Cougar Reading- We will be reading short passages and picking out the main idea and supporting details in fiction and non-fiction passages. In class, we will read the passages together and use colored highligter pens as we analyze the text.
Reading- The second graders will begin a unit on Heroes by reading short biographies about famous black Americans in history. We will be creating a scrapbook of these famous Americans to celebrate Black History Month in February. As we read about these heroes in class we will pay special attention to the main idea of each story and the suporting details. These amazing scrapbooks will be unveiled at parent teacher conferences in February.
Math- This week in math we will review concepts from Topic 11, Three Digit Additon and Subtraction, and take a math test on Wednesday, January 22nd. We will begin a short unit on telling time next. We will focus on telling time to the hour, half hour, quarter hour, and five minutes. We will also practice solving word problems in class.
ELA/ Social Studies/ Writing- In class, we will continue to explore the essential question of how inventions have changed/ effected our daily lives. We will ask this question as we learn about the invention of steamboats, trains, and planes and write about our reflections in our learning logs.
We will also share and discuss our invention projects on Thursday, January 23rd. In writing, we will draft descriptive paragraphs about our invenions and create a poster sized advertisement in preperation of our invention fair which will take place on Friday, January 24th and Monday, January 27th.
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