Curriculum Corner
Read below to see what we are up to in each of the subject areas in 2nd grade!
Reading
We are spending time with our Book Box every day! We are finding out what level we are on and learning a variety of strategies to become better readers. Mrs. Ritsema is conferring with us one-on-one. This week we got more serious about reading at our level (many students want to read higher or way too low). Daily 5 time and reading at home are a great time to read harder books with others. We want your child to be challenged to dig in and grow as readers this year, and the best way to do that is find "good fit" books that your child can use the new strategies on. I will hopefully be sending home your child's letter this week, along with a guide of "good fit" books at that level.
Writing
We are using Writer's Workshop. We are writing stories about things that are important to us, and Mrs. Ritsema is conferring with us one-on-one. We will continue to add on to our stories and pictures, and our Writing celebration will be right around the corner!
Science/Social Studies
Right now we are studying seeds and plants! We are observing our very own bean plants (a control plant, and an investigation plant!) We also made baggie gardens so we can see what goes on beneath the soil.
Math
We are studying different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. We can use math mountains, make-a-ten, count on, etc. We started Rocket Math....these are 1 minute timed tests to gain fact fluency!
Bible
We are covering many of the Old Testament stories such as Moses and Joshua. Our Bible Memory is Psalm 121, and it will be due at the end of September.