Currently in 2nd Grade...

• Math (Number Corner): There are five main components of Number Corner, the Calendar Grid, Calendar Collector, Daily Rectangle, Computational Fluency, and Number Line. During the month of March, we will be focusing on three-dimensional shapes on the Calendar Grid. Students will learn the following vocabulary: faces, edges, vertices, prism, pyramid, cylinder, sphere, and cube. In the Calendar Collector, students will work with both money and fractions as they collect two quarters each day and determine what fraction of a dollar they have. In the Daily Rectangle, students will work with two- and three-digit subtraction using base ten pieces. In Computational Fluency, we will continue to build on our addition math fact fluency using strategies. In Number Line, we will play a game focusing on finding places on a number line to solve story problems and work on place value.
• Math (Bridges): We are currently working in Unit 5. In this unit, students will learn about the thousands place value, place value with money, and using multiples of ten, one hundred, and one thousand. Another focus is for students to work with various sequences and patterns using unifix cubes and pattern blocks.
• Reading: We will dive back into reading fiction stories. We will focus on the main characters in the stories, the traits that describe them, how they respond to challenges, and how they interact with other characters. We will also work on making predictions during reading and retelling stories. This will help us retain the story as well as locate the most important details within the story.
• Writing: We have just begun our opinion writing unit. The students are learning about the difference between fact and opinion, how to share personal opinions with one another, and how to debate personal opinions with specific examples that support their thinking. We will be writing opinions that are tied to the books that we are reading. We will be using the text to support our opinions within our writing.
• Phonics: We are continuing to apply our phonics strategies to larger, multisyllabic words. We are using phonics to determine how to break apart large words and read/spell individual parts. Our current focus is on word endings, such as ly and ing. We are learning strategies to spell these words correctly as we add the endings.
• Social Studies: We have concluded our geography unit and will be focusing on science until Spring Break.
• Science: We are beginning our focus on light and how our eyes perceive it. Important vocabulary words for include translucent, transparent, opaque, reflect, refract, light rays, absorb, and prism.