Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What happens in Sky Tree? 
• How is a conclusion sentence similar to a topic sentence in an informative paragraph?
• What is an open number line?
• How can you determine where numbers should be placed on a number line? How can you determine the pattern of numbers on a number line? 
• Which direction do you go if you are using a number line to add? Which direction do you go if you are using a number line to subtract? 
• What is weathering? What is erosion?

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:
    • Describe the structure of Sky Tree by interpreting specific references to seasons. 
    • Analyze how the author of Sky Tree uses varied sentence structure to give his text rhythm. 
    • Determine the central message of Sky Tree.
    • Plan and draft an informative paragraph about how Sky Tree shows the cycle of seasons. 
    • Demonstrate understanding of module vocabulary by analyzing correct or incorrect word use in context. 
    • Synthesize evidence from two texts in a verbal paragraph about how changes in fall impact people.

Tennessee Foundational Skills:

• Read words with r-controlled vowels
• Read and use quotation marks in sentences
• Antonyms 
• Review vowel sounds
• Read tricky words
• Ask and answer questions about key details in the a decodable text that incorporates the letter-sound correspondences taught
• Spelling words: it’s, that’s, she’s, isn’t, aren’t, wasn’t, I’ll, you’ll, she’ll, their

Math:

• Numbers on a Number Line

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

• Landforms

Dates to Remember:

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