Timeline Project

Hello Families!

I sent the following information home with the kids today. We wrote the information together so they were all there for the discussion. They should be able to answer any questions you have but don't hesitate to contact me if you need clarification.
:)Ms. G

Second Grade Timeline Project

Each timeline needs to have the following:

• 5-10 events (also include the year you were born and today on the ends) 
• a photo or drawing of each event and a sentence to explain the event 
• the year the event occurred (the exact date can be included) 
• your name, # and date 
• a title

Also expected:

• write large enough for easy reading
• a clean, neat project
• correct capitalization and punctuation
• neat handwriting
• correct spelling

Your child will be scored in two areas: meeting the requirements of the assignment and their workmanship. The timeline is due on Friday, January 29th. We will hang them in the classroom for a few weeks but all timelines and photos will be returned to you.

Author Study

We recently wrapped up our first author study on Leo Lionni. We read about 10 of his books and did some research to learn more about his life. At the end of our study, the kids wrote a short biography about Mr. Lionni (as a group) and each of them wrote about their favorite Leo Lionni book. In addition to enjoying his stories, they were also inspired by his artwork so each of them created a collage in Lionni style. You can see their work in our school's front office as well as in our classroom.

What are the benefits of doing author studies? Here's an article that outlines them: http://www.readingrockets.org/books/authorstudy/reasons

Our new author is Eric Carle. We have read several of his books and already, the kids are asking when we can create an Eric Carle art project! At the end of this study, we will again write a biography and I'll ask them to write about their favorite book. In addition, they will work in small groups to put together a video retelling of one of Carle's stories. They will create their their own versions of the book's character(s) and act out the story on a felt board or with puppets.

Here are some of the sites we will be using during our study:
http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3234
http://www.carlemuseum.org/
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/carle
http://ericcarleblog.blogspot.com/

Videos:
Interview
Interview about The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Quiet Cricket
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?