We are really starting to hit our stride her in 2nd grade. Students are really participating in more deep thinking and discussions about the serious topic of slavery in our current ELA unit. We have been learning all about their journey, as well as, American history. Some topics we have discussed are using our inferring skills, the author's purpose for writing these stories, author's message, biography vs. autobiography, whose point of view is the story told from, how would telling it from another point of view change the story, verbs and verb tenses, and antonyms.
In writing we are currently moving through the stages of the writing process to complete a personal narrative. We have been reading and listening to other narrative examples as writer's. We have learned many new writing tools to include in our narratives like using thought shots, dialogue, onomatopoeia, sensory details, and how to explode the moment. When we are finished drafting we are going to digitally publish them by podcasting.
In math we are have just wrapped up addition of 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers using regrouping. We are now working on subtracting 2,3,and 4, digit numbers using regrouping. We hope to move into telling time and money by the end of the month. We also have a great field trip planned to Gatti Land to help us build our schema before working with fractions in April.
In Social Studies we just finished wrapping up a culture unit. Now we are moving into force in science. We just completed a science experiment called the balloon traveler and will soon be doing more.
In writing we are currently moving through the stages of the writing process to complete a personal narrative. We have been reading and listening to other narrative examples as writer's. We have learned many new writing tools to include in our narratives like using thought shots, dialogue, onomatopoeia, sensory details, and how to explode the moment. When we are finished drafting we are going to digitally publish them by podcasting.
In math we are have just wrapped up addition of 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers using regrouping. We are now working on subtracting 2,3,and 4, digit numbers using regrouping. We hope to move into telling time and money by the end of the month. We also have a great field trip planned to Gatti Land to help us build our schema before working with fractions in April.
In Social Studies we just finished wrapping up a culture unit. Now we are moving into force in science. We just completed a science experiment called the balloon traveler and will soon be doing more.
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