2nd Grade News
March 2019
ELA
In ELA we are finishing up opinion writing and beginning our poetry unit! We will be writing and reading poetry of all kinds. We will also focus on parts of speech, metaphors, similes and point of view. Our guided reading groups will continue to focus on non-fiction books, author’s purpose, theme, recalling details as well as higher level questioning.
MATH
We have concluded out measurement unit. Some of our upcoming math topics include arrays, partitioning shapes into halves and fourths, telling time to five minutes, and review of word problems.
Social Studies & Science
We have finished learning about the contributions that specific cultural groups made to the United States and the different regions in the US. We've also concluded our weather study. Our exciting study of markets will soon begin in Social Studies! In Science, the children are very enthusiastic about learning about different kinds of animals!