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====April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate it, we will be doing a variety of activities. We will be visiting the sites listed below to help us learn more about different types of poetry. We will watch movies, play games, and of course, write our own poems! ==== ====  ==== ==== ====

Second graders, we have been learning alot about plants. We used many different resources including software programs and Internet sites. It is now to show off what we learned by creating an electronic book about the life cycle of a plant. You will need to remember the different stages, the parts of the plant, and any other relevant information like what they to live in order to make our books interesting and meaningful. We will be using Pixie to help us create our books. As we know from past projects, we will be able to add some multimedia effects to our books by adding sounds and animations to our work. I cannot wait to see the imagination and knowledge from within each of you!

Our first unit in 2nd grade this year will be to practice our keyboarding skills. These skills will help us to work more efficiently on the many other exciting projects that I have planned for you for this upcoming year in technology. We will be using Dance Mat Typing to help us locate the letters on the keyboard more quickly. We will also learn about how to position your hands to help you type quicker as well. Good luck and have fun! 