Grade 2 -- UOI

Grade Two -- Working the PYP framework

Engagement Lessons are student-centered so that they engage the children and they can take responsibility for their own learning.	Reading The children mine fiction and non-fiction books for new ideas and ways to express themselves.	Writing J. produces a published version of a non-fiction piece on places. We examined places while inquiring into exploration and adventure.
Research We learn to record new facts from books. Then synthesize these facts with our prior knowledge.	Field Trips During a unit on Habitats, the children visit the zoo to the animals. Real world examples enrich the children's learning.	Scientists The groups choose their own experiments and answer the questions they have generated in mini-conferences.
Rainbow K. and his group inquire into rainbows. They experiment with refracted light.	Presentations The children present formally and informally to their classmates. They share their ideas and learn from one another.	How the World Works T. takes some action and creates a tornado in a jar at home as we inquired about weather.