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Factory of Fun Ideas Pt. 1

Last week 2nd graders at Swift welcomed Mr. McCaster and tried their hand at joining unexpected things together to make “Swan of Bees” poems. Some students selected favorites of the four types of poems […]

Some Dreams Are Scary!

The day of our 4th session was picture-taking day at Swift! Students in Ms. Arena’s class—formerly Ms. Popovic’s (you are missed, Ms. Popovic!)—were just about to get down to the business of writing dream […]

Different, Yet, Alike!

Every year I ask myself how should I introduce comparisons? – a lesson in which we look at ways to find what two different things have in common. Sometimes things like color, action, or […]

What do you hear?

What sounds do you hear at home, outdoors, at school, or at work? Are the sounds happy? Exciting? Surprising, or Sad? This is what Swift 2nd graders were exploring the last time we got […]

Wishing, Again!

This is the 3rd year that a new group of 2nd graders at Swift opened up our poetry time together by sharing their ideas about poetry, learning about LINE, and their writing their own […]

We Wonder: “What’s under?”

It’s hard to believe that Ms. Leslie’s poetry residencies with Swift 2nd graders for the 2020-2021 school year have come to a close. All of our lessons this year have been remote! Somehow, we […]

Where we come from, Who we belong to, and What makes us unique

As Swift 2nd graders continued with remote learning, we talked about diversity – meaning variety and difference – and the many places we find it: in plants, trees, and flowers; in the animal kingdom […]

2nd Grade Odes of Wonder

Odes and wondrousness is what we were investigating during our 17th remote poetry session. Swift 2nd graders contemplated things that they wonder about, things that make them curious. We read “In Praise of Tiny […]

“Life is For Us!”

As months of distance learning continued, Swift 2nd graders paused to think about what is important to them. Together, we looked at “A Little Girl’s Poem” by Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem looks at the […]

Are You Afraid of Monsters?

As distance learning continues, 2nd graders at Swift have been thinking about things they are afraid of and whether or not they believe in monsters. We showed off monster faces in our device cameras, […]

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