually with labels) to explain their topic, as well as a unique font for their title and a zentangle for some art. It was a laborious project, but when they shared their final products round-robin style, they were curious, respectful, and well spoken. Here are some pictures of their sharing, and projects will come home in the near future.
