Ask your 2nd Grader:

• How do changes in fall weather impact people, plants, and animals?
• What is a topic statement? 
• What is a subject? What is a predicate?
• Can you identify the subject in the following sentence? The predicate? Second graders learned about two-dimensional shapes in math.
• What are the defining attributes of a shape? (What makes a shape a shape?)
• What are non-defining attributes of a shape? (What are things that can change but it’s still the same shape?)
• What are some attributes of a pentagon? A hexagon? A triangle? A quadrilateral?
• How many continents are there? On what continent do we live?
• What country is north of the United States of America? What country is south of the United States of America?

What 2nd Graders Are Learning Next Week:

 ELA (English Language Arts):

• Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Season of Change
  • Essential Question: How does change impact people and nature?
  • Learning Goals: 
    • Recount what is happening in The Little Yellow Leaf.
    • Explain what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of The Little Yellow Leaf.
    • Identify the central message of The Little Yellow Leaf.
    • Describe knowledge and skills gained from reading The Little Yellow Leaf.
    • Explain why evidence is important in informative writing.
    • Identify what information is provided in the beginning and end of a story and the purpose of each.
    • Select and use evidence in an informative paragraph. 
    • Revise and reflect on informative writing about change.
    • Create a word line for soared that demonstrates understanding of shades of meaning and how word choice affects the text. 
    • Analyze how adjectives help describe the setting and action of The Little Yellow Leaf.
    • Describe nature during fall using adjectives from the text. 
    • Revise written work composed during the main lesson, using adjectives to add detail.

• Tennessee Foundational Skills:
  • Read tricky words – the, he, she, we, be, me, was, of, a, do, down, how, to
  • Read words with double-letter spelling – rubbing, add, hiccup, black, egg, stuff, napping, sitting, dress, bell, buzz, swimming, running, ferret
  • Blend and segment two-syllable words
  • Add the suffix -ing to root words
  • Identify the different sounds for the ‘g’ spelling – /g/ as in gum, /j/ as in gem
  • Identify the different sounds for the ‘c’ spelling  – /k/ as in cap, /s/ as in cent
  • End punctuation – !?
  • Ask and answer questions about key details in the student reader, The Cat Bandit
  • Spelling Words: spelling will begin the week after Labor Day 

Math:

• Partitioning Shapes into Equal Parts (Fractions – halves, thirds, fourths)

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

• Pushes and Pulls

Dates to Remember:

• September 1st – No School
• September 4th – Progress Reports Issued
• September 10th – Individual Picture Day

Reminders:

• Please return all the forms that were in the white first day folder as soon as possible.
• The second grade team will begin sending homework the week after Labor Day. Homework will include at least 20 minutes of reading each night, spelling word practice, and a math practice sheet to supplement and reinforce what we are learning in class. Homework is optional, and students will not be penalized for incomplete work. However, we are not communicating the “optional” aspect to the children so that each family can decide what works best at home. We want to support your expectations without undermining them.
• Please look out for Club flyers in your Friday folders in the coming weeks!