Grade Two at Mosaica International (78 year olds)
Second grade is a year in which students are beginning to consolidate the skills that they have been developing, while at the same time gaining more independence and responsibility for their own learning. They are more able to work as members of a large or small group, and they are increasingly expected to recognize the perspectives and needs of others.
The classroom teacher and resource teachers, work to integrate knowledge and questions that students bring with the topics and skills studied in second grade.
Working as part of a small group as well as contributing to whole class discussions and activities are skills that are developed through each subject area. Students continue to strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills by reading and discussing books with peers and adults. Various types of writing occur throughout the day including both creative and descriptive projects and in writer’s notebooks.
A variety of manipulatives and handson activities are used to introduce and reinforce math topics, such as multiplication, two and three digit addition, fractions and more. Students are also taught to explain their reasoning and solutions to mathematical problems as well as to create their own word problems.
Grade Three at Mosaica International (89 year olds)
Students enter third grade having mastered a variety of tools for learning. During the course of a year in third grade, students begin to use these skills to become more intentional in their thinking, reading, writing, and problemsolving. We foster their efforts to become involved in learning at a deeper level by modeling active learning strategies.
During conferences, discussions, reading and writing workshops, and direct instruction, we work with the students to increase the range of their response to books, experiences, writing, and each other. We expect they will be able to raise questions, be specific with praise, consider alternative solutions, make connections, and explain their thinking both orally and in writing. They make rudimentary steps towards evaluating their strengths as learners and recognizing ways in which they learn best.
Third grade begins with exploring the local community and learning about their cultures, traditions and histories. They will study ways that pictures can portray stories, how to use persuasive writing to attract a market for businesses, looking at structures of buildings and studying famous scientists.
Throughout the year Third Grade approaches a variety in their learning through Art, Drama, Music, PE and Hindi.
Third grade is a year packed with exciting adventures and discoveries that are integrated into the ongoing themes for the year. Reading independently, with partners and in groups alongside exploring math independently, and in small groups keeps them busy and working together.
