Weekly Update

Hi all,
I hope your week is going well! Here are some updates to our curriculum this week.

Last week we found that we struggle more with sequencing our stories, being able to tell what happened before or after an event. So we've begun working on a story timeline. This can be done with any book you want at home. Create 4-8 boxes and have your child write the main events in the story. Our second graders are having difficulty picking out which events are just details and which are really important to the story. When we are finished reviewing sequence we will be taking our 2nd reading stamina practice with another 5-passage practice. During this time we'll be talking again about taking breaks and what to do when we're tired of working but must keep going.

In writing we have begun our Fantasy Unit. We are in the planning stages of our stories! We have chosen whether we want to write a: fairy tale, fable, folktale or tall tale. We also planned four traits we will have that pertain to each of those units. (I.E. if I'm writing a fairy tale I'm going to have a princess who is a teacher, a magical sorcerer, a pet dragon, and an enchanted forest. If I were writing a fable I would need some animal characters like maybe a fox and a giraffe, these animals will have human traits like trying to trick their teacher from giving them homework, and my story will teach a lesson like how it's better to be honest than lie.) This story will take up much of our time for the next 3-4 weeks. We look forward to sharing them with you afterwards!

And in social studies we have switched to our economy unit with the help of Mrs. Sampson and Mrs. Martinez through Junior Achievement. We are focusing on learning the difference between producers and consumers, and then the different between goods and services.

Homeworks are as usual! 1) Reading comprehension, 2) Writing a short fable, 3) Reading "The Softball Game" twice, and 4) a spelling activity.

If you have any questions feel free to post on here or email me! Have a wonderful week!