Mrs. Short's Second Grade

This week we are working on Unit 25 in Spelling. Your child should have brought home their pretest today, please make sure they study for the test on Friday. Spelling homework should have also come home today and is due back to school by Friday. This week’s skill is working with the suffixes s, es, and ing. If you would like to play a game to practice this week’s skill, just click on the picture below.

THIS WEEK’S WORDS ARE:   should, home, big, give, air, different

This week we read a wonderful story called, The Big-Wide Mouthed Frog. It is a traditional tale, illustrated by Ana Martin Larranaga.  In this story, a big wide-mouthed frog asks every creature he meets what they like to eat, but when he meets a crocodile he doesn’t like the crocodile’s answer. Today, your child should have brought home their retelling sheet, envelope and a frog for their treasure chests. Please help your child retell the story, this one is great for sequencing. Retelling sheets and envelopes are due back to school by Tuesday. If you would like to listen to the story again, just click on the title below.

The Big Wide Mouthed Frog

 This week, the kids have been working really hard on their reader’s theater. They have been practicing reading their lines, making scenery and puppets. Finally, they got to present their reader’s theater to the class. Just click on the videos below to watch us.

This week we are working on Unit 24 in Spelling. Today, your child should have brought home their spelling preview. Please make sure that your child studies these 6 words that will be on the test on Friday. Spelling homework should have also come home today, and is due back to school by Friday. This week’s skill is working with long vowel sounds. If you would like to play a game and practice this week’s skill, just click on the picture below.

THIS WEEK’S WORDS ARE: every, found, still, between, name, could

These students completed the March homework calendar and earned the March Pizza Hut coupon. Congratulations!!!

Today we read Corduroy, written by Don Freeman, as our book treasure book. Poor Corduroy! Why won’t anyone buy him? Could it be because his overalls are missing a button? Late at night the teddy bear searches the store for his button. He never finds it, but he does find a girl who loves him and gives him a home. Your child should have brought home their retelling sheet, envelope, and a button today. Retelling sheets are due back to school by next Tuesday. If you would like to listen to the story again, just click on the video below. Also, don’t forget that you can leave your retelling here as a comment.

This week we are working on Unit 23 in Spelling. Yesterday, your child should have brought home their spelling pretest. Please help your child study these 6 words that will be on the test on Friday. Your child should have also brought home their spelling homework. This week’s skills is working with plurals and the rules for s, es, and ies. Please remember that spelling homework is due back to school by Friday. If you would like to practice this week’s skill, just click on the picture below to play a game.

THIS WEEK’S WORDS ARE:  great, tell, men, say, small, around

I just found this great video on another teacher’s blog. It is a song about the 3R’s; reduce, reuse, recycle. I dare you to watch it and not sing this song for the rest of the day!!!! It’s a very catchy little tune. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.