Week of October 5, 2015
In room 31
THIS WEEK IN 2ND GRADE
Vocabulary
practice, favorite, wrinkled, settled, cuddle, patient
Grammar
Combining sentences.
When two sentences have the same predicate you can combine them into one sentence.
Marco has green eyes. Bill has green eyes.
Marco and Bill have green eyes.
When two sentences have the same subject you can combine them.
Marco has green eyes. Marco has brown hair.
Marco has green eyes and brown hair.
Phonics
long and short o,u
fog, broke
cut, fume
Reading Strategy and Skill
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Make and Confirm Predictions
High-frequency words
America
world
country
Math
Sums and differences to 20
Please make sure to practice your flashcards to improve fluency of basic math facts.
Please make sure to practice your flashcards to improve fluency of basic math facts.
Writing
We continue our study of the traits of great writers. This week we will work on Excellent Endings. Students will learn that story endings should sum up the story, show how the main character has changed, give readers a sense of closure. Your students will practice writing excellent endings in their own work.
Homework
Please see the website for this week's special project!
Here is the homework page link http://sbsd.schoolwires.net/Page/1870
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