Looking forward to Monday! Cannot wait to start the school year and hear my students’ stories. #otherpeoplematter

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.

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Compliments in our class meeting #hilburnempowers

Students are writing personal narratives. #hilburnempowers

Awesome day yesterday at Oak View farms learning about life long ago.

What is this artifact? For what is it used? What does it tell you about the people who used it?

Composting is fun to lean about!😀😀 We will start filling our compost bin today! #hilburnempowers

We have created our own experiments and we can write like a scientist. #HilburnEmpowers

Planning for planting 200 daffodil bulbs tomorrow. #HilburnEmpowers

A student reading a book.

The class is playing I have who has.

Students are adding conclusions to lab reports.

I look at the trees and think of the poem I read and discussed with my 2nd graders, John Updike’s “January.” Do my students see “the trees of lace” when they look outside on this snow day?

Organizing pages for informational books - we are experts! #HilburnEmpowers

We made music with instruments we created! #HilburnEmpowers

Is this class to ADVENTUROUS for you #VR #GoogleExpedition #SecondGrade

Our Museum of Knowledge is open! #HilburnEmpowers

Sharing knowledge at our knowledge museum. #HilburnEmpowers 2nd grade learners!

Making a plan for reading club goals. #tcrwp #HilburnEmpowers