Snow Day with Second Grade Buddies

       Living in California, particularly the Central Valley, it is a rare opportunity to spend some time in the snow so Mrs. Evans and I decided to play with that notion and have an impromptu snow day. We started by meeting together and creating poems about winter related topics. Second graders shared what they had been working on including "Here, There" chants, cinquains, diamantes, and acrostics.
       Later in the day, we met together in the gym and had two ongoing activities. Some students used sheets to toss and catch foam balls in small groups much like many of us may have experienced with parachutes growing up in elementary school. The titular activity though was a snowball fight arena with three designated areas for students to stay behind and toss imaginary "snowballs" made from crumpled up scratch paper. Fourth graders and second graders did a great job both helping each other, following the instructions, and helping clean up afterwards. Take a look at some of the pics below.