ELA
In Second Grade our ELA program is "Journeys". There are two readers we will use during the school year.
Children should read the story each night on "Think Central"
The week of May 25th we will be on Lesson 22 "Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend". Study Key Vocabulary word and definitions. We will not have a Reading test on Comprehension of Story, Vocabulary and Phonics on
We will have a No Spelling test on Lesson 22
On the Tic -Tac-Toe study guide sheet in the W copybook you will see Spelling and review words. The children will need to know how to spell these words for the test. Please review study sheet in ELA and W copybook. Please review them each evening. I will also review the words in class.
On the Study guide sheet for Reading you will see Story Vocabulary and Definitions this needs to be studied. This work will be covered in the Unit test. The children do not need to know how to spell the Vocabulary words.
The children will take home the Reading text book called "Journeys". I ask that you review the story each evening.
Parents, please oversee spelling of words and neatness of work completed for homework.
You can access homework and test information by clicking the word Homework and Test Schedule below. These links will take you to the homework and test schedule for the week.
Parents, It is important that each night that your child is reading for 15 minutes. They should be enjoying a book that they like to read. Everyday after lunch we have DEAR time quiet reading time. This is the time when the children enjoy reading a chapter book.
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ELA/Grammar What is an Adjective?
Go to nearpod.com when the link comes up go to Students join a lesson and put in the Code WAOTU (all capital letters).
The children can learn about Adjectives.
ELA: Lessons for the Week of May 25th
Unit 5: Book 2 Story: Lesson 22 "Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend"
Review: Target Vocabulary words/definitons.
heavily-with a lot of power
guessed-made a prediction about the answer of a question
planning-thinking about or deciding on something
copy-to do what someone else is doing
seriously-in a way that is not joking
answered-said something to someone as a reply
knot-the place where two pieces of string have been tied together
lonely-unhappy because you're alone
Lesson: 22
Topic: Following Directions
Spelling Pattern: Homophones
Spelling Words:
meet meat week weak mane main tail tale be bee too two
Review Words
father over under herd water verb paper cracker offer cover
germ master
Vocabulary Strategies:
Idioms
Grammar
Using Adjectives
Writing
Informative Writing:Compare and Contrast Paragraph
Handwriting
Learning Basic Strokes for cursive and learning to form lower/upper case letters.
Forming words and phrases.
Learning to write cursive sentences.
Practice at home lower/upper case letters.
Practice worksheet may be left at home in the homework area.
Please remind your child not to move forward in writing cursive letters we have not learned in class.
They are learning the proper way to form each letter and connecting letters to words.