Week of November 4th-7th

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Week of November 4, 2013

Weekly Academics: Reading Foundational: Students will be guided to discover patterns and related groups of words. Working together, students will sort the words into categories. They will continue to learn the new model to use and spell high frequency words. Rainbow letters, (Monday) Read and copy (Tuesday) Word search (Wednesday) partner word search and more (Thursday) and sentence writing or paragraph writing (Friday) §  Vocabulary: High frequency words and words patterns. Grammar:. Verbs: An action word (it is something you can do). We will review 3 types of verbs: Action: swim, dance, play; Helping: may, might, must, be, being, be, am, is, are; Linking: be, is, am, were.               Vocabulary: Verbs: action, helping, linking. Ø  Reading Literature: Students will summarize the beginning of the book. Group discussion- What settings have we encountered so far? Do you predict any changes in setting? Students will read, filling in the rest of their setting chart. Teacher will monitor fluency and comprehension. §  Setting, making predictions, setting chart. Ø  Writing:  Students will continue working on their country presentations and travel brochure adding strong voice whenever possible. Students will see examples of travel brochures. Students will begin organizing and drafting their ideas. §  Vocabulary: How can I present information to an audience? What does it mean to give writing voice? Ø  Math: We’re continuing our work with number stories in math. We will be taking the post-test for this unit this week. Standards: Ø  MCC.2.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. Ø  MCC.2.OA.2 Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers. Ø  MCC.2.NBT.5 Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction. Ø  Essential Questions: What strategies can I use to add and subtract? Ø  Social Studies: Students will continue to work on areas and regions of the state of GA. Students will locate major topographical features of Georgia and will describe how these features define Georgia’s surface. Ø  Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau. 7 major rivers of Georgia. Ø  We will also begin discussing the role of the president, governor, and mayor. SS2CG1 The student will define the concept of government and the need for rules         and laws.         SS2CG2 The student will identify the roles of the following elected officials: Ø  President (leader of our nation) Ø  Governor (leader of our state) Ø  Mayor (leader of a city)
Important Dates and Information: Important Dates and Information: November 4th-15th: Donate shoes and school supplies for Nicaragua! November 8th: No School, Teacher Planning November 25-29th: Thanksgiving Break

Homework due on or before Monday 11/11/13: ·      Math links worksheet ·      Reading log Optional Math Practice: Count your Snack Get a small handful of snack, like pretzels or goldfish. Count how many you have before your eat it. Math is yummy! Subtract It! Roll a die and shout out how many dots you see as fast as you can. Subtract is when you know how many without counting. This is an essential math foundational skill. The more you play this game the better you get. Challenge: use two dice and add the amount in your head. Top It (aka: War) Use a deck of cards with all face cards taken out. Deal the cards into two piles and place them face down. You and your homework helper play the top card at the same time. The person who has a card with the larger value wins the round. If the cards have the same value, then three more cards are dealt face down and the fourth wins the round.