March 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 use addition and subtraction strategies to solve two step word problems. (MCC2.OA.1)
- Students will add up to 4 two digit numbers using strategies. (MCC2.NBT.5,6,7,9)
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 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)
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)
