Second Grade Super Science Semester and Summer (All Year With Miss Kristy)

In this class,  we will dig into the content and instructional practices that students would receive within a brick and mortar classroom for their science block with a full curriculum. Our instructional focus will support learners who are working on a  second grade level or students needing standards based support for a second grade student. We will work on the skills, content, vocabulary, hands on learning, experiments, and standards students will need to master during their second grade academic year in science. 

Each class will follow a general pattern for instruction. Content and experiments will be able to build upon previous lessons and standards, but each class will have a stand alone focus.  I love to utilize open conversation and responses during class and students are welcome to stay off of mute (as long as there isn't an excess amount of noise disturbance). I strive to use mute only to help with background noise. Classroom management techniques are used to keep class engaging, respectful, and a kind -uplifting place. 

Class Flow:
-Welcome (meet and greet with the teacher)
- Introduction to content, vocabulary, and skill of that day with the visual support of google slides.
- Class content learning, physical movements for memory reinforcement, and discussions with the visual support of google slides.
-Application of content on a foldable, journal entry, notes page, experiment, or hands on learning craft/ activity with the visual support of google slides and step by step instructions. 
-Summary and goodbye (with the teacher and class). 

Students are able to come an go within the course all year as long as there is an opening for enrollment. Resources and a list of needed materials for the week will be sent out in advanced if there is a printing need for resources (worksheets, foldables, vocabulary cards)




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Class Framework 2024- 2025: 
1st Semester to begin (week of) August 12, 2024. 1 week off at Thanksgiving (November 25-29), 1st Semester to End December 20.

Week of October 21- Human Body- the muscles- STEM hand creation.  

Week of October 28- Halloween STEM class! - Creating your own pumpkin catapult! Let's launch it!! 

      ❤️Week of November 3- Daylight saving time will end and the class meeting start time will be impacted. You will need to check the class schedule to see how that impacts your learner in your timezone. ❤️

Week of November 4- Human Body- the skeletal system- make your own body model with toothpicks, chop sticks, straws, and play dough. 

Week of November 11- Human Body- the brain- make your own brain hat to see all the amazing portions of your brain and what they all control in your body. 

Week of November 18- Human Body- the stomach- create our stomach soup and investigate your digestive system

****November 25- 29 **** Holiday Break. We will not have class this week and you will not be charged.

Week of December 2- Human Body- respiratory system- make our own lung model and how we breathe with a water bottle and two balloons. 

Week of December 9-

Week of December 16- States of Matter- let's create some fun Slime!!

***December 23- January 3**** Holiday Break. We will not have class and you will not be charged. 
New section to begin in January for semester 2- Classes will begin January 6, 2025.






Additional week's outlines will be added and adjusted based on pace and class need for review and extension