Ecosystem Experiment

The students in Grade 2 have been learning about the scientific method by conducting an ecosystem experiment.  Our initial question was "Can we create a natural ecosystem that can survive all by itself?"  The children had already been doing research to figure out what an ecosystem is, how they are related to habitats, and what an animal's habitat needs.  Today we went to Yoyogi Park to find organisms to put into our ecosystem that consists of both a land and water habitat.  The students figured out what each organism needs to survive and made a hypothesis as to whether or not the animals would survive in our ecosystem after seal it up and let it be on it's own without feeding or adding additional water.  Here are some photos of the students finding organisms in the park and observing the ecosystem after it had been put together with the organisms inside. 

Japanese onomatopoeia

Grade 2 students have been learning Japanese onomatopoeia this month.
It is from JNL kokugo textbook "Yousu o arawasu kotoba".
They enjoyed the sound of them.
They liked to say "とげとげ""ぐんぐん"のびのび"ほかほか"ほくほく"ぶるぶる"ぞくぞく" etc.
JNL students made a lot of sentences while they were learning which onomatopoeia they need to put in the sentences.

This week JAL students got a new reading book.
They were so excited because they can learn more about numbers.

International Children's Day

Saturday was a great success for the Grade 2 students as most of the visitors to our room seemed to enjoy looking for answers to questions and exploring around in each of the biomes that the students created.  The students worked hard to help our guests answer any questions and translate into Japanese.  Great job 2nd Grade!

And here are ome photos of the details of the student's work.