Second Grade Scoop
Miss Roberts * Stoy School * November 11th, 18th, & 25th
Reading Workshop
Autumn is definitely here and we are very excited given everythiong we are accomplishing in Second Grade. We will be busy trying to accomplish many lessons and activities. This week, we will be reviewing and practicing many of the skills and concepts that have been introduced and learned throughout Unit 1 of Journeys. Throughout the next several days, each child will complete the unit assessments. I will use the results to help drive instruction and smaller group strategy lessons. Your child's work will be shared with you during your conference.
Comprehension
- Author's purpose
- Expression and fluency
- Week of November 11th - A consonant blend is two or more consonant sounds together. The letters r, l, and s often form blends with other consonants
- Week of November 18th -The consonant blends; nd, ng, nk, nt, xt, mp are found at the end of words
Grammar
- Nouns
Vocabulary
- Base words and suffixes -ed, -ing
- Writing complete sentences with: subject, predicate, capitalization, and ending punctuation
We will be reading some stories on the subject of Veteran's Day. We will use them to learn about point of view; the narrator's position in relation to the story being told. The students will identify certain pronouns as clues to determine who is telling the story. When he, she, they, or characters names are used, a narrator is telling the story, while I, me, we, or my indicate a character is telling the story. America's White Table, Crow Call, and The Wall will be the books the students will use to develop their knowledge of point of view and develop a deeper appreciation for our country's veterans.
Reading Response
The next Reading Response will be sent home on Monday, November 18th. In class, we have been learning about Author's Purpose and, while reading stories, thinking about why the author wrote the text; to persuade, inform, or entertain. The students are choosing clues that help them decide the author's purpose.Writing Worshop
The students will continue learning the correct formation of lowercase letters, focusing on "dive down" letters. The letters p, r, n, m, h, and b all start with the same pattern; they dive down, swim up, and over. This pattern is helpful avoiding b and d confusion by separating the letters and teaching them in different groups based on their formation. The students will also take the letter formations they have learned and apply them by printing a paragraph. By copying an example using familiar letters, they will practice the concepts and learn how to write more efficiently.
During Writer's Workshop, the students will continue learning what suspense is and how to recognize it in familiar texts. They will practice three different ways to add suspense into their own stories. The students will learn how to Raise Story Questions by "getting inside" the main characters head. This allows the reader to wonder and worry alongside the character. They will also learn how to use Words That Stand For Other Words (pronouns). This a tease to the reader, leaving them to wonder about the missing piece. Finally, Leave Breadcrumbs, hints, for the reader is given the revelation at the end of the story. It's an intense couple of lessons for the writer's in 2R, but I know they are up for it.
Then, we will focus on writing satisfying story endings. Using one of three strategies, gives young writers an exciting way to end a story; writing a memory of the main event, describing the character's feelings, hopes and wishes, or having the character make an important decision.
Math
As a class, we will be working on building addition and subtraction fact fluency. We will be using Ten-Frames to visualize the value of numbers. Our practice will start with facts up to and including 10. Our goal is to understand that numbers can be composed and decomposed using different number combinations. For example: 6 can be composed with 3 and 3, 4 and 2, 5 and 1, and 0 and 6. Five to ten minutes will be dedicated to this practice before each daily lesson. If you'd like to visit the link below, there are various games and activities you support this skill.
Lesson 5 - Subtraction Across Zeros
- Using base-ten blocks to subtract with regrouping
- Subtracting from a three-digit number with regrouping
- Applying the inverse operations of addition and subtraction
- Solving real-world subtraction problems
After completing Lesson 5, we will practice our problem solving skills and develop our perseverance as a class when we work the "Put on Your Thinking Cap!" challenges. Please try to support your child through the process of thinking through these multi-step problems.
The week of November 18, the students will be introduced to Unit 4 "Using Bar Models: Addition and Subtraction." In this chapter, the students will use everything they've learned in units 1, 2, and 3 and apply it to word problems. The students will learn strategies such as adding-on and taking-away sets represented by bar models to solve addition and subtraction problems. They will also learn to compare two models in order to solve more complex addition and subtraction problems. A combination of all these strategies is used in solving two-step real-world problems. Many of these lessons will take 2-days to complete and allow students to practice.
Unit 4 Using Bar Models; Addition and Subtractions
Lesson 1: Using Part-Part-Whole in Addition and Subtraction (2 days)
- Using bar models to solve addition and subtraction problems
- Applying the inverse operations of addition and subtraction
Lesson 2 - Adding On and Taking Away Sets (2-days)
- Model addition as joining sets
- Model subtraction as taking away
- Apply the inverse operations of addition and subtraction
- Vocabulary: join * set * take away
- Model addition and subtraction as comparing sets
- Apply the inverse operations of addition and subtraction
- Vocabulary * compare
Social Studies
We will then practice the skill of using a calendar and noticing the features of each monthly page. The students will learn that a calendar gives the date and helps us keep track of important events. Without calendars, it would be very difficult to know when something begins or on what day an important event falls.
We will finish up Unit 1 by talking about change and the idea that time changes everything. People grow older, they buy new things, change jobs and move to new places. Places can also change. They can grow bigger or smaller. Some older buildings may get torn down or renovated. This is a Big Idea that the students enjoy learning about. Finally, the students will discuss the difference between needs and wants and recognize that we cannot have everything we want.
Social Expecations
Look Who's Getting Older!
Coming Soon
November 12th - School Store open during lunch
November 14th - Student Council Awareness Assembly
November 15th - Chapter 3 Math test
November 18th - Pretzel orders due
November 19th - PTA Meeting 7pm
November 20th - Unit 1 Social Studies test
November 21st - Western Spirit Day and Pretzel Sale
November 21st, 22nd, 25th, and 26th - Early dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences
November 27th - Early Dismissal