Week 4

The weather’s changing, and we’re settling into our routines and procedures!  I’m so proud of the 2^nd graders not only working on our procedures these past few weeks, but also for handling changes in our schedule with grace.

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll look at the story of Abraham being tested.  We’ll connect that to God providing for us in our lives.  We’ll also talk about Isaac and Rebekah and how God’s plan happens, regardless of how people choose to try to “help.”

Math:
We’ll finish our first module in math this week, taking our test on using addition strategies to help fluently add and subtract.  We’ll also begin our second module, which focuses on number sense.  We’ll examine odd and even numbers as we end the week.

Language Arts:
This week’s spelling concept is fun, but fairly difficult to wrap our brains around.  We’ll be looking at “schwa,” which is an unstressed vowel in a word that is spelled with a surprising vowel (i.e., bacon—the “uh” sound being spelled with an o).  We’ll practice figuring out which syllable is unstressed, helping us identify the schwa.  We’ll also use the same words on our practice test as on our spelling test.

In reading we’ll read our text How Many Stars in the Sky?  We’ll use information from other texts to help us understand this text better, and we’ll do some analyzing in writing.

Science:
We’ll also begin looking at maps and how we can use them to learn more about land and water on earth.  This week we’ll see what we already know, making a map of a picture we see.  Then we’ll categorize pictures into different types of landforms and discuss a few different types of land on earth.  Throughout this unit, the students will be using clay to create a model with land and water!