Ask your 2nd Grader:

• What is the title of the new book you are reading in W&W?  (Journey of a Pioneer)
• What do the words pioneer and prairie mean?
• Where is Olivia’s family moving to (in the book Journey of a Pioneer)?
• When many wagons travel together, what is the group of wagons called? (a wagon train)
• What words should always be capitalized? (months, days, holidays, street names, states, cities, I, names of brands, etc.)
• How do you make words plural?  (add -s/-es)  Some plurals are irregular.  What is the plural for ox, foot, child?
• Is this true. . .  64 is equal to 6 tens and 4 ones?  (64 = 6 tens and 4 ones – yes) 
• How would you write 78 is less than 84 with numbers and symbols? ( 78<84)

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?
  • Focusing Question: What was life like for pioneers in the early American West?
  • Text: Journey of a Pioneer
  • Learning Goals:
    • Identify story elements and facts in the same passage.
    • Define and illustrate phrases and expressions such as jumping off, trains, make camp, and sitting watch.
    • Collect evidence of challenges and responses in text.
    • Write the first draft of the Focusing Question.
    • Revise to improve clarity of ideas in an informative paragraph by adding supporting details and evidence.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills: REVIEW skills from Unit 3
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader, Kids Excel
  • Spelling Words: no spelling next week

Math:

• Unit 5: Comparing Numbers to 1,000

Social Studies: The American West

Dates to Remember:

• November 24 – 28: Thanksgiving holiday, students do not report

Reminders:

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