Centers November 1-5

Contractions http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/flyby/flyby1.htm

Fact or Opinion? http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html

Listen to a story online http://www.storylineonline.net/

Week of November 1st

Math-We will continue our data unit this week. We will complete a graphing project.

Social Studies-We will continue learning about Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi, and James Oglethorpe.

ELA-Title, table of contents, glossary, index, chapter headings, ABC order, plural nouns

Centers Oct. 25-29

Common nouns and proper nouns http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index.html

Grammar Gold game-proper nouns http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/go_for_gold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2_prop_nouns/nadia.htm

Types of sentences http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/go_for_gold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2_exclaim_command/nadia.htm

StoryLine Online http://www.storylineonline.net/

October 25-29

Math: We will be starting our Data unit this week. We will focus on interpreting and creating bar graphs, pictographs, Venn diagrams, and picture graphs.

Social Studies: We will be learning about the contributions of James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, and Tomochichi.

ELA: We will be starting our Informational unit this week. We will begin exploring different nonfiction books. We will learn about using context clues, fact vs. opinion, and proper nouns.

Coming next week (October 18th)

Math: telling time, reading a thermometer
We will be taking our end of unit test next week.

Science: the Moon

ELA: We will be working on a final writing project next week to wrap up on Narrative unit. Our topic will be "A Time I Got Hurt." The students will move through the writing process to complete a final draft.

Centers for the week of Oct. 11th

Sight Word practice http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/high_fre/hifreq1.htm

Compound Word matching http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/compound_words.jsp

Between the Lions http://pbskids.org/lions/

Week of October 11th

This week's skills:
Math-We will continue measurement. We will also practice telling time. This is an important skill that can be practiced at home!

Science-the Sun

ELA-We will be practicing going through the writing process this week by writing about a time the students were surprised. We will brainstorm, write a rough draft, edit, and write final drafts this week.

Centers for next week

Contraction Treasure Chest game http://www.primarygames.com/contractions/start.htm

Contraction Matching http://www.quia.com/mc/86241.html

Sentence Clubhouse http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/index_pre.html

For the week of October 4

I can't believe it is October already! We are enjoy the cooler fall weather! We have been in 2nd grade for 29 days now...wow!

Our skills for next week:
Math-We will be starting our Measurement unit. We will focus on standard measurements next week (inch, foot, centimeter, and meter). We will practice estimating and measuring with rulers.

Science-We will continue to learn about stars. Ask your child about their Constellation creation today.

ELA-Next week we will be doing a project to wrap up our practice with character, setting, beginning, middle, and end. The students will be creating a mobile or a flip book to highlight these parts of a story.
We will also be learning about contractions.