Second Grade with Mrs. Tuchek

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Hello Everyone!
It has been great to get into a school routine again after Christmas break. Although I think the kids were getting tired by Friday, since they finally had a full week of school!

Our exciting news since we have been back from break, is that we have a J-term student from Luther College who is learning about second grade in our classroom. His name is Mitchell Kennedy and he is a senior from Decatur, Michigan. He has been teaching the kids about states of matter, doing math games and teaching a few guided reading groups with the students. We are happy to have him learning about education at Crestwood! The kids will be sad to see him leave on Friday!

Our new literacy theme is about seasons and weather. January seems like the perfect time for this unit, since we see a lot of different weather in our Iowa winters! So far... we have been working on vocabulary, antonyms, oo sound, and comparing and contrasting.

In math, we have been working on subtraction with two digit numbers and number comparison problems. This week we will also begin learning about multiplication arrays.

Last week we finished testing for FAST reading assessments and this week we will be MAPS testing in reading.

We have an exciting event on TUESDAY! We are excited to travel to Luther College to watch the play of Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes. We did an author study on Kevin Henkes last fall, so the students know this story very well! PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND A COLD LUNCH WITH YOUR STUDENT IF THEY DID NOT SIGN UP FOR A SCHOOL SACK LUNCH!

Please check the Facebook page for the spelling lists if you do not have them. I will post a picture of them tomorrow!

I am looking forward to another great week of learning! Mrs. Tuchek

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READING STRATEGIES and SKILLS

Check for Understanding: This is a comprehension strategy that teaches children to stop frequently and check, or monitor, whether they understand what they are reading. This typically is a quick summary of what they've read, starting with "who" and "what."

Back Up and Reread: Going back and rereading again to understand the meaning of the selection

Cross Checking: Do the pictures and/or words look right? Do they sound right? Do they make sense?

Tune into Interesting Words: Using new vocabulary in speaking and writing

Determine Important Information: Determining important information is finding important ideas. Readers think about which information is important and which is interesting but unimportant.

Determine Author's Purpose: The author's purpose is the reason for writing. Is the writer writing to entertain, persuade, or inform?

Making Inferences: Authors do not write everything. Readers must also use what they know to figure things out. Making inferences helps readers understand the meaning of a selection.

Recall and Retell: When readers recall, they think about what they have read. When they retell, they tell the information in their own words.

Picture Clues: Using picture clues when we read is a vocabulary strategy. When you do not know the meaning of a word, you can look at photographs or illustrations for clues about the word.

Making Predictions: Making a prediction means making a good guess about text. Readers use what they have read and know to make predictions about what they will read.

Identifying Descriptive Language: Descriptive language helps readers imagine the ideas and details in a text. It helps readers understand how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes.

Identify Details and Facts: Details and facts are bits of information that tell about important ideas.