Current Curriculum

Week of 3/9/20

Reading: Students will work on finding the main ideas with supporting details. Students will also work on their collaborative talk with their groups.

Writing: Students will begin drafting their chapters for their nonfiction topic. They will take all their facts and sort them into chapters and organize information within each chapter. In each chapter they will be expected to include at least 5 facts and multiple text features.

Math: We will work on all types of word problems. Students will also review measurement and complete measurement word problems.

Science: We will begin our matter unit. Students will discuss the differences between solids and liquids.

Word Study: long a

the long a sound in initial or medial position of a one-syllable base word= a-consonant-e (cake)

The long a sound at the end of a syllable in a base word with two or more syllables = a (apron)

The long a sound in final position of a base word = ay (tray)

The long a sound in the medial position of a final syllable in a multi syllabic word= a-consonant-e (locate)

Week of 3/2/20

Reading: We will focus on the main idea and supporting details of a text. Students will also think deeply about a topic by noticing when they wonder about facts they have read.

Writing: Students will write a nonfiction book. They will pick a topic this week and create chapters. Students will research their topic all week.

Math: Students will be completing compare word problems. They will also practice writing numbers in different ways. For example, 213 is the same as 2 hundreds, 1 ten, 3 ones or 1 hundred 11 tens, 3 ones.

Science: We will finish our sound unit this week.

Word Study:

We will focus on the long i.

Rule 1: the long i sound in initial or medial position of a one-syllable base word= i-consonant-e (five)

Rule 2: the long i sound at the end of a syllable in a base word with 2 or more syllables= i (iris)

Rule 3: The long i sound in final position of a base word = y (fly)

Week of 2/24/20

Reading: Readers hang on to details in the text by asking themselves questions about Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Students will also determine the main idea of a text.

Writing: We will conduct our 2nd experiment. Students will have less guidance when writing their lab reports this time around. They will work in small groups to determine the procedures.

Math: Students will be working on making and analyzing bar graphs.

Science: Students will complete sound experiments.

Word Study:

We will focus on the long i.

Rule 1: the long i sound in initial or medial position of a one-syllable base word= i-consonant-e (five)

Rule 2: the long i sound at the end of a syllable in a base word with 2 or more syllables= i (iris)

Rule 3: The long i sound in final position of a base word = y (fly)

Week of 2/17/20

Reading: We will be starting our nonfiction unit in reading this week. Students will get ready to read by taking a tour of the book. They will also practice having collaborative conversations with their book club about the text they are reading.

Writing: We will begin our nonfiction unit in writing by writing lab reports. Students will be writing lab reports including a guiding question, hypothesis, procedures, several trials, and a conclusion. We will begin our first lab report this week! Students will set up their lab report and conduct 3 different trials to form a conclusion.

Math: We will review counting money, skip counting, writing numbers in different forms, and comparing numbers this week. Students will also make and analyze bar graphs this week.

Science: Sounds experiments will be conducted this week.

• Word Study: We will focus on the long i.
• Rule 1: the long i sound in initial or medial position of a one-syllable base word= i-consonant-e (five)
• Rule 2: the long i sound at the end of a syllable in a base word with 2 or more syllables= i (iris)
• Rule 3: The long i sound in final position of a base word = y (fly)

Week of 2/10/20

Reading: Students will be reviewing different topics from the unit such as the lesson in the story and character traits.

Writing: We will be finishing our writing unit this week. Students will finish publishing their final piece of writing.

Math: Students will practice skip counting in the hundreds. We will also compare 3 digit numbers that are in different forms (word form, base ten, standard form, and expanded form). Students will be solving word problems involving money. It is great practice to review coins at home.

Science: We will be doing several experiments related to sound.

Social Studies: In honor of Black History Month, throughout February we will study famous African Americans who had a profound impact on American history.

Word Study: We will focus on long i this week.

Week of 2/3/20

Reading: Students will focus on character traits. Examples are active, shy, noisy, serious, and considerate. These are different from feelings. Students will also look for the lesson in the books they are reading. They will meet in groups to discuss the lessons they found.

Writing: Students will be finishing and celebrating their writing. They wrote a letter about their favorite book. Now they will make a short video telling others

about their favorite book.

Math: Students will compare 3-digit numbers; 100th day activities

Science: Sound - Vibrations we can't see. Students will make kazoos from tongue depressors; making a slide whistle.

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Week of 1/27/20

Reading: Students will be thinking deeper about the characters in their stories by looking at their actions and feelings. Students will begin the week by looking at the illustrations and connecting them to the text. They will then begin to notice when characters act out of character.

Writing: Students will be finishing up their opinion writing about their favorite book. Students will edit their work using a checklist and publish their letter.

Math: Students will talk about the different ways to write a number. They will practice writing numbers in standard form (27), expanded form (20+ 7), base ten (drawing hundreds, tens, and ones) and word form twenty-seven.

Science: We will be working on our sound unit. Students will also talk about the Chinese New Year.

Week of 1/20/20

Reading: Students will get to know their characters' personalities by paying attention to how they react to story events. Readers will also look for patterns in character reactions. Students will learn the difference between character traits and character feelings. They will identify the traits of the characters in their books.

