Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What life lesson did you learn from the story of Johnny Appleseed?
• What were some similarities between the Aliki version of Johnny Appleseed and the Kellogg version of Johnny Appleseed? What were some differences?
• How do you make the singular noun shelf plural? How do you make the singular noun mouse plural? How do you make the singular noun pencil plural?
• What is gravity? Where can you see gravity at work in nature?
• When using the part/part/whole model, what operation (addition or subtraction) would you use if you are trying to find a part? What operation (addition or subtraction) would you use if you’re trying to find the whole?

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 2: The American West
  • Essential Question: What was life like in the West for early Americans?
  • Learning Goals:
    • Notice and wonder about a new text.
    • Identify story elements in John Henry: An American Legend.
    • Generate observations and questions about John Henry.
    • Examine the importance of understanding feedback.
    • Respond to and apply peer feedback.
    • Identify and generate collective nouns from module texts and real-world experience.
    • Use collective nouns.
    • Distinguish shades of meaning among the words related to sound.
• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Alphabetizing
  • Identify adjectives
  • /u/ spelled ‘o’ as in son, ‘o_e’ as in none, ‘ou’ as in country
  • Read words with -ous as in famous
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader
  • Spelling Words: quickly, neatly, ugly, jelly, chilly, slowly, funny, angry, empty, mommy, daddy, happy, pretty, grumpy

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction Problem Solving

Social Studies/Science (We will rotate between science and social studies every two weeks.)

• Social Studies: Famous Americans in History, Short and Long Term Goals

Dates to Remember:

• Navigator Day: January 30th
• Progress Reports Issued: February 13th
• Class Valentine Parties: February 14th (1:45-2:40)
• No School: February 19th