Students LOVE Keva planks !

"Look at this, it's made with spirals."

"This building is for animals, they can go in or out."

It took three students to create this butterfly.

"It's an airport shop!"

The students have fun making friends at the collage center

"These are stuffies. You just need paper and staples. And you decorate them. This is roundy and I don't know the other guy's name."

"This is me. I'm happy, and I'm thinking of something."

"I colored this with my favorite colors."

"I didn't have time to finish her, but I'll color her at home."

"This is a picture of Obama. He's the president. And this is a map of the whole U.S.! I'm drawing the map and my friend is writing the names on the map, 'cause I don't know all their names or where they go."

Some fun pieces from the collage center:

"This is a machine for our friend. It's a glue machine."

"It's my mask. I'm Iron Man! This ear thing is my protector."

Second graders learned about shadows. We did these in the morning. Kids traced each other's shadows and added details. We talked about how the shadows are different at different times of day.

These students love blocks. I enjoy seeing the different ways they are used to create. Some students make patterns:




Some students create 3 dimensional cities:


This student used it to spell out a kind thought!

The ubiquitous traced hand drawing gets a new look!