We had a very fun week in shared reading; the kids had traveling teachers! We did a genre study on tall tales, prose, fairy tales, folktales, and fantasy. Each second grade teacher spent a day visiting every second grade classroom to teach about a specific genre. Ask your child about his/her favorite genre and help your child look for that genre the next time you're at the library. Maybe you'll even hear some new Christmas list book ideas?!
Our wonderful writers have been working hard on a narrative story about the time they lost a tooth. The stories are humorous! Did you know some of our kids had to have their teeth pulled out with a wrench?! The dialogue that they're including in their stories makes for great reading!
Our geometry unit is jam-packed with new vocabulary, but the kiddos are doing really well with it. Your child should now be able to identify all of the plane and 3D shapes as well as describe the attributes of the shapes. We're also working on parallel/non-parallel lines, points, and line segments. Next week we'll continue our geometry unit with area and perimeter.
We started a new chapter book this week, The Mouse and the Motorcycle. The class can't get enough of this hilarious book about a mouse named Ralph who lives in a hotel. What a fun adventure!
Here are a few things happening next week:
Monday & Tuesday - I will be out of the building for Common Core.
Tuesday - December book orders are due. Books will arrive just in time for Christmas!
Wednesday - Second Time-Around Shop and Community Mall (It's not too late to sign up.)
Holiday Gift Shop (Our class is shopping Thursday.)
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