Reading will be taught within a child’s instruction reading level (whole group, small groups, individually). We will focus on both fiction and nonfiction text with the goal of improving our fluency, decoding, and comprehension. The students will have reader’s workshop which will begin with a focus lesson on a particular skill or strategy. Next they will have an opportunity for independent reading and response; during this time I will conference with students individually and work with small groups. The students will also participate in phonics instruction, read alouds, and shared reading.
Writing will occur using a writer’s workshop method similar to reader’s workshop. We will be writing small moment personal narratives, poetry, how-to texts, all about texts, and fiction pieces. At the end of the unit, we will publish and celebrate the students’ work! We will also focus on revising and editing to improve our writing. Because of the nature of our writing program, pieces will be kept in the classroom until the end of the year because we will be revisiting them. Also, a particular piece may be checked on one objective such as using capital letters; other things that have not been covered may be left unattended.
Math will be taught using real-life situations and problem solving. Students will have to explain their thinking and strategies as they find solutions to problems. Students will learn about two digit addition and subtraction, fractions, problem solving strategies, simple probability experiments, symmetry, congruence, growing number patterns, and more! Other methods will be used for the students to practice their addition facts. Open ended questions will be used so they’re thinking!
In social studies we will learn about responsible citizenship, comparing communities from all over the world, the election process, how communities change, map skills, landforms, basic economic principles, and natural resources. The students will get to participate in the Flat Stanley project and learn about people and places all over the world! We will compare those places to our home here in Raleigh!
In science we will learn about the changes in weather, matter, animal life cycles, and sound. The students will participate in interactive experiments and investigations to answer questions in these areas. The students will keep science notebooks to record their observations and what they have learned. The students will rotate to other second grade classes for science.
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