G2 Curriculum Update - October 4th

Here is what is coming up in Grade Two.

Reading: Students have been practicing reading with fluency, solving tricky words independently, and and finding the lesson in a book.  To celebrate this work, students will be making book recommendations and reflecting on how this unit has made them grow as readers.

Writing: Our grade two authors have been writing many stories from their own lives.  To end the unit, the students are looking to their favorite authors to find inspiration and new craft moves, and publishing their writing.

Social Studies: Students have been comparing and contrasting urban and rural communities. They are starting to work not only on what they see that is different, but what things people do that are different, such as jobs and activities. We are also beginning to explore some of the infrastructure in a city and how that is different to the infrastructure in the countryside. Furthermore, students are seeing some of the similarities between the two communities, such as food. Next week students will synthesize the information we learned about cities and take a deeper dive into the city of Sao Paulo to explore how the parts of the city impact us. 

Math: We just started Module 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000!

Students expand their skill with and understanding of unit by bundling ones, tens, and hundreds (up to a thousand) with straws or sticks. They solve simple problems that require an understanding of place value as a system based on repeated groupings by 10.
How you can help at home:

·        Count in a pattern while doing a rhythmic or repeated task - stirring pancake batter, brushing hair, putting away groceries, walking.

·        Roll two dice to make a two digit number. Subtract it from 99 or 100.

·        Represent two digit numbers with popsicle sticks - make bundles of ten for the tens and use single sticks for the ones.

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