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Reading: This week we looked at several versions of Cinderella from different cultures. After reading each version, we charted the story elements and compared them. Partners chose 2 of the stories we read to compare ways they were alike and different. Writing: We continued working on the publishing process of our small moment stories. We learned how to complete each step: rewriting in best handwriting, drawing detailed illustrations, creating a cover, making an about the author page, and dedicating it to someone. After break students will begin to publish their stories in the SCE Publishing Shop. Word Study: We reviewed vowel teams we have learned - ai, ay, ee, ea, and ie. We did different activities to practice reading and spelling words with these patterns. Math: We started reviewing shape names and attributes. We used our Bridges calendar to notice patterns of shapes. Students enjoyed using pattern blocks to graph how many of each shape they could grab with one hand. We did some holiday extension activities. Social Studies:
We finished our Holidays around the World unit. The class enjoyed making paper poinsettias with Mrs. Gill when learning about Mexico. They also made dragons when learning about China in Mrs. Hersland's class. We finished writing about all the countries we learned. News:
Reading: Our learning goal continued to be how to recount folktales and determine their central message. We read several folk tales and recorded their characteristics on a chart. We focused on identifying the moral of the story and text that supported our ideas. We also started to read versions of Cinderella from around the world. We compared the main elements of each. Writing: We continued going through the writing process with our small moment stories. Partners met to have peer conferences about their stories. We started discussing the many things involved in publishing our stories. We discussed how to rewrite our stories in our best handwriting and add detailed illustrations. Students enjoyed finishing their drafts and moving into this last stage of the writing process. Word Study: Our learning goal continued to be exploring vowel teams. We focused on ee and ea. Partners used letters to make as many words with the two patterns as they could find. They did a word search for ee and ea words. As a class, we did a "What Looks Right" activity to try using both vowel teams to spell a word and determine which spelling looked correct. Math: We continued looking at strategies to help us add numbers within 100. We reviewed using the hundred chart and drawing base ten blocks. Students reviewed decomposing numbers and added using "number strings." We chose which strategies we liked the most to solve problems and story problems. The class took an assessment on Friday. Science/Social Studies:
Students enjoyed sharing their animal research presentations. We started a holidays around the world unit. Every two days, the second grade classes will switch to a new room during social studies to learn about a winter holiday in a different country. The class has learned about inventions, art, food, and winter holiday traditions from three countries - France, Israel, Mexico. News:
Reading: We started learning about folk tales. We learned that folk tales are stories or legends handed down from generation to generation. They usually contain a lesson and it happened long ago. We started to read folk tales and recorded their characteristics on a chart. We focused on identifying the moral of the story and text that supported our ideas. Writing: We continued going through the writing process with our small moment stories. Students worked on drafting their introduction and including details and feelings in their stories. I modeled how to use a revising checklist to make our stories more interesting. Students worked on finishing their drafts and adding, changing, and taking out words. Word Study: Our learning goal this week was to read and spell words with "vowel teams." This is when two vowels are next to each other in a word, the first vowel says its name. Students searched for words around our room. We focused on "ai" and "ay" and noticed that "ai" is in the middle of words and "ay" is at the end. Math: Our goal this week was to create picture problems and then write an addition/subtraction story to go with it. Students enjoyed creating their picture relating to presents and choosing a math question for others to answer. We spent the following day solving each other's story problems. We discussed types of math stories (joining, separating, and comparing) and types of strategies to add numbers (using hundred chart, drawing base ten blocks). Science:
The class enjoyed using Google slides this week to create their presentations about their Ohio animal. They practiced logging in to their accounts, adding the text from their research, and including pictures on each slide. We started to share our Slides presentations to the class. |
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