Writing: Students will continue to draft their letters about their favorite books. They will include transition words such as also, another, and before in their letters. Students will also use their books to find one or two reasons to support their opinions.

Math: Students will work on place value concepts. They will build and represent 3 digit numbers using base ten blocks and drawings. Students will be able to identify the value of the numbers in the hundreds, tens, and ones place.

Science: We are beginning our Sound unit. Students will share what they already know about sound and what they would like to learn during our unit.

Week of 1/13/20

Reading: Students will practice their reading fluency. Readers will also hold onto what they are reading by stopping and thinking about what they read throughout the book. They will look at major events and how the character was feeling during these major events.

Writing: Students will be finishing up their opinion letter about their favorite place to eat. They will begin another letter about their favorite book. Please help your child pick out their favorite book to bring to school for their writing assignment. In their letter they will include at least 2 reasons why they like this book and 1 reason that they don't. They will also include an introduction and conclusion. We will practice organizing their writing into paragraphs.

Math: We will have a math test on Wednesday. We will review for the test on Monday and Tuesday in class. A review sheet will come home with your child as well. Thursday and Friday will be spent reteaching topics that were tricky for students on the test.

Social Studies: Students will be studying service workers. Then, they will pick one to research.

Week of 1/6/20

Reading: We will be ending our NF unit and switching back to fiction. Students will stop to think about their books as they read. Students will determine the problem/solution, setting, and main characters. They will also stop to look at the illustrations to see what they can learn.

Writing: We will start our opinion unit. Students will start by sharing their opinion about their favorite restaurant. Students will think about what they like and dislike about their favorite restaurant. Students will write a letter including an introduction, 2 likes, 1 dislike, and a conclusion. Students will be encouraged to use paragraphs to organize their writing.

Math: Students will be solving different types of word problems with larger numbers. Students will use 2nd grade strategies to solve these problems.

Social Studies: We will be learning about service workers. Students will work on a project based on our learning.

Week of 12/16/19

Reading: Students will compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.

Writing: Sudents will complete their non-ficiton books this week. We will celebrate their writing by sharing with the class.

Math: We will continue our study of measurement. Students will choose the appropriate tool and unit to measure a variety of objects.

Social Studies: This week, students will study various winter holidays.

Week of 12/9/19

Reading: Students will be looking at the main idea and supporting details of a text. We will do all kinds of practice with this concept in class.

Writing: Students have been working hard on their NF book. This week students will be editing. Students will go back and check for correct capitalization and punctuation. They will also be making sure they are using expert words and that each chapter fits well together and makes sense. Finally, students will write a conclusion for their book.

Math: This week we will introduce estimation before measuring. Before we measure, we think what type of unit we will need to use. For example, when measuring a pencil we may use centimeters, but if we want to measure a notebook, we should use inches. So first we estimate. For Second Graders, the width of their pinky finger is about a centimeter. They bend their index finger and measure the first to second knuckle, then that is about an inch. This way we can guess about how many inches or centimeters an object might measure. Please practice at home.

Social Studies: We are discussing many Winter Holidays from around the world, and comparing them to how we celebrate here in America. Also, we are making a surprise Holiday gift craft for our families. Top Secret :-)

Week of 12/2/19

Reading: Students will notice how books are organized by looking at the table of contents. They will determine that the table of contents will help them determine the main topics, or big ideas, of the text. Students will practice determining the main topics of a text without a table of contents by noticing information that goes together. They will create their own table of contents to go along with the text.

Writing: Students will use online resources to research their NF book topics. They will add this new information to the chapters they have written.

Math: This week our work with measurement continues. Students will practice comparing the length of objects and determining which is longer and by how much.

Social Studies: Students will learn about the federal, state, and local branches of government. They will also learn about three kinds of leaders in a community government (the mayor, council, and judge) and the jobs that they do Next students will think about goods and services in our community. They will determine which services are provided by the government and which ones are private services.

Week of 11/25/19

Reading: Students will learn about key words in a text by reading text features such as the glossary.

Writing: We will talk about identifying and using synonyms and antonyms.

Math: We will review even and odd numbers. We will talk about how you can tell if a number is even or odd. We will also practice solving different types of word problems.

Science: We will talk about Thanksgiving during science time.

Week of 11/18/19

Reading: Students will continue to focus on NF text. Students will be combining their prior knowledge with what they learned from the text. They will stop and jot about how their thinking has changed since they read their book.

Writing: Students have chosen a topic to use in their NF book. They will begin writing their NF text by using everything they know about their topic. While they draft their chapters they will be making their writing even better by using comparisons, examples, and text features.

Math: Our focus for the week is measurement. Students will learn the rules of measurement and how to use a ruler. They will practice measuring items in inches and centimeters. They will also talk about how one object can have two different measurements. This is because centimeters are smaller than inches so it takes more centimeters to measure an object.

Social Studies: Students will be learning about being good citizens. Students will research important people who have shown good citizenship in history. As they are researching they will be wondering what these important people can teach them about being a good citizen.

The Common Core Standards — Many states in the U.S. have already adopted the Common Core standards. Visit this site to learn more about what they are and why they are being implemented in so many states.