Exploring 2nd Grade: First Day of 2nd Grade

Weekly Objectives November 28th-December 2nd

Math: The students will be reviewing double-digit addition and starting double-digit subtraction. They will learn how to trade 1 ten for 10 ones to solve problems like 43-27. Some of the math words that they will be learning are:

trade which is another word for regroup. 1 ten can be traded for 10 ones without changing the total value of the number you are subtracting from.

regroup When you subtract 29 from 46, you need to regroup 1 ten as 10 ones.

difference The answer to a subtraction problem. “What is the difference between this number and that number.”

Spelling: The students will be associating the spelling patterns ai, ay, and a-consonant-e with the long a sound. Children learn that the ai pattern occurs in the middle of a word, while ay often occurs at the end.

Reading: The target skill this week that I will be working with in whole group and small group read is Summarizing. Summarizing is when the reader looks at details and picks out the main ideas, or important parts of the story.

Social Studies: For the month of December the students are going to be starting a unit called “Christmas Around the World”. This is a very exciting unit where students will be “traveling” to different countries around the world to look at how each country celebrates Christmas. For those students that do not take part in the holiday we will be looking at other traditions in the country as well including food that they eat, ways that they dress, ect. We will make crafts, learn songs and poems, and read stories. We will not be switching classes for Health, Science, and Social Studies because this takes a lot of time.

Writing: This week we will continue our Writer’s Workshop. Many of the students have published Stellaluna pieces that will be coming home soon. This week during Writer’s Workshop we will be revisiting the Writing Process.

Exploring 2nd Grade

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First Day of 2nd Grade

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