2nd Grade
Home Base

In Phonics, students have been tackling multisyllabic words by using their finger to do a slow word check, looking for the consonant -le blend in words like and silent consonants in words like knowledge, writers and gnat where the k, w and g are silent. Nonfiction Writers will work on the 2nd book thinking about their audience, 2nd graders. Keeping in mind things that would interest them. Writers will make sure they add descriptions, expert words, drawings with labels, meet the author etc.

For Phonics practice, read and spell the Word Wall words: people, terrible, and trouble. At home students will be able to write a nonfiction book with the audience in mind. Asking yourself, what else does my audience needs to know? What are they learning from my book?

Durante esta semana, los lectores encontrarán palabras importantes (claves), en sus textos que les ayudarán a presentar sus libros a la audiencia. Elaborarán un glosario de palabras importantes, incluyendo definiciones y dibujos. Permitiendo a los estudiantes desarrollar una comprensión más profunda del contenido.

• -Lectores releen su libro informativo.

• -Identifican palabras claves en su lectura y escriben un glosario con definiciones y ejemplos.

• -Lectores comparten lo que han aprendido.

• Carteles 1 y 2

• Libros

We start unit 3 in Math. Students will use “skip-jumps” of 1, 5, and 10 to reach a given target on the number

line. The goal of the activity is to arrive at the intended target by using as few

skip-jumps as possible. 

Math home connections Unit 3 Sessions 1- 3

Scientists are going to begin observing birds to practice making observations and asking scientific questions about what they observe.

Making strong observations at home. What birds do you see in your backyard? at the park?

Friends describe different feelings, thoughts, and actions that may occur in response to a situation.

Discuss with your family: Think about a situation where you were really proud of something you had done. What did you think? How did you act?