4-28-17
Our class has done a great job with our Pennies for Patients fundraiser. If you would like to donate, you can still do so on-line until Sunday(midnight). I do know that any class that raises $250 on-line earns a pizza party.
We are going to spend another week on Working In Space. Space is always a fun topic to extend and we need more practice with opinion and informational writings. That means there won't be a spelling test next week. I figured next week is already pretty busy with Dibels testing and a 1/2 day on Friday so no point in trying to squeeze in a new story.
This week we found out how astronauts explore new places in the informational text Working in Space. We pondered outer space further when we read Space Poems. Children also explored the question “What can you learn from headings and captions?”
Target Vocabulary: astronomy, force, orbit, repair, explored, future, space, float
Phonics Skills: Words with vowel diphthongs ow (cow), ou (pound)
Vocabulary Strategy: Classify/categorize
Comprehension Skill: Text and graphic features—tell how words go with photos
Comprehension Strategy: Analyze/ evaluate—tell how you feel about the text and why
It's time to freshen up those money skills. We will be starting the money section of Module 7. We will obviously review the value of coins real quick but the students are expected to already know the value of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. In second grade, we focus more on counting coin combinations up to a dollar and word problems involving money. There are only about 6 lessons spent on money. IXL is definitely the best resource for reviewing money and counting up different coin and dollar combinations. Zearn would be the 2nd because it goes right along with our lessons at school. Sumdog is good if you set the skill for money.
All we were able to squeeze in this week was the difference between wants and needs. Needs are anything that help keep you alive: air, water, shelter, clothing, and food. Wants are pretty much everything else. Things that you would like to have but don't necessarily need to stay alive. I plan to tackle more social studies next week since we aren't moving ahead in language arts.
