Grade Two

Grade Two's first Unit of Inquiry at a Glance

Central Idea: Awareness of our characteristics, abilities, and interests informs our learning and development.

Lines of Inquiry: 

• Exploring physical, social, and emotional characteristics
• Exploring personal abilities and interests
• Using self-awareness to set learning goals

During this unit, grade two students gain self-awareness of their strengths and areas for improvement. We focus on social and communication transdiciplinary skills.

Social Skills: 1. Accepting responsibility 2. Respecting Others 3. Cooperating 4. Resolving Conflict 5. Group decision making 6. Adopting a variety of roles

Communication Skills: 1. Listening 2. Speaking 3. Reading 4. Writer 5. Non-verbal communications

New Directions a poem by Doris Warshay

I want to travel as far as I can go,

I want to reach the joy that's in my soul,

And change the limitations that I know,

And feel my mind and spirit grow;

I want to live, exist, "to be"

And hear the truths inside of me.

Inquiry into our Emotions

This week Ms. Carnright, the elementary school counselor at Seisen, visited grade two and taught us about emotions.

Ms. Carnright gave examples of what our feelings look like, feels like, and some strategies to control our feelings. Here are two 5-point scales from mild emotional states to extreme. To support your daughter's learning you can ask her what she learned about the scales below. You could ask what strategies your daughter uses when she feels sad, angry, or worried.

    Grade two girls learned about self talk. Here is an example positive and negative self talk.

Grade two students made their own 5-point feeling scale.

2A students sharing their scales with Ms. Carnright and the class.

Ms. Carnright shows what a "5" angry face looks like.

This is what a "5" angry face really looks like. Watch out! ;-)

This is what a "1" happy face looks like.