News From Room 8
Our Second Grade Learning Journey
Writers worked on magnifying the details in their small moment stories this week. We are trying to include details that help the reader visualize the setting and the action of the story. Writers also practiced revising their story endings. We don't just write "the end." Rather, writers try a couple different endings out and choose the one that sounds best.
During math, we continued to practice work station procedures. We also practiced reading and writing numbers to 1,000 using base ten blocks and place value charts. Mathematicians learned a new game that allowed them to practice writing three digit numbers in standard form, written form, and expanded form (157, one hundred fifty seven, 100 + 50 + 7).
Our brassica seeds are growing! We recorded our observations in our science notebooks. Everyone had a small green sprout in their cups this week. We will continue to document our plants' growth each week.
Word sorting began today! I met with small groups to introduce their first word sorts of the year. We practiced reading the words, noticing the spelling patterns, and writing the words. Please practice sorting and writing the words at home to help your child internalize the spelling pattern. Our first word quiz will be next Thursday. The three high frequency words said, would, and school will also be on the quiz. Please check your child's folder for a more detailed letter about this process!