We have had a wonderful week here in room 17. This week, we have built up our word decoding tool box. As research tells us, second graders cannot simply "sound out words", mostly because there are so many words that cannot be "sounded" out! We have gathered many strategies and are now practicing using them flexibly and fluidly in our reading. Some of our favorite strategies include:
- breaking words into parts (ie. cat-er-pill-ar)
- looking at letter groups and saying their sounds (ie. ph/o/n for phone)
- looking for little words inside a word (ie. win inside window)
- thinking about what words might make sense in a sentence
Ask your child about their favorite strategy!
This week in science, we learned that there are so many ways to be a scientist! We know that scientists observe, take notes, draw pictures, ask questions, and so much more. We learned about a few different career paths that involve science and drew ourselves as these scientists. Take a peek at our work!
Next week, the second grade is responsible for the whole school assembly. Our class will be leading the greeting, activities and songs. Our assembly is from 8:20-8:40am-ish. We hope to see families there!
Other Things to Ask Your Child About:
- Battling Bugs
- What's the Difference?
- Ways that writers plan their writing
- Word study routines
- Words scientists use
- Whole School Recess
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kelly
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