Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What happens to leaves and trees in winter? Spring? Summer? Fall?
• What gives leaves their green color?
• What is the purpose of a conclusion sentence in an informative paragraph? Where would the conclusion sentence be found in the paragraph?
• In what place can you look to determine if a number is even or odd?
• Is 987 an even or odd number?
• How do you write 608 in expanded form? Word form? Unit form?
• What is a physical map? What is a political map? What is a road map? Which type of map would you use to determine which landforms might be found in a specific area?

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

 ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Season of Change
  • Essential Question: How does change impact people and nature? 
  • Learning Goals:
    • Identify the connections between texts and module learning. 
    • Publish an informative paragraph about the impact of weather on trees in fall.
    • Self-assess informative paragraphs for compound sentences, module vocabulary, and complete sentences.
    • Describe the impact of color in Sky Tree paintings.
    • Generate and respond to student-generated questions about Sky Tree, including questions about the meaning of unknown words.
    • Revise a simple paragraph about trees by inserting missing sentences.
    • Select the best definition of multiple-meaning words flutter and huddle and consider how a variety of verbs depict actions in Sky Tree.
    • Identify and sequence key details in Sky Tree.
    • Identify and revise missing elements of a sample informative paragraph about the river in Sky Tree.
    • Analyze how the author develops imagery using academic vocabulary opened and drifted.

Tennessee Foundational Skills:

• Read words with different spellings for the /ou/ sound – ‘ou’ as in shout and ‘ow’ as in now 
• Read words with different spellings for the /oi/ sound – ‘oi’ as in oil and ‘oy’ as in toy
• Read words with the ‘er’ spelling
• Read and use quotation marks in sentences
• Read tricky words
• Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader. 
• Spelling words: smiling, racing, hoping, baking, inviting, confusing, tasting, competing, hopping, were

Math:

• Numbers on a Number Line

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

• Erosion and weathering

Dates to Remember:

• September 27th: Navigator Day
• October 3rd: 1st Quarter Ends
• October 4th: No School (Professional Development Day for Teachers)
• October 7th-11th: Fall Break