Marking Period 3

During the third marking period, second graders will continue to engage in choral, echo, and partner

reading to build comprehension and fluency. They will continue to respond orally to comprehension

questions and will respond in writing to some questions. Students will read realistic fiction,

biographies, and another mystery story. Students will listen to a variety of texts that will be read

aloud by the teacher or accessed on appropriate websites to build knowledge and vocabulary. Second graders may also access ReadLive, an online program, to improve fluency.

In the third marking period, students will extend their understanding of place value to 1,000. This

understanding will serve as a foundation for the next topic which will require students to add and

subtract within 1,000 using models. At the end of the marking period, students will begin to explore

the appropriate tools to estimate and measure length in customary units (inches, feet, and yards)

and metric units (centimeters and meters). After exploring length students will apply their

understanding with word problems.

Students will continue to build fluency in printing by writing words, sentences, and paragraphs.

Second graders will continue to learn grade appropriate vocabulary and words with the following

spelling patterns: /er/ /ea/ /ee/ /ear/ /ir/ /i/ /e/ /igh/ /ire/ /or/ /o_e/ /oa/ /ore/ /qu/ squ/

/th/ /thr/ /st/ /str/ /sp/ /spl/ /ch/ /dge/ /ge/ /o/ /oy/ /oi/ /oo/ /ow/ /ou/.

Students will engage in a narrative writing unit and an opinion writing unit through shared and model

writing lessons.

Students will learn about Matter, Structure & Interactions. Students will engage with science and

engineering practices in order to develop a deeper understanding of discipline core ideas and make

connections to other domains of science through crosscutting concepts. Students will use the

Engineering Design Process (EDP) to solve a problem including how to limit our land damage from

wind and/or water.

Second Step® Elementary is a research-based social-emotional learning (SEL) program designed to improve students’ social-emotional skills, including growth mindset, goal-setting, emotion management, kindness and empathy, and problem-solving. Studies show that these skills can support students’ school performance, increase positive social behaviors, and reduce conduct problems such as bullying. SEL programs can also create positive classroom and school climates. Second Step Elementary is taught in the classroom, to all students, and helps students develop a common set of skills and strategies that can be practiced, used, and reinforced throughout the school community, including at home.

This marking period, your child is learning what empathy is, how it is connected to kindness, and ways your child can show empathy and kindness to others. Second graders learn that having empathy means feeling or understanding what someone else is feeling. Toward the end of the unit, they practice using empathy to think of kind acts they can do for others at school or elsewhere.

Why is it important? Research shows that children who learn the skills in this unit are more likely to:

Build stronger relationships

Engage in positive behaviors

Avoid aggressive behaviors

Be more connected and compassionate

Notice and praise your child when they notice how others are feeling and respond with kindness and empathy. You can say, You saw that your brother was sad because he didn’t have any crayons, so you gave him some of yours. Good job having empathy and doing a kind act to help him feel better!

Discuss: When reading books or watching a show, help your child practice having empathy for the

characters. Ask, How do you think that person feels? or What’s a kind act that would help them feel good?

Practice: After your child has practiced using empathy to think of a kind act to do for others at school, have them think of a kind act they can do for someone they know. For example, an elderly relative, a neighbor who lives alone, or a friend who isn’t feeling well.

Please remember to check your child's take home folder and planner everyday. We have spelling and math homework most nights. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions.

Mrs. Bahr- kbbahr@ccps.org

Mrs. McLaughlin- tamclaughlin@ccps.org

Mrs. Wright- twright@ccps.org