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 Math-We will be working on 2- digit Addition and 2-digit subtraction and 2-step Word Problems

 

 Literacy-In Reading we are working on our comprehension skills, story structure,  vocabulary, main ideas,  and supporting details. 

Grammar-Contractions and Conjuctions

Feb/March-Our Class Project for Unit 4 is a Mural.  Theme:  National Parks

 

In Phonics-

Letter-Sound-Keyword: Glued sounds:ild, ind, olt, old, ost, digraphs

 Drill Sounds/ Warm-up: Vowels, Digraphs, Glued sounds-ild, ind, olt, old, ost

 Intro new concepts: vowel teams sounds-ai, ay

 Echo/Finda letters and words

 child, sold, post, blind, scold

Review: shop, skip

Letter-Sound-Keyword: Glued sounds:ild, ind, olt, old, ost, digraphs

Drill Sounds/ Warm-up: Vowels, Digraphs, Glued sounds-ild, ind, olt, old, ost

-Word of the day: bolt

Practice: Fold, flunk, bolt, jolt, find, mind

Trick Words: done, goes, pretty

 

 

 Writers Workshop- We are working on OPINION Stories.

 

 TECHNOLOGY-The children will become very familiar with all areas of technology.

THEY WILL BE WORKING IN i-Ready Math Path and i--READY MAGNIETIC LITERACY and I-ready Reading Path from January through June.

 

Science-We will be learning by doing many lab activities throughout the year.  We are learning about Earth Systems.

 

Social Studies-THE 2ND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM  is based upon FIVE (5) UNITS: 

 1) Government and Democracy, 2) Historical Thinking, 3) Geography, 4) Cultures and 5) Economics.

We learn about our Community, diffent holiday customs, and the Election Process.

 

Social Studies/Science/Reading-Stem Projects all year long. 

 

March-March 2nd-Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss' Birthday-Guest Readers in

 

February-Black History Month, Ground Hogs Day, Valentine's Day  and President Day Activites.

 

January-Maritn Luther King, Jr. Activites

 

DECEMBER-We did a European Holiday Customs Unit on Italy, Germany, France, Spin/Mexico. The children learned nad took notes on the traditions, make decotrations for our Europen Holiday Custom Tree and Made  Desserts from the Counties we learned about.

 

NOVEMBER-WE  DID ACTIVITES FOR ELECTION DAY 

WE DID VETERANS DAY ACTIVITES AND MADE THANK YOU CARDS FOR OUR VETERANS.

I  DELIVERED THEM TO THE AMERICAN LEGION AND THE COMMANDER WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT SECOND GRADERS WOULD MAKE THEM CARDS.

 

October-/Columbus Day Activities and we made Thank YOU cards for the fireman Thanking them for their Serevice and I delivered them to the Fire House on Midstreams Road and Jordan Rd.

 

Sept 15-Oct-15 National Hispanic Month Activites

Sept-We will learn about  about Constitution Day  on September 17 and saw how many Delegates signed the Constitution and what state they were from. 

 

September 11-Patriots Day-

We will learn about International Peace Day on September 21.  Then we talked about  peaceful nature scenes and they illustrated and wrote  synonyms for Peace on their Peace Signs.