Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What life lesson can we learn from The Legend of the Bluebonnet?
• What is the problem and resolution in The Legend of the Bluebonnet? What is the setting? Who are the characters?
• When paired with r, which vowels make the /er/ sound?
• What sound does the ‘y’ make in gymnast? What sound does the ‘y’ make in try? What sound does the ‘y’ make in yellow?
• How would you make the noun butterfly plural? 
• How does a bar model or tape diagram help you make sense of a word problem? How is a model different from a strategy? 
• Which operation do you use to solve a problem if the whole is missing from the bar model? Which operation do you use to solve a problem if a part is missing from the bar model?
• Who is Alexander Graham Bell? Why was he so interested in sound? Which invention is he best known for?

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:
    • Comprehend and recount what happens in The Story of Johnny Appleseed.
    • Determine the lesson of The Story of Johnny Appleseed and support it with key details.
    • Comprehend and recount what happens in Johnny Appleseed.
    • Compare and contrast two versions of Johnny Appleseed.
    • Experiment with using a digital publishing tool.
    • Craft an informative paragraph using a digital bookmaking tool.
    • Improve the use of digital tools for informative writing.
    • Identify and sort regular and irregular past-tense verbs.
    • With support, form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs.
    • Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs in writing. 
    • Use context clues and a Frayer Model to develop vocabulary knowledge of the word shelter.

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction within 100

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

• Sound and Communication

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Capitalize proper nouns
  • Identify common nouns, proper nouns, and verbs in sentences
  • Use correct grammar in writing
  • Conjugate verbs
  • Spelling words: below, yellow, elbow, rainbow, snow, sorrow, arrow, plow, flowers, growling, powder, shower, meow, chow, your

Dates to Remember:

• December 20th: Half Day of School
• December 23rd-January 8th: Winter Break