Second graders are growing every day. Their brains are also s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g at at an amazing pace. As we grow as readers, we are beginning to notice the patterns that occur in words. Recognizing and naming these patterns are helping us to become better spellers. Through our weekly word study lessons, student are working in small groups to cut and organize sorts focused on a particular spelling pattern. After we have noticed the pattern in the words, students are excited to engage in a variety of activities to find and practice our spelling words. Activities such as searching around our classrooms to find the words are a fun way to call our attention to the how we can spell these patterns correctly in our own work everyday. Currently, students are examining a variety of different sort patterns. Patterns such as short vowels spelled with one vowel, long vowel teams, and common digraphs such as ch, sh,th and wh.
Also this week, classes focused on our favorite Brookside motto: We care. We are kind. We are The Cougars! To celebrate kindness week, each class committed themselves to a kind act to enact for members of our community. 2N students secretly practiced paying people compliments before they went into the community to make peoples' days better, 2S students made play dough for the Kindergarten students to enjoy, and 2M visited the Pre K to read stories. It was exciting to pay attention to how we treat each others as well as being recipients of kind acts ourselves. The second grade is considering continuing kindness week into the rest of the year. Who's in?
Also this week, classes focused on our favorite Brookside motto: We care. We are kind. We are The Cougars! To celebrate kindness week, each class committed themselves to a kind act to enact for members of our community. 2N students secretly practiced paying people compliments before they went into the community to make peoples' days better, 2S students made play dough for the Kindergarten students to enjoy, and 2M visited the Pre K to read stories. It was exciting to pay attention to how we treat each others as well as being recipients of kind acts ourselves. The second grade is considering continuing kindness week into the rest of the year. Who's in?