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.