Welcome Back!

Welcome Back to Fun in Second Grade!  I took a little break from blogging, and I am now happily back.

I have been enjoying my class of 15 boys and 6 girls.  Wow, I never knew that boys could really talk more than girls.  We have been having lots of fun learning!

We finally have decided on our Science Fair Project.  Our class is going to determine which camouflage is the best for the woods near our school.  Needless to say my kiddos were beyond excited!  Hopefully we will be conducting tests, this week.  That is if the weather and temperatures cooperate.  I guess this makes it the perfect time to be completing a unit on weather.  I am also excited about the storm unit we will begin in a couple weeks.  I am going to read Thunder Cake and make the cake too.

Some other things we have to look forward to is Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day fun!  I went to PF Chang's last weekend and got chopsticks and fortune cookies for all my students.  I will make rice again and check out their skills.  Below are some pics from last year.  Also, checkout my Valentine's Day -  Love Is Unit.

Leave a comment and you could be a winner of the Valentine's Dy-Love Is Unit!  I will pick a winner on Friday!

Chop Stick Fun

Yesterday we celebrated Chinese New Year.  A while back I posted about what I was planning to do. 
Check out this post.   I decided to let the kids try out their chopsticks by cooking rice.  I was planning to just cut up yarn, but then I thought they would enjoy it more be actually eating rice! They loved it.  This was such a fun and CHEAP activity.  Thanks to PF Changs for the chopsticks and fortune cookies.  I spent $2 on rice, and they all loved it!!!!

 

 

 

Chinese New Year Fun

Ringing in the Year of the SNAKE!

 

Let the fun begin!

I am really not sure what all we will do for Chinese New Year, but I have started researching some things.  I found a great explanation for the Year of the Snake here.   I also found some more things from tpt.  Here is one that I will be using.  It is a freebie from Life on the Fourth Floor. 

Can you guess what is in the bag???

 

Well over the Christmas break my daughter and I went to PF Chang's for lunch. It was yummy!!!  I asked the manager if I could have some fortune cookies and chop sticks for my students.  :) 

Look at what they gave me!  A bag FULL! 

 

When I started to take photos, I saw this broken cookie, and knew I needed to go ahead and enjoy it. I couldn't give a broken cookie to one of my kiddos.  Check out the fortune!!!

 

 

Oh I almost forgot, this is one of my favorite books for Chinese New Year.  I cant wait to read it to my students. 



What do you have planned for Feb. 11th?