Reading Workshop-we are continuing to read series books with the choices being refreshed every week or so. Additionally we are now reading independently. To read independently a reader needs to be the boss of their own reading.
There is a large selection of poetry books in the classroom.
Reading poems makes us better writers of poems.
Speaking of poetry, our writing unit is going very well.
We experimented with different line breaks to create musicality in our poems.
One day we made lists of topics we could write about...
the next day with the help of a partner we zoomed in on those topics to get more specific.
Here are some works in progress:
Second Step-this week we focused on how we can control our anger when we are really upset. Ask you child about this photo and the video we watched that tells the story.
When conflict happens and we get really upset we need to remember to stop, name our strong feeling and calm down before we act on our feelings. We can be assertive with our words to solve the problem, The person who we are speaking assertively to also has a job-they need to listen and help solve the problem.
Math-learning to subtract double digit numbers before using the traditional algorithm. The algorithm will be taught in later grades. In second grade we want children to learn strategies that build their sense of number and place value.
There are three strategies that we practice.
Here is what they look like:
Four Winds-learning about animal tracks.
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