Parent Resources

Additional resources and ideas to enrich your child's learning at home

Reading

3rd grade students should be reading for enjoyment every day. It is also vital that your child hears fluent reading modeled for them:

  • Read out loud to your child and model how to read with expression, whilst paying careful attention to punctuation.

  • Thinking out loud will also model your thought processes as you read.

  • When finished, ask your child to re-tell the story in sequence from beginning, middle and end.

  • Ask comprehension questions about the characters, plot and settings. Your child should be able to use the book to find the evidence to support their answers.

Remember, reading at home should always be fun. Create a schedule or find a place where your child likes to read. Give them a choice of books and make reading part of their bedtime routine. If they have older siblings, ask them to help as well- children love learning from their peers. If you have any questions about your child's reading journey, please get in touch.


Fundations

Please us the links below to explore the current Fundations Unit that we are working on in class. Fundations is a daily 30 minute word study program designed to teach students how to read and write.


We are currently on Unit 3 ( 11/4/21)

Unit 3 Overview Video

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/3d49220f-d69b-4adb-b44c-db95ed1b7a83


Unit 3 Home Support Tips

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/1d43385e-9aa4-443f-84fe-c97654b9b099


Unit 3 Home Support Pack ( Hard copy will be sent home)

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/38e914fb-8b04-43fb-b57d-4e239a7992aa


Unit 3 Home Support Pack Spanish ( Hard copy will be sent home)

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/0120f061-59c4-4b8d-804a-af5642359fda



Unit 2 Overview Video

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/9f9e193a-64db-49d3-be48-a0207a398c03

Unit 2 Tips Video

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/74791c42-656a-44ef-bbf8-2bf9515ba1d7

Unit 2 Home Support Pack English (hard copy will be sent home)

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/246b7894-24be-46f5-94ae-a230eebe3e53

Unit 2 Home Support Pack Spanish ( Hard copy will be sent home)

https://hub.wilsonacademy.com/sharelink/51dd3597-ac95-4c8c-9d94-a73f279d8bff


Math Enrichment

Establishing solid foundations in numbers sense fluency is essential in 2nd grade and will prepare them for 3rd grade and beyond. See the documents to the right for some fun math games that you can practice at home, or even in the car. By the end of 2nd grade your child should,

  • Know all number pairs to 10 and 20 e.g 1+ ? =10

  • Add and subtract 1 and 10 any number within 100 e.g 69+ 10 =?

  • Know all their double facts to 20. e.g 9+9=?

  • Skip count in 2's, 5's and 10's to 100 and beyond

Science Enrichment

Staying curious and developing a fascination for the world around us in central to the teacher of Science in 2nd grade. Children should be observing closely and asking questions that enrich their understanding of our world. I love integrating Mystery Science into my classroom learning. It now offers free access to their 'Mystery Doug' mini lessons during remote learning. Explore what is available!