There's a WHAT in your WHAT?!

In honor of the great Dr. Seuss we read the story There's a Wocket in My Pocket! I then gave students a chance to make their own rhymes. 

And then there's this one... 

Excuse me... What's in your lock?! Haha oops! I guess rhyming can be dangerous sometimes. 

2nd Graders Change the World!

After spending a few weeks studying famous African Americans in history for Black History Month, I allowed my students to decide how THEY would want to change the world.

All very tangible, action-oriented changes! Hahaha 

This one is just too sweet!! 

And then...

In a perfect world, EVERYONE would get Pokemon and Mega Charzard:) 

Happy Lunar New Year!

As a second grade, we got to spend a few days teaching the students all about the lunar new year. The week even ended with a dragon parade and everything! 

Students lining up to give their "elders" their well wishes for the new year to get their lucky red envelopes:) it was very fun having the whole second grade walk up to you and wish you happiness, joy, wealth, and health! 

Last, but not least, I got to be the dragon in the parade! The students loved it! I spent most of my time, however, trying not to be trampled! 

To infinity and beyond!!

As we wrapped up our outer space GLAD unit a few weeks ago, my second graders got to become astronauts themselves and wrote about what they would do if they became an astronaut :) 

So adorable:) 

Honestly, if I went to space, I'd prob eat ice cream on Pluto too ;) 

Love Advice from 2nd Graders

Here's some free love advice for your Valentine's Day... Courtesy of Ms. Campi's second graders.

I gave students a prompt to answer the age old question... What is love? 

Their responses were rather adorable :) 

Love is when you like somebody or something that makes you feel not lonely... Awww :) 

I hold this child's hand every day at the end of the day on the way out to the cars. I never thought about how much it meant to her until now :) 

Love is that your heart is in another heart and you love someone and you feel so much that you want love in your heart :)

... That's just way too adorable! 

Short, sweet, and to the point!

The best part of the day, however, was when two of my students got to the carpet for our end of the day class meeting. These two students are not friends, and usually don't speak to one another. There are language and other communication barriers. BUT... They said to me "Ms. Campi! Ms. Campi! Look!" And they gave each other the biggest hug and yelled "happy Valentine's Day!" 

:) it's the little things...

Even though my students can be absolutely crazy and exhausting. It's refreshing to know how much innocence and love are in their hearts :)

Happy Valentine's Day! 

100th Day!

Today was the 100th day of school! As an art project I gave my students a 1, 0 and 0 to turn into their own work of art. Here are some of the gems :) 

This one is a lumberjack, complete with flannel shirt :) when I asked the student to tell me about it, she said, "DUH. it's a lumberjack. Couldn't you tell by the shirt?!" Pretty adorable!

This student made a robot! I told him that it looked like a crab, he said "no, those are his muscles!" ...my bad! 

This student made a scuba diver!!! 

It wouldn't be an art project without at least one student doing something with Minecraft!

#GoHawks! :) even after the Super Bowl, the little 12s still have some seahawk fever! 

And last but certainly not least.... The classic "rocket ship" 0__0

Substitutes & Apple Seeds

The kiddos had a sub today because I had a professional development meeting all day. I came back to my room find that apparently one of my students tried to shove two apple seeds into the wall by my hall pass... WHY?! HOW?! I don't understand...      -__-