Greetings! I had a wonderful time traveling around the globe this morning learning about different continents. Second graders have been studying about the Continents and Oceans around the world for the past several weeks. In order to wrap up the unit, the teachers had students rotate to different classrooms representing different continents. They reviewed all of the information they had learned and created a fun project to help them remember that particular continent! "Continent Day" is always one of the second grade team's favorite activities to plan and the students love it! (Thank you Susan West for the info.!)Mrs. Say (South America)- students heard the story The Great Kapok Tree. Then they created a mask to represent an animal that lives in the rain forest.
Mrs. Atherton (Europe)- students learned about some ancient architectural structures in Europe such as the Neuschwanstein Castle. They were also shown some Van Gogh paintings
and then they were able to create their own abstract picture using pastels.
and then they were able to create their own abstract picture using pastels.
Ms. Breeden (Asia)- students heard the story Rechenka's Eggs. Then they created a scratch art egg to represent one of the Ukrainian painted eggs in the story.
Mrs. Sergek (Antarctica)- students were able to feel the difference between having blubber and not having blubber on your body like a penguin through an experiment. They also created an "ice painting".
Mrs. Addy (Australia)- students were shown an original Aboriginal dot painting and then were asked to create their own artwork using paint and Q-tips. Their artwork included animals that are native to Australia such as kangaroos and koalas.
Miss West (Africa)- students participated in a virtual tour of African Safari animals. They were then able to create their own habitat for one of the animals using an animal cracker.
