Mr. Derby's Second Grade

Math

Week of 5/21	This week we are completing the review unit for second grade. We are continuing to explore multiplication and division, and are adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers. This includes lessons 12.2, 12.3, 12.4 and 12.5.
Week of 5/7	This week we continue our study of operations. We are learning more about multiplication and division, factors and products, and fact families for multiplication and division. This includes lessons 11.6, 11.7, 11.8 and 11.9.
Week of 4/30	This week we are starting Unit 11, which is a study of operations. We are adding and subtracting money amounts with dollars and cents, and revisiting multiplication and division. This includes lessons 11.2, 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5.
Week of 4/23	This week we will complete Unit 10 and our study of place value. Our next unit is a review of addition and subtraction, and an introduction to multiplication and division equations. This includes lessons 10.11, 10.12, and 11.1.
Week of 4/16	As we study place value this week, we will look at numbers in the ten-thousands. We will also review place value for ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands. This includes lessons 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10.
Week of 4/9	We are continuing our study of decimals and place value using money. This week we will find differences in costs, estimate and find total costs of two or more items, and make change. This includes lessons 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5.
Week of 4/2	This week we begin Unit 10 of Everyday Math, which is a study of decimals and place value. We will look how decimals are used with money amounts. This includes lessons 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3.
Week of 3/26	We are finishing our unit on Measurement this week. We will practice perimeter and learn about area, capacity, and weight. This includes lessons 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, and 9.11.
Week of 3/19	This week we continue our study of measurement. We will learn about perimeter, linear measures, measures of weight, and measures of capacity or volume. This includes lessons 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, and 9.7.
Week of 3/5	This week we are finishing our study of fractions and starting Unit 9, which is a study of measurement. This includes lessons 8.8, 9.1, and 9.2.
Weeks of 2/19 and 2/26	We will continue Unit 8, which is a study of fractions. We will inquire into fractions of a whole, fractions of a group of items, and equivalent fractions. This includes lessons 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7.
Week of 2/12	We are finishing Unit 7 this week and completing unit assessments. We will also start Unit 8, which is a study of fractions. This includes lessons 7.9, 7.10, 8.1 and 8.2.
Week of 2/5	This week we will measure objects, our jump lengths, our arm spans, and the like. We will use these measurements to record and work with data, including finding a median. This includes lessons 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 and 7.8.
Week of 1/29	We will look at counting patterns and continue working with compliments of 10 (2 + 8, 6 + 4, 30 + 70, 50 + 50, etc). This includes lessons 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4.
Week of 1/22	We are finishing Unit 6 where we added with three addends and started working with pictures to represent multiplication and division. We will begin Unit 7, looking at patterns and rules. This includes lessons 6.11, 6.12, 7.1, and 7.2.
Week of 1/15	We will continue to look at strategies for adding and subtracting two-digit numbers with regrouping. This week we are also introducing multiplication and division.This includes lessons 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, and 6.11.
Week of 12/11	This week we will finish our study of 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will explore symmetry and begin more advanced addition and subtraction, including how to add three two-digit numbers. This includes lessons 5.9, 5.10, 6.1, and 6.2.
Week of 12/4	We continue our study of geometery, looking at polygons, line segments, and pyramids this week. We will learn about parallel lines, angles, vertecies, endpoints, and more. This includes lessons 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8.
Week of 11/27	We will finish Unit 4 this week and begin Unit 5, which is a study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. This includes lessons 4.10, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
Week of 11/13	This week we will continue to discuss addition strategies, making change, and measurement. This includes lessons 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, and 4.10.
Week of 11/6	We are working on adding and subtracting two-digit numbers this week. We will use temperature changes and shopping to have real-world examples of working with two-digit numbers. This includes lessons 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and 4.6.
Week of 10/30	This week we will finish and assess our study of place value, time, and money. We will also start our next unit focusing on addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. We will complete lessons 3.9, 4.1, and 4.2.
Week of 10/23	We continue our study of place value, time, and money. This week we are learning about Frames-and-Arrows with two rules and making change. We will complete lessons 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9.
Week of 10/9	We are reviewing Unit 2 and taking the unit test this week. Then we will begin Unit 3 which is a study of place value, time, and money. We will complete lessons 2.13, 2.14, 3.1, and 3.2.
Week of 10/2	This week we are looking at several different methods used in our curriculum to gain number sense and computation knowledge. Some of these methods include Name-Collections, Frames-and-Arrows, and "What's My Rule" function machines. This includes lessons 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, and 2.12.
Week of 9/25	We are continuing to work on knowing addition facts without having to use fingers or number lines. This week we are working on doubles +1 or +2 facts and fact families. We are also exploring the relationship between addition and subtraction. This includes lessons 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8.
Week of 9/18	This week we begin Unit 2, practicing addition and subtraction facts. We will discuss number stories this week and practice +0 and +1 facts, doubles facts, and turn-around facts. This includes lessons 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.
Week of 9/11	We will practice counting patterns and relations (<, >, =) and explore place value and reading thermometers. This includes lessons 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, and 1.14.
Week of 9/5	We will review number grids, write numbers up to 1,000, and practice finding equivalent names for numbers this week. This includes lessons 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, and 1.10.
Week of 8/28	This week we will continue reviewing what was learned in first grade including: telling time, tally marks, and using a number grid. This includes lessons 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6.
Week of 8/23	We will start our year by discussing addition and subtraction learned in first grade, looking at number sequences in the thousands, calculating values of coins. This includes lessons 1.1 and 1.2.

