Ask your 2nd Grader:

• How does food nourish your body?
• What is the digestive system? What type of text is The Digestive System?
• How many minutes are in a quarter of an hour? How many minutes are in half an hour?
• What time is it when it’s a quarter past 9?
• What are the five main types of vertebrates, and can you name an example of each?
• What are the three branches of government? Why is it important to have three branches of government?
• What is the difference between a rule and a law?
• Why did the United States go to war with Great Britain in 1812? 

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

 ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 4: Good Eating
  • Essential Question: How does food nourish us?
  • Learning Goals: 
    • Use test features to navigate an informational text.
    • Describe the connection between the parts of the digestive system. 
    • Explain how images contribute to the text. 
    • Determine the author’s purpose of The Digestive System by Christine Taylor-Butler.
    • Answer a research question by conducting shared research in small groups.
    • Answer a research question by conducting shared research in small groups.
    • Use shared research about the digestive system to write an informative paragraph.
    • Use shared research about the digestive system to write an informative paragraph. 
    • Identify examples of contractions and explain the role of the apostrophes in contractions.
    • Identify real-life connections between the word absorb and its use. 
    • Use apostrophes to form contractions. 
    • Use sentence-level context or the glossary to determine the meaning of the words belch, bacteria, and saliva.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Identify the topic sentence of a paragraph
  • Write a paragraph that includes a topic sentence
  • Read words with a new spelling for the /o/ sound – When the sound /w/ is followed by the letter ‘a’, the sound is /o/ rather than /a/ as you might expect. Example: water
  • Alphabetize to the second letter
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the non-fiction student reader, The War of 1812
  • Spelling words: ransacked, White House, port, harbor, flag, stripes, ship, construct, commander, rockets, McHenry, burned, brave, poem, stitching, anthem, dawn, fifteen, giant, bomb

Math:

• Time 

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

• Voting Rights
• Rights and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizens

Dates to Remember:

• May 5 – Field Day
• May 8 – Field Trip to Travellers Rest
• May 22 – Last Day of School (½ Day)