Combining matter to make something new! Love the creativity! #teamwork #science Sampson Elementary

Blooket review for a science DPM for the win! #fullyengaged

The 2nd graders had fun learning about the election process by visiting the voting booth and casting their ballot in our “Candy Election!” The results are in…Skittles won! #tastetherainbow Sampson Elementary Sampson2ndgrade

👩🏼‍🌾Garden Day!🧑🏼‍🌾 2nd graders learned about monarch butterflies! We got to see 2 of the 4 stages- larva and pupa! 🐛🦋We also cleaned beds and harvested a couple of radishes! 💪🏼🌱#teamwork Ready to Grow Garden Sampson2ndgrade Sampson Elementary

Sound sandwiches to practice sound energy! 🎶🙉😂#jinglebells Sampson2ndgrade Sampson Elementary

Radish harvest!! Ready to Grow Garden Sampson Elementary Sampson PTO Sampson2ndgrade Sampson 3rd Grade

🧑🏼‍🌾Garden Day! 👩🏼‍🌾 We learned about herbs, thinning carrots, and planted spinach seeds! It’s always a fun day of learning with Ready to Grow Garden in the garden! 🪴🫚🥕🥬Sampson Elementary Sampson PTO Sampson2ndgrade

Students created a device to be able to communicate! 📞🪢#stringphone #scienceisfun Sampson Elementary Sampson2ndgrade

Animal Demo today to learn about body coverings! We couldn’t have don’t it without our fabulous parent volunteers! 🐍🐠🐦🐸🐹 Sampson Elementary

🧑🏼‍🌾Garden Day! 👩🏼‍🌾 We used math in the garden today to look for patterns and to measure! We also thinned the carrots and picked some beautiful zinnias before they feeeze! 🐚🦋🥬🍁🥕🌼🌻Sampson PTO Ready to Grow Garden Sampson2ndgrade

Drum Cafe today was a blast! 🥁🪘Sampson Elementary Sampson PTO

Garden Day inside was just as fun and informative! We learned so much about strawberries! We also got to use parsley leaves and beets to “color!” 🍓🌿Ready to Grow Garden Sampson2ndgrade Sampson PTO

We started biographies and learned about Helen Keller. The kids have been fascinated with how she learned braille and sign language. So we brought in an expert Mr. Brooks who works with our visually impaired students and he showed them a brailler and how it works! We were amazed!

Took science outdoors! 2nd graders used 3 days of weather data to make a video as a meteorologist! ☀️🌡️⛅️💨Sampson Elementary

Our recent Garden Day was full of learning! The 2nd graders observed decomposers, planted potatoes and lettuce! We even got an unexpected surprise from a snake trying to keep warm in the landscaping bricks. 🪱🐌🐍🥔🥬 Sampson Elementary Ready to Grow Garden Sampson2ndgrade Sampson PTO

Garden Day is always so fun and insightful! 🧑🏼‍🌾👩🏼‍🌾Today we learned about wildflowers and the many varieties, including bluebonnets, we have growing in our garden! 🪻🌼🌻We also checked on our potatoes, carrots, and lettuce! 🥔🥕🥬 Sampson2ndgrade Sampson Elementary Ready to Grow Garden

We a FUN Garden Day learning about bees! 🐝 We practiced pollinating like a bee! We also checked on several crops! 🥬🥔🍅Students were excited to go home with a fresh, organic carrot! 🥕 Ready to Grow Garden Elaine Winger Sampson Elementary Sampson PTO Sampson2ndgrade

We got to watch caterpillars 🐛 turn into chrysalises and then hatch into butterflies! 🦋 Today we released our 5 butterflies into our garden! #lifecycles Sampson Elementary Sampson2ndgrade

Our final Garden Day of the year was one for the books! We harvested potatoes 🥔 and 🥕(again)! We also used our senses to paint memories from the garden! The 2nd graders harvested a total of 50lbs of potatoes! #teamwork Sampson Elementary Sampson2ndgrade Sampson PTO Ready to Grow Garden

We love Garden Day with Ready to Grow Garden! Third graders enjoyed observing vegetables and their seeds! 🥦🥕🥬They also helped prepare the bed for planting radishes! 🧑🏼‍🌾🪏👩🏼‍🌾🫜Sampson Elementary