Reading

Week of 5/21	We are reading stories about dinosaur fossils. Our story for this week is The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard. We will also discuss plural nouns, antonyms, and synonyms.
Week of 5/7	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." Our story for this week is Jalepeno Bagels. We will also discuss vowel +r words, position words, and abbreviations.
Week of 4/30	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." Our story for this week is A Very Important Day. We will also discuss multisyllabic words, special spellings of /aw/, and multiple-meaning words.
Week of 4/23	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." This week we will review the stories we have read during this unit. We will also discuss frequently misspelled words, commas in a series, and words ending in il, al, or le.
Week of 4/16	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is The Butterfly Seeds. We will also discuss comparatives and superlatives, homophones and homographs, and irregular past tense.
Week of 4/9	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is New Hope. We will also discuss parts of speech and long and short vowel patterns.
Week of 4/2	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is The Story of the Statue of Liberty. We will also discuss parts of speech, using context clues, and author's purpose.
Week of 3/26	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is A Place Called Freedom. We will also discuss verbs ending with _ed and _ing, using context clues, and author's purpose.
Week of 3/19	We are continuing a unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is Dreamplace. We will also discuss contractions, prefixes, suffixes, and sequence.
Week of 3/5	We are starting a new unit of stories about "Our Country and Its People." The story for this week is Immigrants: Coming to America. We will also discuss letter patterns, and point of view.
Weeks of 2/19 and 2/26	This week we continue reading stories about courage. The stories for these two weeks are The Empty Pot and Brave as a Mountain Lion. We will also discuss subjects and predicates, compound words, point of view, punctuation in a letter, and setting.
Week of 2/12	This week we continue reading stories about courage. The story for this week is The Hole in the Dike. We will also discuss commas in a series, abbreviations, and words ending in il, al, or le.
Week of 2/5	This week we continue reading stories about courage. The story for this week is Dragons and Giants. We will also discuss Frequently Misspelled Words, verbs ending with _ed and _ing, and punctuating dialogue.
Week of 1/29	This week we continue reading stories about courage. The story for this week is Molly the Brave and Me. We will also discuss /aw/ sound-spellings, and high-frequency words.
Week of 1/22	This week we are reading the story Sequoyah, which we will relate to our study of Fort Collins history. We will also discuss /aw/ sound-spellings, drawing conclusions, and high-frequency words.
Week of 1/15	This week we are reading the story A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.. We will also discuss suffixes, and adverbs.
Week of 12/11	This week we are reading the story Thomas and the Library Lady. We will also discuss consonant blends, prefixes, and subject-verb agreement.
Week of 12/4	This week we will read the last story in our kindness unit, Cinderella. We will also discuss parts of speech, short and long vowel sound/spellings, and fact and opinion.
Week of 11/27	This week we are reading a couple stories about whales and doing some activities with them. The stories are The Story of Three Whales and The Whale's Song. We will also discuss multiple meaning words and using context clues.
Week of 11/13	Our next story for our kindness unit is Corduroy. We will also discuss time and order words, and possessive nouns.
Week of 11/6	Our next story for our kindness unit is The Paper Crane. We will also discuss pronouns, cause and effect, and fact or opinion.
Week of 10/30	We continue reading stories that go with our kindness unit. Our nest story is The Elves and the Shoemaker. We will also discuss irregular past tense, making inferences, and inflectional endings.
Week of 10/23	We are now reading stories that go with our kindness unit. Our first story is Mushroom in the Rain. We will also discuss synonyms, comparatives, and superlatives.
Week of 10/9	The next story we are reading that goes with our science unit is How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots. We will also discuss plurals of words ending in y, comparatives, superlatives, and irregular plurals.
Week of 10/2	The next story we are reading that goes with our science unit is They Thought They Saw Him. We will also discuss proper nouns, dialogue, contractions, and high-frequency words.
Week of 9/25	The next story we are reading that goes with our science unit is What Color is Camouflage? We will also discuss antonyms, adjectives, "r" controlled vowels, homographs, and homophones.
Week of 9/18	The second story we are reading that goes with our science unit is Animal Camouflage. We will also discuss pronouns, setting, and _ed and _ing endings.
Week of 9/11	This week start reading stories that go with our science unit. Our first story is I See Animals Hiding. Some skills we will discuss include verbs, letter patterns, and compound words.
Week of 9/5	This week we start our second story, Story Hour Starring Megan. Some skills we will discuss include regular plurals, syllables, and verbs.
Week of 8/28	We will continue working with our first sory, Come Back Jack. Some skills we will discuss include comparing and contrasting, figurative language, and short vowels.
Week of 8/23	Our first sory, Come Back Jack, includes lessons on comparing and contrasting. We will start this story and read the list of 40 no-excuse second grade words.

