Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What are some characteristics of a legend?
• What is the problem in The Story of Johnny Appleseed? What is the resolution? Who are the characters? What is the setting?
• What is the purpose of an introduction in an informative paragraph? How is an introduction different from a topic sentence? 
• What are the different forms of the verb to be? What form is used in the following sentence? Sadie is a student at Percy Priest. 
• How does a bar model or tape diagram help you make sense of a word problem? How is a model different from a strategy? 
• How can estimation help us know if an answer to a word problem is correct or incorrect? 
• How does sound travel through the air? 

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.
    • Vary inflection to improve meaning in a discussion of the legend of Johnny Appleseed. 
    • Describe knowledge and skills gained from reading and comparing texts about the legend of Johnny Appleseed. 
    • Identify and explain the purpose of collective nouns.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Review
  • Spelling words: no spelling words next week

Math:

• Addition and Subtraction within 100

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

• Holidays Around the World

Dates to Remember:

• December 20th: Half Day of School
• December 23rd-January 7th: Winter Break
• January 8th – 3rd Quarter Begins (Students Return)

Additional Information:

• Dress-up spirit days next week:
  • Wednesday, December 18th – Red Day
  • Thursday, December 19th – Green Grinch Day
  • Friday, December 20th – Pajama Day