Today Brennemann 2nd graders talked about what it means to be curious: to be interested in learning what we don’t know and wanting to understand how things work and why things and people are the way they are. Students didn’t really believe me when I told them that poets’ ideas for poems often begin with not knowing, but being curious. We looked at some questions from Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions, and students persisted in trying to come up with answers to questions such as: “do unshed tears wait in little lakes?” (no, they sit in your stomach) and “how did the abandoned bicycle find its freedom?” (someone got on it and rode away). At any rate, we had fun coming up with our own questions and expanding on those questions with even more questions!
Ms. Richter
2nd Grade
Brainstorm questions contributed by:
Amaya: Can unicorns eat rainbows?
Thomas: When will it be my turn to control time?
Cameron: When you see a ladybug will it give you three wishes?
Meklit: What is the oldest item in the world?
Mr. Karie: Is there actually buried treasure somewhere?
Ms. Tate: What do your feet smell like?
Ashley: Why does Ms. Tate love butterflies?
Amaya
Can unicorns eat rainbows?
Can bumblebees become buff?
Can volcanoes have a family? What will their names be?
Will the kids be bad?
Can candy corn turn into corn?
Why do people hate pears?
How many people are in the world?
Luis
Who is the tallest man in the world?
Who is the shortest man in the world?
Can alligators play tag?
Elizabeth
What is the oldest book?
Was it made in the 90s?
Is it good?
When did it become famous?
What is better: gummies, or spicy chips?
Can fairies eat unicorn poop?
Kendra
Is a fairy real?
when was a unicorn born?
what is the biggest animal?
Where is my iPad?
Where is my water bottle?
Why are there so many sad people?
Eli
How big are your toenails?
Do you like to eat spiders?
What is so big to the point
it can’t fit in your room?
Can the room shrink?
Is it magic?
Josiah
Can someone have all the games on Nintendo?
How did you jump 5 inches in the air?
How are you as fast as the sound of light?
Ms. Okones
2nd Grade
Amina F.
Are sparkles made of sparks?
is the sun made of stone and light?
How does a butterfly grow?
Darikson
Is a rainbow like a box of colors?
Is a brain like a book of letters?
Solomon
Why are numbers made out of shapes?
and why are flowers made
out of circles?
Why are pizzas made out of
triangles? cars made
out of rectangles?
Zion
Can a star really get shot down?
Why am I alive?
When was Roblox made?
Why is a human a caveman?
Why do I have a body?