Writing

Week of 5/21	This week we are planning, writing a rough draft, editing, and writing a final copy of an expository paragraph about the best day in second grade.
Week of 5/7	This week we are completing papers for our literacy night notebooks. Come see all our writing at Literacy Night - Tuesday, May 8.
Week of 4/30	This week students will be writing a couple of poems. We are also working on a "Grammar Book" to review the parts of speech we have discussed this year.
Week of 4/23	This week students will be writing a couple of poems. We are also working on a "Grammar Book" to review the parts of speech we have discussed this year.
Week of 4/16	This week we are writing biographies of the family members students interviewed.
Week of 4/9	This week students will write to a prompt, using the techniques discussed to write a complete narrative story independently.
Week of 4/2	This week the class will work together using all the techniques we have discussed to write a complete narrative story.
Week of 3/26	As we continue to work on narrative writing, we will work on elaborated Main Events with dialogue, descriptions, thoughts/feelings, and action. We will also start to look at writing narrative endings.
Week of 3/19	As we continue to work on narrative writing, we will use the strategies of "flip the sentence subject" and "show not tell" to make the main idea of our writing more descriptive.
Week of 3/5	We continue to work toward more elaborative details in our writing, and will practice using the strategies of "flip the sentence subject" and "show not tell" to make writing more descriptive.
Weeks of 2/19 and 2/26	We will explore and practice some strategies for making narrative writing more entertaining and interesting to read. We will also continue to practice writing elaborative details.
Week of 2/12	This week our writing will center around our current study of Fort Collins History.
Week of 2/5	We continue to discuss elaborative detail this week. Students will practice writing specific details about story characters, settings, and objects.
Week of 1/29	As we continue to work with narrative writing, we are discussing elaborative detail this week. Students will practice writing specific details about story characters, settings, and objects.
Week of 1/22	As we continue to work with narrative writing, we are discussing entertaining beginnings this week. There are four techniques we will practice for beginnings including starting with: an action, a sound, dialogue, or a thought/question.
Week of 1/15	This week we are switching from expository to narrative writing. We will discuss types of narrative writing and work on identifying the difference between expository and narrative writing.
Week of 12/11	Students will independently write a complete expository paragraph with a topic sentence, transitions, details, and conclusion.
Week of 12/4	Students are now able to write organized expository paragraphs. This week we will look at adding more details and using better word choice in our writing.
Week of 11/27	As we continue to write expository paragraphs, this week we will write about our Thanksgiving weekends. We will review topic sentences and transitions, and explore some strategies for writing conclusions.
Week of 11/13	As we continue to write expository paragraphs, we are working on organizing a paragraph with a topic sentence, transitions, details, and conclusions.
Week of 11/6	This week we are looking at topic sentences as we write expository paragraphs. Our writing this week will focus on the topic of kindness.
Week of 10/30	We will continue to look at the Organization in Expository writing. We will complete several activities to learn about organization and practice writing Expository paragraphs.
Week of 10/23	This week we will look at the Organization in Expository writing. We will complete several activities to learn about organization and practice writing Expository paragraphs.
Week of 10/9	This week we will finish writing final, revised copies of our bird reports and we will discuss the use of sight words and word walls in our writing to make it more readable.
Week of 10/2	We will work on the trait of "Conventions" with our writing this week. We will look at readable writing and discuss strategies for writing words and spacing words so they make writing readable.
Week of 9/25	We will work on the trait of "Ideas" with our writing this week. We are discussing Genre and exploring expository and narrative writing. Last, we will fix-up one of our writing pieces to be posted in the hall.
Week of 9/18	We will work on the trait of "Ideas" with our writing this week. We will continue exploring paragraphs as we strive to get students to write organized paragraphs.
Week of 9/11	We will discuss the trait of "Organization" with our writing this week as we write about insects. We will also explore paragraphs as we strive to get students to write organized paragraphs.
Week of 9/5	This week we will introduce writers workshop and how writing instructions will take place this year. We will also discuss Six Traits of writing and write about second grade so far.
Week of 8/28	This week we will begin writing in our journals. We will discuss procedures and expectations for journal writing, then practice journal writing most days.
Week of 8/23	We will write thank you notes to people who helped make our school look so good for the first day, and will complete a writing assignment on "Respect is . . ."

