Ask your 2nd Grader:

• How do different authors tell the story of John Henry’s life?
• What are collective nouns? What are some examples of collective nouns?
• What sound does the ‘y’ make in in gym? What sound does the ‘y’ make in fly? What sound does the ‘y’ make in funny?
• What operation (addition or subtraction) would you use for a comparison word problem?
• What is friction? 
• How can you make an object travel faster and farther?

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:
    • 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.
• Wit and Wisdom Module 3: Civil Rights Heroes
  • Essential Question: How can people respond to injustice?
  • Learning Goals: 
    • Ask questions and make observations about Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story.
    • Ask and answer questions about Martin Luther King Jr. and the March on Washington using a variety of question words.
    • Make observations about how a historical photograph connects to a text.
    • Explore the meaning of the word injustice, formed when a known prefix is added to a known word.
    • Use sentence-level context to determine the meaning of the words protest and refuse.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Identify different sounds and spellings
  • Read words with the ‘al’ spelling (as in talk)
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader
  • Spelling words: spoon, straw, soil, employ, star, worn, letter, third, burger, frown, pillow, athlete, queen, create, really

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction within 1,000

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

• History: Who Am I? (Biographies – Famous Americans)
• Economics: Short and Long-Term Goals

Dates to Remember:

• January 20th: No School
• January 31st: Navigator Day
• February 4th: Progress Reports Issued
• February 14th: Valentine Parties