Week 4

The weather is changing, but it looks like we have a pretty sunny week ahead of us.  I talked with the 2^nd graders last week about starting to bring a jacket to school, as the weather can be unpredictable.

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll talk about Abraham’s faithfulness to God and obedience, even when he didn’t understand.  We’ll also learn about Isaac and Rebekah.  We’ll focus on God’s faithfulness in the midst of His people’s unfaithfulness, and we’ll talk about how God can use us, even when we don’t always make the best choices.

Math:
This week in math we’ll finish off our first module about adding and subtracting fluently.  We’ll then start our next module.  We’ll identify even and odd numbers, write equations to represent even numbers, and represent equal groups.

Language Arts:
This week our phonics concept is a tricky one: schwa.  I like to call this a “lazy vowel,” and it’s found in a lot of English words.  We’ll practice identifying the syllable in which we’ll find the schwa (it’s always on an unstressed syllable), and we’ll practice spelling some words with schwa.  This week, our practice test will have the same words on it as the spelling test, since it’s such a tricky concept.

In reading, we’ll read a different realistic fiction text.  We’ll focus on understanding and describing the characters in our story as we practice comprehension strategies.

Science:
This week in science we’ll learn about different types of land on Earth.  We’ll discuss five different types of land, with examples.  Then the students will choose two of those types of land to show on a model made out of clay.  We’ll be adding to our models as we learn more in science.