Science/ Soc. St.

Week of 5/21	We continue to explore properties of solids and liquids and talk a little about gasses.
Week of 5/7	We continue to explore properties of solids and liquids.
Week of 4/30	We are starting our final planner unit this week, which is a study of solids, liquids, and gasses found in nature. This week we continue with inquiring into rocks as solids, and begin to explore properties of solids and liquids.
Week of 4/23	We are starting our final planner unit this week, which is a study of solids, liquids, and gasses found in nature. This week we start with inquiring into rocks as solids.
Week of 4/16	As a wrap-up to our unit on immigration, we will review what we have learned about the immigration process and complete some Statue of Liberty activities.
Week of 4/9	This week we are finishing our planner unit on "Our Cultural Melting Pot." Students will write biographies about their family members using the interview they did for homework and complete some Statue of Liberty activities.
Week of 4/2	We are continuing our planner unit on "Our Cultural Melting Pot." This week we will discuss our Family Member's Biography page and share the items brought in to show what we would bring if we were moving to another country.
Week of 3/26	We are continuing our planner unit on "Our Cultural Melting Pot" where we will inquire into how the migration of people effects the world.
Week of 3/19	This week we introduce our planner unit on "Our Cultural Melting Pot" where we will inquire into how the migration of people effects the world.
Week of 3/5	This week we are sharing our Fort Collins History projects. We will also start to talk about our next unit titled Our Cultural Melting Pot.
Weeks of 2/19 and 2/26	We are finishing our Fort Collins History Unit by learning about "Fort Collins Growing Up." Students should also continue working on their Fort Collins History Projects.
Week of 2/12	This week in our Fort Collins History unit, we will inquire into the early settlement of Fort Collins. Students should also continue working on their Fort Collins History Projects.
Week of 2/5	This week in our Fort Collins History unit, we will inquire into Camp Collins. Students should also continue working on their Fort Collins History Projects.
Week of 1/29	This week we move on in our Fort Collins History study to inquire into trappers and traders. We will learn about various forts in Colorado and find out more about the Cache la Poudre.
Week of 1/22	We continue our study of Fort Collins by studying about the Native Americans who lived in this area before settlers came. Specifically we will learn about Chief Friday, and his importance to this region.
Week of 1/15	This week we are ending our study of nutrition and beginning our "Then and Now" planner where we will inquire into the history of Fort Collins.
Week of 12/11	We continue our ABC's of a Healthy Body planner this week. We are inquiring into nutrition and trying to discover more about how the choices we make affect our bodies.
Week of 12/4	We continue our planner unit titled ABC's of a Healthy Body. This unit is a study of nutrition and nutritional choices. We will gather information and play activities on the website mypyramid.gov.
