Sunday, August 30, 2009

Week of August 31st

Here's what we will be covering in second grade this week. If you would still like to sign up for the September conference, or Parent Reader, please send me an email. Have a great week.

Language Arts
Reading - Frog and Road All Year by Arnold Lobel; Life as a Frog by Victoria Parker
Leveled Readers - A Surprise for Squirrel and Rabbit by Dot McHarry; Bump! by Dot McHarry; The Surprise by the Stream by Dot McHarry
Phonics - Short Vowels /e/e, /o/o, /u/u; Inflections -s, -es
Spelling - not, best, run, job, bed, spot, get, mud, ten, duck
High Frequency Words - covered, everything, guess, through, woods
Fluency - Accuracy
Comprehension - Characters and using graphic organizers
Robust Vocabulary - ventured, described, edge, hesitate, anonymous, unselfish, satisfied, neighborly
Grammar - Statements and Questions
Writing - Form: Paragraph
Trait - Ideas

Mathematics
* Partner study routines
* Addition facts
* Grouping by tens - $1, $10, $100
* Introducing the Student Reference Book
* Math Box routine
* Working in small groups
* Place Value patterns on number grids

Social Studies
* North America
* Map Basics
* Understanding Directions

Science
* Scientific Method
* A visit to the science lab on Wednesday

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