Intermediate Class:
Powerful Purple Parakeets

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We are the 2nd-3rd grade class.  

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Welcome

We are the 2nd-3rd grade class at the Inside Outside School.  We actually have a green parakeet named Lola and a blue betta named Azzuro.   

A little bit about our day

Our Monday - Thursday Schedule

8:30:  Morning Meeting with the whole school in the theater  
secret handshakes upon entering the classroom
morning meeting: calendar, class meeting, nature noticing walk, feeding animals, yoga.
9:00:  math centers: orange and purple math groups, math games with partners, independent math exploration, math trails
10:00: snack and free time
10:20:  Read Aloud
10:40: integrated literacy centers: reading workshop: read to self, buddy reading, word work, work on writing, guided reading and shared reading, library, integrated thematic work.  Wit and Wisdom work includes studying multiple texts based on a science or social studies theme.  Grammar, informative writing, cursive instruction, vocabulary development, text analysis and discussion form our work during the modules.  We will be working with tall tales, folk tales and fairy tale genres this semester.  We will focus on change...character changes, plot twists and how storytellers change a story when they offer their version.
12:00:  lunch and games
1:00: Science/Social Studies project work  
We are studying reptiles, mammals and birds of Texas this semester along with the Appalachian Mountains and its history of change.
2:00:  classroom jobs
2:10: community stewardship
2:30:  Nature Literacy
3:20:  Harvest

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