Mrs. Alden's Second Grade Class: April 20-24

Reading:

We will work on a book study in each of our reading groups this week. We will work on main idea, problem/solution, elements of a story/chapter, and fact and opinion. Please continue reading at home each day for 20 minutes.

Writing:

Our animal written report and project continues this week. We have our facts organized and are ready to put them into paragraph form. We will write using complete sentences and revise as we go. We will finish up our written report on our animal and then we will begin our projects! We will use a menu to decide on what we want to include in our projects. Later in the week your child may bring home a note with any supplies (beyond what we have in the classroom) that are needed for their projects.

Math

We are moving into 3 digit subtraction this week! We’ve mastered addition and are ready for something harder. We will practice regrouping in the tens and hundreds place. We will also learn how to subtract across the zeroes (700-259). We will get lots of practice through games, I-Spies, and word problems. The J section on iXL has some great practice on these skills.

Science:

This week we will discuss the functions of a plant and how they help plants meet their basic needs in more detail. Students will discover the life cycle of a plant and focus on the vocabulary. We’ll discuss the importance of plants to our world and how we use them as food and other resources. We will identify external characteristics of different kinds of plants that allow their needs to be met. By identifying the functions of specific plant parts, we will discover how those parts allow a particular plant to meet its needs and survive in its environment.

At-Home Enrichment (optional homework):

Research: research the “question of the week” and bring what you find out to school. It can be any type of presentation such as a poster, powerpoint, game, etc.

Question of the week: Research carnivorous plants: what are their characteristics, where are they found, what makes them interesting, what are some different types, how does it meets its basic needs?

Math Enrichment:

Want to work on your computer coding skills? Add the app Run Marco! from the Google App Store and learn how to write code!

Science Enrichment: