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Math
UNIT 3:
Multiplication -
Rocket Math- The students use this program as a fun way to learn their math facts.
Addition A-Z http://www.sbschools.org/schools/if/class_pages/second_grade/math/MathFactsAddition.pdf
Subtraction A-Z http://www.sbschools.org/schools/if/class_pages/second_grade/math/MathFactsSubtraction.pdf
Reading -
Students are placed in Guided Reading groups using test results from one-on-one testing. The important work of this first Reading unit is to review and further strengthen strategies for solving tricky words, while also encouraging students to check for understanding of what they are reading. We will be reviewing strategies that may have been forgotten from the previous year and the students will learn more sophisticated strategies that will help them read more challenging books. There will be a focus on both decoding of tricky words, that may often be multi-syllabic, and strategies for using context to build vocabulary and comprehend what they have read. This requires students to read with divided attention to both words and meaning.
Unit 4: READING FOLKTALES, FAIRY TALES, AND FABLES
In this unit, students will spend time reading folktales, fairy tales and fables. These are stories with morals and characters that have clearly defined, often exaggerated traits. This “narrative” genre allows students to explore how folktales, fairy tales and fables compare to the modern day stories they read. Students make inferences about characters’ roles and how their roles impact the story’s bigger meaning.
Math
UNIT 3:
Multiplication -
- Equal Groups
- Repeated Addition
- Write a Multiplication Sentence
- Plan a Play Date
- Arrays
- Word Problems
- Project
Rocket Math- The students use this program as a fun way to learn their math facts.
Addition A-Z http://www.sbschools.org/schools/if/class_pages/second_grade/math/MathFactsAddition.pdf
Subtraction A-Z http://www.sbschools.org/schools/if/class_pages/second_grade/math/MathFactsSubtraction.pdf
Reading -
Students are placed in Guided Reading groups using test results from one-on-one testing. The important work of this first Reading unit is to review and further strengthen strategies for solving tricky words, while also encouraging students to check for understanding of what they are reading. We will be reviewing strategies that may have been forgotten from the previous year and the students will learn more sophisticated strategies that will help them read more challenging books. There will be a focus on both decoding of tricky words, that may often be multi-syllabic, and strategies for using context to build vocabulary and comprehend what they have read. This requires students to read with divided attention to both words and meaning.
Unit 4: READING FOLKTALES, FAIRY TALES, AND FABLES
In this unit, students will spend time reading folktales, fairy tales and fables. These are stories with morals and characters that have clearly defined, often exaggerated traits. This “narrative” genre allows students to explore how folktales, fairy tales and fables compare to the modern day stories they read. Students make inferences about characters’ roles and how their roles impact the story’s bigger meaning.
For reading online- Go to Raz-kids - www.kidsa-z.com teacher username= crodekgray, each student has their own password
Writing- Students enter Second Grade having spent two years writing about important moments from their lives. Now, it is time for them to lift the level of their narratives by incorporating a repertoire of strategies to write more focused and compelling pieces. Writers will utilize a storyteller’s voice to show, not tell and to paint pictures in readers’ minds through the use of details. Students in first grade wrote personal narratives that we sequenced, included some details about what had happened and provided a sense of closure. In second grade, students are asked to write ‘well-elaborated,” sequenced narratives that describe “actions,” “thoughts,” and “feelings.” They are also required to use temporal words to signal event order and provide a sense of closure. The purpose of this first unit is to introduce students to some craft moves, strategies and skills that they can draw on to write narratives that meet those expectations. During the unit, students will be introduced to mentor texts that will serve as models for writing. They will also be reading narratives during Guided Reading and learning how authors us words to elaborate and construct meaning.
Unit 4: Writing Informational
Chromebook/Technology in the classroom
All of the 2nd grade students in South Brunswick have been assigned usernames and passwords. Students are paroctacing signing into Chromebooks and signing into their Raz-Kids accounts.
Social Studies-
Citizenship-
Students will explore:
1. How can the choices citizens make affect their community and the world?
2. What makes a good leader?
3. How do citizens show patriotism?
4. What is the importance of American symbols?
Science -
Spelling - High Frequency/Priority Words. Priority words are words you are always expected to spell correctly. Sometimes I call them “No Excuse” words. No Excuse words are those for which students are held accountable—students are expected to spell these words correctly in all of their everyday writing. Check the 'homework' page of this website for the words of the week.
Handwriting -Students practice the correct letter formation using Zaner Bloser. http://www.zaner-bloser.com/zaner-bloser-handwriting
SALSA- Spanish classes continue in second grade with videos called SALSA and once a month they meet with Mrs. Abdelaziz, our Spanish teacher.
http://www.gpb.org/salsa AND http://www.sbschools.org/schools/bc/class_pages/specialists/world_language/index.php
Public Speaking- In class, students have many opportunities to share their ideas. They also sign up, once a week for 'Sharing' where they can share anything they are interested in.
Writing- Students enter Second Grade having spent two years writing about important moments from their lives. Now, it is time for them to lift the level of their narratives by incorporating a repertoire of strategies to write more focused and compelling pieces. Writers will utilize a storyteller’s voice to show, not tell and to paint pictures in readers’ minds through the use of details. Students in first grade wrote personal narratives that we sequenced, included some details about what had happened and provided a sense of closure. In second grade, students are asked to write ‘well-elaborated,” sequenced narratives that describe “actions,” “thoughts,” and “feelings.” They are also required to use temporal words to signal event order and provide a sense of closure. The purpose of this first unit is to introduce students to some craft moves, strategies and skills that they can draw on to write narratives that meet those expectations. During the unit, students will be introduced to mentor texts that will serve as models for writing. They will also be reading narratives during Guided Reading and learning how authors us words to elaborate and construct meaning.
Unit 4: Writing Informational
- What is Informational Writing?
- Features of a Nonfiction Text
- Collecting and Mapping Out Our Ideas
- Table of Contents
- Paper Choices
- Nonfiction Voice
- Maps and Diagrams
- Headings
- Compare and Contrast
- Introductions
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Covers
- Organization
- Publishing
Chromebook/Technology in the classroom
All of the 2nd grade students in South Brunswick have been assigned usernames and passwords. Students are paroctacing signing into Chromebooks and signing into their Raz-Kids accounts.
Social Studies-
Citizenship-
Students will explore:
1. How can the choices citizens make affect their community and the world?
2. What makes a good leader?
3. How do citizens show patriotism?
4. What is the importance of American symbols?
Science -
Spelling - High Frequency/Priority Words. Priority words are words you are always expected to spell correctly. Sometimes I call them “No Excuse” words. No Excuse words are those for which students are held accountable—students are expected to spell these words correctly in all of their everyday writing. Check the 'homework' page of this website for the words of the week.
Handwriting -Students practice the correct letter formation using Zaner Bloser. http://www.zaner-bloser.com/zaner-bloser-handwriting
SALSA- Spanish classes continue in second grade with videos called SALSA and once a month they meet with Mrs. Abdelaziz, our Spanish teacher.
http://www.gpb.org/salsa AND http://www.sbschools.org/schools/bc/class_pages/specialists/world_language/index.php
Public Speaking- In class, students have many opportunities to share their ideas. They also sign up, once a week for 'Sharing' where they can share anything they are interested in.