Rastin

Mrs. Rastin's Second Grade
Trafagalar Public School
Ontario, Canada
Snowed in at
Pokeweed Public School

In our class we read "Snowed In at Pokeweed Public School" by John Bianchi. It is a story about a snow day with a twist...stuck at school! The class thought that that might be a fun thing to happen! After reading the story, we did a snowman story retell.

Each of us also did a snowman glyph following written directions.

We read through the story again to discover and record nouns. We then made snowflakes and wrote the nouns on the flakes and made A Blizzard of Nouns.

Daily practice on the computer was done through Quia with: Flashcards (proper/common nouns and verbs) Hangman Vocabulary Story Order We had a great time! (and Mrs. Rastin is glad that we are NOT Snowed In at Trafalgar Public School!)

Provincial Standards:

English:
-reads a variety of simple written materials for
different purposes
-uses some conventions of written materials to help
understand and use the materials
-retells a story in proper sequence, identifies the
main idea and the characters, and discusses some
aspects of the story
-use some materials from other media to enhance their
writing
-identifies nouns as words that name people, places,
and things

Math:
-creates and interprets displays of data, and presents
and discusses the information
-collects and organizes data
-poses questions about meanings derived from the data
on graphs
-organizes data using graphic organizers and various
recording methods

Technology:
-demonstrates skill and knowledge in using computers
-uses familiar technology appropriately