January is a wonderful month for learning and an exciting time as a teacher to observe the progress of students! We have been learning about how to understand non-fiction, informational books by looking at the "text features." Text features are reading tools in the book such as the table of contents, glossary, index, captions, photographs, and maps. Learning how to use and understand text features increases reading comprehension. We have been keeping track of our learning in our non-fiction notebooks by drawing an example of what a glossary, caption, or table of contents might look like. Ask your child to share more! Yesterday each child choose a topic for their own non-fiction book in writing workshop as well! Students are writing books to teach about cats, soccer, the ocean, and many more.
This week in science we continued to learn about force and motion. We learned about Newton's laws and conducted experiments using force. Ask your second grader about our scooter lab and push/pull experiment.
Our focus in math is on solving word problems using addition and subtraction. I work with children in a math group each day so each child receives individualized instruction based on their needs. We are also practicing telling time!
