All Aboard our Learning Journey!

All Aboard 2nd graders! Below you will find out about what we will be doing this school year 😃

What's going on in Reading and Writing?

• Collaborative Classroom Reading- Key details in text (5 Ws and H), Lessons & Morals, Character Studies, Structure of a story, Nonfiction, Main Idea, Text Features, How illustrations help us read, Fiction, Point of View, Compare and contrast two different versions of the same story, Poetry, Comprehension Strategies, Science Content

• Collaborative Classroom Writing- Writing fiction and nonfiction stories, Basics of writing, Drawing and labeling, Progression to paragraph stories, Respectful Listening, Confidence as a writer

• Phonics & Word Work

  • Collaboritive Classroom Small Group Instruction

  • Word Work

What's going on in Social Studies?

• US History: America in the World- Rules & Laws, Government, Fairness, Civil Rights, People & the Environment

• U.S. History: America in the World- Economics, Innovation, History, Culture, Perspective

• Unit 3: Active Citizenship in the 21st Century- What makes a good law, Local issues, Solutions to address problems such as bullying

What's going on in Science?

• Matter and Its Interactions

• Ecosystems- How living things interact, different habitats, observations and data

• Biological Evolution- Making observations of plants and animals

• Earth's place in the universe

• Earth's Systems- How the Earth changes, experimenting with wind, effects of water

• STEM concepts- science, technology, engineering, mathematics

What's going on in Health/SEL?

• Feelings and Respect- How to regulate our emotions, Showing respect and being friendly, Understandings ourselves and what makes us unique

• Me & My Family- The role of family in emotional health

• The Amazing Human Body- The five senses, Systems in the body and how they work with one another 

• My Healthy Teeth

• Healthy Habits/Staying Safe