1. Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night
Mrs. Pommer Room 8

2. Our Classroom Responsive Classroom
Students feel safe, work hard, take responsibility and have fun
Workshop based learning
Differentiated instruction
Respect for ourselves, others and our school
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3. Balanced Literacy Block
Reader’s Workshop
Whole Group mini lesson
Independent reading
Small group reading instruction at your child’s level
Partner reading and discussion
Read aloud time
Strategy lessons

4. Balanced Literacy Block
Spelling
FUNdations Program
Building on learning from Kindergarten and Grade 1
Emphasizes phonemic awareness (words are made up of discreet sounds), phonics (the letter-sound correspondence) and high frequency words through teacher modeling and active learning.

5. Balanced Literacy Block
Vocabulary
Grammar
Word work
Degrees of Reading Power
practice

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Writer’s Workshop
Whole group mini lesson
Narrative, poetry, persuasive, information
Practice edit/revise activities
Publishing and Author share
Conferring with peers/teacher
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7. Math
Workshop model
Whole group mini lesson
Active engagement
Independent and small group practice
Math games
Fact fluency

8. Math Concepts 11+12=23 Fact strategies Place value Money
Addition and subtraction
Geometry/Parts of a whole
Measurement and data
Time
Arrays and introduction to multiplication
11+12=23

9. Science Soils Plant growth and development
Project Lead the Way Unit Solids and Liquids

10. Social Studies
Communities
Maps and globes
Holidays around the world

11. Homework Weekly Reading log
Suggested 10 minutes per night for a total of 70 minutes of reading per week
Given on Monday, due on the following Monday
Additional fact practice as needed

12. Communication with Families
Notices in Homework folder (Please check this nightly)
Newsletters on Friday
Telephone (x108)
Class Website; check it out at Burr Elementary, Staff, click on the globe next to my name

13. How Families Can Help Second Graders Succeed
Check in about your child’s day
Ask specific questions…
“Show me what are you learning in math?”
“Who did you eat lunch with today?”
Have an open line of communication with school
Provide a quiet place to read and do any homework
Help your child to get a good nights sleep

14. How Families Can Help Second Graders to Become Lifelong Readers and Mathematicians!
Be a “reading role model”
Establish a regular reading time
Read aloud (involve siblings)
Take a trip to your public library
Get them hooked on a book series
Give books as gifts
Include your child in everyday math like cooking, going grocery shopping, or rolling change
Play games that involve math such as Monopoly, cribbage, or Scrabble
Be positive about math—math is fun!

15. We are off to a great start in second grade
We are off to a great start in second grade! We are looking forward to an amazing year!

16. Mrs. Pommer vpommer@rsd17.org
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Mrs. Pommer