The Beauty of Crystals and the Rock Cycle in 2nd!

My 2nd graders really got into the magic of crystals this week.  They learned about 

how crystals form... and then they made and drew their own crystals!

For a treat on Thursday afternoon the kiddos created the rock cycle using chopped up Starburt candy.  Thank you to Jossen and his family for chopping up all of that candy!

Minerals Rock!! 2nd Grade Visits Taos Gem and Minerals!

It was so inspiring to visit Ms. Pam in her beautiful store, Taos Gem and Minerals.  She welcomed 19 seven and eight year olds in to her museum-like store... and for that she is a brave woman.  She was so kind...she let each kiddo choose  rock to take home.  Please go and visit her amazing shop....right across the street from TISA!

Our first trip to the Harwood: Colchas and Embroidery!

2nd Grade Rock and Mineral Study!

Thanks to 4 awesome 8th grade helpers, the 2nd graders finished off the week before fall break with a round of geology centers.  The 8th graders each lead a center in which my young geologists weighed and measured the diameter of rocks, searched for minerals in rocks, and tested the properties of rocks.  It, well, rocked!