Welcome to the Second Grade Curriculum Night!
Agenda
Welcome-Mrs. Chapman
Writing - Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Patterson
Reading- Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Rice
Math - Mrs. Baker and Mrs. McMurray
Summer Assignment- Ms. Mlynarick
Upon entering second grade:
Solid comprehension skillsRead a wide variety of materialsDecoding skillsSummarize a story and identify story elementsRead high frequency words
High Frequency Words to Practice Reading and Spelling over the Summer.
By the end of first quarter your child should read 44 words per minute using second grade reading text.
This summer choose a passage from a story and time them reading aloud for one minute. How many words can you read in a minute?
FluencyFluency Tracking Chart
Num
ber
of
word
s
Date
Comprehension
What can you as parents do to help? Read to your child Monitor your child's independent reading (20-30 minutes daily)Visit the libraryUse reading strategies (predicting, summarizing stories, context clues, cause/effect, make inferences, and questioning)
Possible questions to ask: Who were the main characters in the story? Where and when did the story take place? What is the problem in the story? What were the main story events? How did the story end? What did you learn from the story? Stop half way through the story and predict what might happen next.
Communicate a LOVE
of Reading!
The Literacy Program at PSE...
1. Spelling-Research based and differentiated Words Their Way (TM) by Johnston, Bear, Invernizzi, and Templeton
*Word Sorts *Daily homework activities (address multiple learning styles)
2. Reading Comprehension...how do we address it? *Imagine It stories *Novel Groups *Read-Aloud and author studies *Expository texts such as National Geographic Kids *AR (accelerated reader)
3. Vocabulary-Drawn from novel studies and our Imagine It! stories. *vocabulary words included from other subject areas as well
4. Grammar Skills- *D.O.L. (daily oral language) *Journal Writing
Writing Conventions
*Spacing*Handwriting
*Capitalization*Punctuation
*Sentence Beginnings*Complete sentences
*High-frequency words*Phonetic Spelling*Consistent Tense
Types of Writing
Narrative - Fiction and Non-fictionOpinion Informative
Writing ContentEmpowering Writer's Program
Beginnings *Capture interest
*Types: action, dialogue, thought/question, sound*Close to main event
Elaborative Detail*Specific rather than general
*Feelings*Critical characters, settings, objects
Main Event*Adventure, problem, or experience
*Small moment*Sense of balance
Endings*Types: Memory, feeling, wish or hope, decision, or defining action
Which dog am I describing?It was a nice, awesome dog that looked so cute.
Math
*Our math series is titled Math Investigations.
This program correlates to the Common Core Standards, and involves more problem-solving with hands-on activities. Therefore, expect less papers
going home.
Math
Classes are grouped based on: ability (skill, pacing,focus, work effort, and products) critical thinking skills assessment scores teacher observation complete tasks independently.
Mathematically Proficient Students....
Mathematically Proficient Students....
Mathematically Proficient Students....
Mathematically Proficient Students....
Now you are asking .....
What do can we do to make a Mathematically Proficient Student?
Practice Addition and Subtraction Facts up to 18 for quick recall.
To help your child become a proficient math student, you can....
Identify double addends such as 5+5, 3+3, 4+4, etc.
Have math conversations about everyday things....EXAMPLES:
1. The sign says that Atlanta is 20 miles away. It takes us about 1 minute to travel 1 mile. How many minutes to Atlanta?
2. This candy bar costs 87 cents. I have a dollar. Do I have enough to buy this candy bar? Will I get any change back?
Place Value is HUGE in Second Grade!
Have your child identify the tens place and the ones place.Example: 23~2 tens=20
3 ones=3The second grade wikisite has many math links...Johnny's Math Page is my favorite! It has every concept with many game choices!
How can you help your child become a proficient math student??
http://jmathpage.com/
Place value to ten's place
Challenge your child....Go to the hundreds and even thousands place.
Time
Practice telling time by using a digital and analog clock to tell time to the hour and half hour. *For a challenge, work on the 5 minute mark!
Hundreds Boards Odd/Even Numbers, Patterns in Numbers, Skip counting
10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Marcy Cook - Number Tiles
2
6 1
2
9
4
1
7 1
1
1
5 More
Summer Homework
Summer homework does not need to be hard, boring or long! It is something that can be
done anytime, any place...driving to the restaurant, at a red light, even when a
commercial comes on the t.v!
Summer Reading Homework
1. Choose and read one of these books.2. When we return to school, your child will complete an activity and will be assessed on whichever book they read.
Other Summer Homework
1. Keep a reading log. Your child should be reading other books throughout the summer, not just the one assigned! ***The reading log needs to be printed off from the Second Grade website and given to your child's teacher on the first day of second grade.
2. Keep a journal of summer activities. There should be at least 5 entries in this journal. Each entry should have a minimum of 5 sentences, but more is always better!
3. Practice addition/subtraction facts up to 18 with quick recall. There are good links at our second grade website to help practice these skills, as well as many other skills!
http://psesecondgrade.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
Thanks for coming!
We look forward to working with you in second grade!
Don't Forget....Order your second grade supplies from EduKit on line as soon as you
can! This will make your life easier!
