The King's Bed

Did the kids tell you about our "royal visit" on Friday? It was very exciting! Read our measurement fairy tale by clicking on the link below. There is a story to read and the pictures will get larger if you click on them. You may want to push the pause button on the bottom of the page to enjoy each page at your own speed.

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The students had many questions for the king. And, the king had many questions for the students. The king said he was from Lithuania. He brought the kids treats for creating a bed that was the perfect size. Then, he had another challenge for the students. The king promised to send a surprise if they could find out the countries that border Lithuania. We got onto Google Earth and found Lithuania. We not only found the bordering countries, we also took a street level tour and found what we believe might be the king's castle because he mentioned his favorite color was red. We will see what the king says of our mini geography lesson!

Measuring

We have been working on measuring length. We have been practicing using accurate measurement techniques. Whether we are measuring with feet, hands, paperclips, or inches, the students have defined some important measurement hints.

1. Line up precisely at the beginning of the object you are measuring.
2. Measure in a straight line.
3. Be careful not to leave gaps.
4. Do not overlap.
5. Use the same measurement tool.

 

Saving Green By Going Green

We were lucky on Tuesday to have two volunteers from Stockman Bank come into our classroom and present to the children about "Saving Green by Going Green." The kids discussed and brainstormed different ways to both save their money and help the environment. For example, buying a reusable waterbottle instead of buying bottled water. Another idea was to use the library and walk or ride bikes whenever possible. At the end of their presentation, they gave each child an award and an awesome goodie bag with a waterbottle, post-its, and candy. Thank you so much Kim and Kim!

Earth Day

April 22nd is Earth Day! This week we illustrated the beautiful song "What a Wonderful World." Here is a presentation of the students' illustrations. Please forgive the hiccup at the beginning, our laptop ran out of battery and I forgot to edit the redo out! We will be doing more Earth Day activities on Monday.

Science of Light

I hope that the children have been sharing their learning with you. We have been studying light energy in science. They have been very interested in the experiments. Here is just a snapshot of our learning.

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On the News

We got a surprise visit from the Q2 news crew on Wednesday. They wanted to do a story about technology use in the elementary classroom and they found their way to the Cooperative Combo. Luckily, we were at computer lab at the time! The kids did great! They were so proud to be "famous." Click on the link below to view the story. SD2 asks for K-8 technology levy, 2nd grader asks for computers that work | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana

Tech Time

Good afternoon! Work your way down the list. When you get to number 6, it is free choice.
1. 2nd Grade ~Word Sort 1st Grade~Magic E
2. Word Builder
3. Count by 2's Dot to Dot
4. Hidden Picture
5. Learning Links

Science Tech Time

1. First watch the Bill Nye video on light. Write one thing you learned on a post it.


2. Then choose a Bill Nye video that interests you.
Choose a video to watch: Bill Nye

3. Free Choice on Learning Links.