First Second Grade Week 27

Spanish Language Arts

This week we read El camuflaje de los animales. Our objectives were:

• Finish writing instructions for your leprechaun trap
• review sentence parts, subject-verb agreement, complete sentences, kinds of sentences, and linking and helping verbs
• review base word families and prefixes
• use the comprehension strategies Asking Questions, Sumarizing, and Adjusting Reading Speed during our 1st read
• discuss main idea in pictures during our 2nd read
• demonstrate comprehension of the story on the lesson test

There is no spelling for Spanish over Spring Break! 

Students did take home a reading Bingo! homework which is due Monday April 10. Students should do some of the Bingo! spots in Spanish and some in English. I also sent kids home with two extra readers.

English Social Studies and Science

Science

This week we in we continued to review what we have learned in our insect domain. We watched a movie on insects from the series “Life” by BBC and finished our insect journals. On Friday we took our assessment on this domain.

Our objectives this week were to:
• Review vocabulary and concepts we have learned in this science domain.
• identify the key components that make an insect an insect
• write 3 ways insects can be harmful and 3 ways they can be helpful. Use complete sentences.

Spelling:

We took our spelling test on Friday. Our spelling activity this week was to write our words in rainbow patterns. Students were to take this home as homework if they did not finish it in class on Thursday.

For handwriting we worked on the letters m and n as well as a review page

Idiom for the week: ” Giving someone the cold shoulder”

Social studies with Ms. Marci

Social studies with Ms. Marci

This week we continued with our unit on the birth of our nation. We had fun watching School House Rock videos to reinforce some of our lessons. This week we learned about the “shot heard ’round the world” and declaring independence.

Our objectives were to:

• describe how the 13 English colonies in America evolved from dependence on Great Britain to independence as a nation
• explain the significance of Paul Revere’s ride
• identify “one if by land, and two if by sea”
• identify Minutemen, Redcoats, and “the shot heard ’round the world”
• describe the contributions of George Washington a patriot and military commander
• describe the contributions of Thomas Jefferson as Patriot, writer, and the author of the Declaration of Independence
• describe the contributions of Benjamin Franklin as Patriot
• explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence, and identify “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” as part this document.
• explain the significance of the 4th of July

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Laura’s H&G group:

We discussed the California Gold Rush and the many people, miners and businessmen (including Levi Strauss) who went to California to make their fortunes!  We talked about the Pony Express and the telegraph … even practiced deciphering words written in code!  We discussed the Transcontinental Railroad, ‘making’ and laying track from the two directions.  We met in Utah and took parts in a play to re-enact the striking of the final spike, The Golden Spike.  Our guest for Train Day was Mr. Richard, Ms. Laura’s husband, who shared with us his books, his train memorabilia and his knowledge/passion for trains.  Costume Alert:  on the last day of this unit, probably Tuesday April 18^th, we will dress as pioneers, cowboys, miners, Indians, explorers, …..  Have wonderful vacation!

Math

This week in the red group, with Maestra Ivary, we reviewed out mental math and estimation test. Students did such a fantastic job! We also combined with the orange group to start our new chapter, money! Our objectives were:

• correct mistakes made during the chapter 10 test
• recognize $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills
• show and count money using coins and bills to $20
• write money amounts using $ and ¢
• write dollars as cents, and cents as dollars

Students took home a review packet of the lesson we worked on this week. This is for at home practice and reinforcement and does not need to be turned back in.

Art

The first and second graders made wonderful Fish Weavings this month: They cut out a fish shape and then cut slits in the paper to create the Warp “threads”. The students used additional paper strips as Weft “threads” to weave through the Warp. Then they trimmed the fins and added eyes and mouth.

For Dr. Seuss Week, the students created a fanciful, Dr.Seuss-inspired fish using the same paper weaving technique. They experimented with Weft “threads” using diagonal or wavy lines, and added lots of fun details. We had fun reading my favorite Dr. Suess book, “McElligot’s Pool.”

To celebrate Spring, the students made beautiful watercolors of the American Goldfinch (Washington State Bird) and also the Western Bluebird. The students learned how to use Basic Shapes to make a simple drawing of a bird. Then they used 2 watercolors techniques: wet paint on dry paper for the bird, and wet paint on wet paper for the background. These great little paintings have been on the bulletin board at school.

The students also had time to start on their Mother’s Day art project which you will see in a few weeks! Have a wonderful spring break.