2nd+Grade-Mrs.+Grantz

Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Colorado Springs, Colorado Danette Grantz grantdl@d11.org __**Mentor text, writing and the ipod**__ We studied the author Laura Numeroff and used her books as mentor texts to write our own stories. The kids worked collaboratively to create their own version of "If you give a _ a _," and utilized the ipod to record their projects. In this particular video, the boy recording with the iPod (camera man) struggles to stay on task and make good choices. You will experience the power of personalized learning here... media type="youtube" key="Dewf2EUGVF0" height="251" width="448"

__**Collaboration in all content areas: Science**__ In order to teach our kids how to be innovative many opportunities such as this one show just how creative little ones can be. I made each group a ziploc bag with random materials from the physical science kit such as magnets, paper clips, rulers, blocks, and washers. The task was to design a new piece of playground equipment, name it, write the rules and explain what forces are being used. The kids worked in groups of 4-6 showing high engagement, cooperation and team work.

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This photo shows a new slide and tunnel creation.

Allowing students more choices makes learning tasks worthwhile. The kids were allowed to pick a book and practice fluency using the voice memo on the ipod. Here are a few examples of the struggling readers and how successful this center is for them. media type="file" key="Dylan Heidi fluency.m4a" width="300" height="50" align="left" media type="file" key="Maddi fluency.m4a" width="300" height="50" align="center"
 * __Fluency practice with the i-pod__**

In 2nd grade our country of comparison is Africa. As part of our personalized learning plan here are the guidelines for the 2nd grade research project.
 * __Personalized Research in 2nd Grade__**

__**Read and Respond**__ After partner reading, 2 girls decided to create a photo story. They used Interwrite to create pictures and then imported into a photo story.

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