Sunday, February 8, 2015

February


February Curriculum Update: 

*Have your child practice his/her math facts (flash cards) every day, and make sure your child is reading at least 20 minutes daily. 


Math:
- Students will tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes using a.m. and p.m. (MCC2.MD.7)
- Students will identify coins, determine total amount with given coins, and solve word problems involving money. (MCC2.MD.8)


Reading: 
- Students will determine central message, lesson, or moral of fables and folktales. (ELACC2RL2)
- Students will describe the overall structure of a story, including how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. (ELACC2RL5)
- Students will independently compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors and/or different cultures. (ELACC2RL9)
- Students will review vowels, decoding rules, and reading strategies during differentiated reading groups. (ELACC2RF3)

ELA/ Writing:

- Students will write opinion pieces.  (ELA2W1)
- Students will use apostrophes correctly in contractions and possessives. (ELACC2L2c)
- Students will distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs and closely related adjectives. (ELACC2L5b)
- Students will write friendly letters to parents (ELACC2L2)

Social Studies: 
- Students will learn about the need for rules and laws related to the Civil Rights movement. (SS2CG1)

Science: 
- Students will compare and contrast the Sun to other stars by using physical attributes. (S2E1a)
- Students will determine how the shadows of various fixed objects change during the day based on the position of the sun. (S2E2a,b)


~Mrs. Folsom