Friday, May 29, 2015

Severe Weather Research with 2nd grade!

Tornadoes, blizzards, drought, thunder and lightning!!
Mr. Wallace's 2nd graders visited the Media Center yesterday to work on independent research about severe weather. Students had a choice of 2 websites to utilize: PebbleGo which they frequently use and MyCapstoneLibrary, an interactive Ebook site I introduced them to.  Both of these websites provide effective methods for differentiating learning and addressing multiple learning styles. Plus, they are engaging and fun! Students love them!

Each student filled out a KWL chart in the classroom and then arrived in the Media Center with further questions to answer such as: How does your severe weather form? What damage does it cause? How do you stay safe during the severe weather?
After recording what they learned on their pre-planning sheet, students used both charts to write a final draft in paragraph form. Great job, manatee learners! 

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