We had such a special week in 2G. It was amazing to have so many of our favorite book characters come to life on our character dress up day on Tuesday! A wonderful part of playing, "Guess who?" was recognizing some familiar friends and getting excited about new books to read, as well. We also practiced estimating with a "Spider Ring Estimation Station". 2Gers estimated a range between 40 and 150. The actual total was...108! Please enjoy these additional highlights of our studies:
Fundations: This week we learned about the vowel teams, "ee", "ea", and "ey". We learned that "ey" usually comes at the end of a word. We also started a new activity called, "Cut and Grow". In this activity, we write a sentence using our spelling words, then work with a buddy to make our sentences the best that they can be. We talk about one or two places to cut each sentence and add a piece to make it grow. This was so much fun and 2Gers were very proud of their super sentences!
Writing Workshop: Writers focused on reading like detectives. We were on the hunt for punctuation! 2Gers learned how to reread their stories carefully check capitalization and ending punctuation (?, ., !). Mrs. Gomes showed us how tiny punctuation marks can make such a big difference in what our words sound like.
Literacy: In listening center, readers heard and followed along with, The Pumpkin Book, by Gail Gibbons. We love center time! A new focus in Literacy this week was our non-fiction research. We are working with partners to learn about landforms and bodies of water. All groups are using Post-its to highlight new facts and record questions we are thinking about. On each Post-it students write one, "L" for something they, "Learned" and one, "W" for something they, "Wonder".
Math: Mathematicians began learning about place value. We are using place value blocks to help us decompose numbers into ones, tens, and hundreds. We even used sounds to connect to each block to help us remember quantity in a new way. A one block is, "pop". A stick of ten is, "Swoosh", and a block of one hundred is, "Thunk". Ask your mathematician to tell you how to say the number, 125!
Science: Scientists are learning about the creatures that live in and around a rotting log. We are learning about how these living things help create rich soil that our earth needs. Scientists observed photo cards depicting many of these creatures and next week we'll be learning how they connect to one another in a food chain.
Have a wonderful week!
Fundations: This week we learned about the vowel teams, "ee", "ea", and "ey". We learned that "ey" usually comes at the end of a word. We also started a new activity called, "Cut and Grow". In this activity, we write a sentence using our spelling words, then work with a buddy to make our sentences the best that they can be. We talk about one or two places to cut each sentence and add a piece to make it grow. This was so much fun and 2Gers were very proud of their super sentences!
Writing Workshop: Writers focused on reading like detectives. We were on the hunt for punctuation! 2Gers learned how to reread their stories carefully check capitalization and ending punctuation (?, ., !). Mrs. Gomes showed us how tiny punctuation marks can make such a big difference in what our words sound like.
Literacy: In listening center, readers heard and followed along with, The Pumpkin Book, by Gail Gibbons. We love center time! A new focus in Literacy this week was our non-fiction research. We are working with partners to learn about landforms and bodies of water. All groups are using Post-its to highlight new facts and record questions we are thinking about. On each Post-it students write one, "L" for something they, "Learned" and one, "W" for something they, "Wonder".
Math: Mathematicians began learning about place value. We are using place value blocks to help us decompose numbers into ones, tens, and hundreds. We even used sounds to connect to each block to help us remember quantity in a new way. A one block is, "pop". A stick of ten is, "Swoosh", and a block of one hundred is, "Thunk". Ask your mathematician to tell you how to say the number, 125!
Science: Scientists are learning about the creatures that live in and around a rotting log. We are learning about how these living things help create rich soil that our earth needs. Scientists observed photo cards depicting many of these creatures and next week we'll be learning how they connect to one another in a food chain.
Have a wonderful week!
