Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What type of text is John Henry: An American Legend?
• What happens in John Henry: An American Legend?
• What are the present tense forms of the verb “to be”? What are the past tense forms of the verb “to be”?
• What mental math strategies can you use to solve 3-digit addition and subtraction problems?
• What is motion? What is force? 

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:
    • Identify and discuss story elements in John Henry by Lester.
    • Identify similarities and differences between the two versions of the John Henry story.
    • Identify the lesson of the stories of John Henry.
    • Recall and extend new knowledge about the two versions of the John Henry story.
    • Identify the structure of an informative paragraph that describes differences between texts.
    • Use text evidence to describe differences between two versions of the John Henry story.
    • Determine the meaning of the new word formed when the prefix un­— is added to a known word.
    • Combine simple sentences into compound sentences using conjunctions.
    • Demonstrate understanding of module words by analyzing correct or incorrect use in context.
    • Collaboratively draft an informative paragraph comparing droughts in The Buffalo Are Back and The Legend of the Bluebonnet.
    • Draft an informative paragraph comparing a legendary figure with real-life pioneers.
    • Revise an informative paragraph with a focus on points and topic-specific words.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Oral discrimination – hear the different vowel sounds in words
  • Identify different sounds for the ‘y’ spelling: /y/ as in yes, /i/ as in myth, /ie/ as in try, /ee/ as in funny
  • Change singular nouns into plural
  • Use the correct form of the verb “to be” in present and past tense sentences
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader
  • Spelling words: eve, complete, creek, week, meeting, she, we, fever, zero, pretend, squeak, meal, wheat, seal, people

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction within 1,000

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

• Push or Pull

Dates to Remember:

• January 14th: Report Cards Issued
• January 20th: No School
• January 31st: Navigator Day