2nd Grade
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English Literacy: 2nd Grade fiction readers are ready to celebrate, and to share. They will find some new little clubs to talk in. They will take their club on a little tour of their shelfie. They'll see if they have anything in common and if a classmate’s shelfie makes them want to add a book to their to-be-read list!” Books that matter chart. 

Phonics: Next week, students will finish unit 3 in phonics and they will be certified as word builders. They will use what they have learned about reading and writing big, long and complex words to have a small assessent. 

English Literacy: Students may create their own shelfie with any chapter book they have at home. Books that matter chart. 

Phonics: Read a book at home and use the strategies learned in phonics to read long, big and complex words you may encounter. 

Los escritores científicos estudian a otros escritores científicos y aprenden a

escribir resultados, conclusiones y utilizan el lenguaje científico. Luego, terminan

su primer informe de laboratorio de forma independiente siguiendo el paso a paso

de la semana anterior. Finalizando la semana auto-evaluándose con la lista de

verificación de textos informativos, para reflexionar sobre lo que ya están haciendo

y lo que necesitan mejorar, escribiendo un objetivo para crecer como escritores científicos

de informes de laboratorio.

Escritores en casa:

• -Estudiantes realizan un nuevo experimento, antes deben elaborar una catapulta.

Necesitan los siguientes materiales:

• 5 palitos de madera, 1 cuchara plástica, 3 hules, 

• Para el experimento necesitan:

• catapulta,1 canica y 1 bola de algodón.

• Regla o centímetro para medir.

• Informe de laboratorio (con las primeras 6 páginas previamente listas, solo para escribir resultados)

• Cartel de la semana

• Ejemplo de informe

• Formato de hoja 

• Fotos de materiales 

Mathematicians will continue working with polygons and The Greedy Triangle story by exploring and creating

different types of quadrilaterals. The class reviews the story and students compare and contrast different types of quadrilaterals. Students then work individually to create four different quadrilaterals.

Home Connection Unit 6, Mod. 1, Sessions 1 and 3

Next week, students will keep learning about Bodies of water. Students will be looking at and analyzing all of the different landforms that we have in nicaragua. They will look at lakes, rivers, mountains, islands, beaches, canyons on a map and learn how to use the key of the map.

Draw 3 bodies of water and explain their characteristics.

Friends and learners will choose one of these goals and will draw what it looks like when they achieve the goal.

“I will try to look at another person’s side of things,” or “I will work to figure out a way to solve a problem,” or “I will work with other people even when we don’t agree on things.”

Think about another time that you had to communicate in a group. What made it go well?

You can use the Teamwork skills chart to have better communication.