Sweet, Smart, and Silly in Second Grade!: September 2014

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Spelling words for the week of 9/29

1. first
2. bird
3. third
4. thirst
5. turn
6. return
7. during
8. surprise
9. mother
10. father
11. sister
12. brother
13. start
14. sports
15. forget
16. art
17. smart
18. shark
19. corn
20. forest

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Spelling Words for week of 9/22

1. is
2. as
3. his
4. has
5. does
6. was
7. because
8. busy
9. cozy
10. close
11. dozen
12. doesn't
13. miss
14. toss
15. fuzz
16. mess
17.dress
18. press
19.class
20. pass
21. fuss
22. muss
23. fizz
24. buzz

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Let's talk about the Daily 5!

Many of you may be wondering what exactly your child is referring to when they talk about "The Daily Five." I hope this post will shed some light on what it is all about!

The Daily Five is a way of structuring the reading block so every student is independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These research based tasks are ones that will have the biggest impact on student reading and writing achievement, as well as help foster children who love to read and write. Students receive explicit whole group instruction in comprehension, accuracy, fluency, and expanding vocabulary. We refer to this as “CAFÉ” time in our classroom. Then they are given independent practice time to read and write independently while I provide focused, intense instruction to individuals and small groups of students.

When it is up and running smoothly, students will be engaged in the Daily Five, which are comprised of:

Read to Self

Work on Writing

Read to Someone

Listen to Reading

Word Work

There are very specific behavior expectations that go with each Daily 5 component. We have spent our first several weeks working intensely on building our reading and writing stamina, learning the behaviors of the Daily 5, and fostering our classroom community.

Check out the video and pictures below of the kids engaged in the Daily 5!