Week of 11/27	This week we are starting our planner unit titled ABC's of a Healthy Body. This unit is a study of nutrition and nutritional choices.
Week of 11/13	We are continueing our study of Kindness and taking action this week. Look for homework on taking action.
Week of 11/6	This week we are brainstorming acts of kindness we can do and getting ready to pick an action that we will carry out at homework next week.
Week of 10/30	We are continuing our new unit about Random Acts of Kindness. This unit goes along with the IB philosophy of getting students to use their knowledge to take action.
Week of 10/23	We are starting our new unit about Random Acts of Kindness. This unit goes along with the IB philosophy of getting students to use their knowledge to take action. We will also discuss Make a Difference Day.
Week of 10/9	This week we are finishing our vertebrates and invertebrates unit. We will complete several assessments to determine student understanding of our central idea and inquiries we have completed during this unit.
Week of 10/2	Our main focus for vertebrates this week is writing our bird reports.
Week of 9/25	This week we are inquiring into birds with our study of vertebrates. We will explore bird characteristics and the life cycle of a chicken.
Week of 9/18	This week we are finishing our inquiries into invertebrates and will begin our inquiry into vertebrates. We will be studying the life cycle of chickens and characteristics of vertebrates.
Week of 9/11	We continue to inquire into the life cycle of a butterfly and the characteristics of an insect.
Week of 9/5	We continue to inquire into the life cycle of a butterfly and the characteristics of an insect.
Week of 8/28	To begin our study of invertebrates, we will be inquiring into insects. Specifically we will look at the life cycle of a butterfly and the characteristics of an insect.
Week of 8/23	Our first unit is a study of vertebrates and invertebrates. We will be inquiring into animal's life cycles, characteristics, and interdependence with humans.

Spelling

Week of 5/21	No new list - We are reviewing the 40 No-Excuse words
Week of 5/7	Week 35 - compound words and abbreviations.
Week of 4/30	Week 34 - homophones.
Week of 4/23	Week 33 - /th/ sound, spelled th.
Week of 4/16	Week 32 - /sh/ sound, spelled sh.
Week of 4/9	Week 31 - r-controlled o, spelled or and ore.
Week of 4/2	Week 29 - ch and wh digraphs.
Week of 3/26	Week 28 - r-controlled a; /ar/ sound.
Week of 3/19	Week 27 - color words.
Week of 3/5	Week 26 - ew and ow sounds.
Weeks of 2/19 and 2/26	Week 23 - Long and short /oo/. Week 25 - Words Writers Use
Week of 2/12	Week 22 - _ed and _ing endings.
Week of 2/5	Week 21 - Plurals spelled _s and _es.
Week of 1/29	Week 20 - Number Words.
Week of 1/22	Week 19 - Consonant Clusters.
Week of 1/15	Week 18 - Long vowel review and /k/ spellings.
Week of 12/11	Week 16 - Long o sound, spelled o, oa, and ow.
Week of 12/4	Week 15 - Long i sound, spelled i_e and _y.
Week of 11/27	Week 14 - Long e sound, spelled ee and ea.
Week of 11/13	Week 13 - Long a sound, spelled a_e, ai, and ay.
Week of 11/6	Week 11 - Long vowel sounds spelled vowel-consonant-e
Week of 10/30	Week 10 - Short vowel sounds with unusual spellings
Week of 10/23	Week 9 - _ng and _nk endings
Week of 10/9	Week 8 - Consonant Clusters (dr, fr, fl, gl, etc.)
Week of 10/2	Week 7 - Vowel sound in "ball"
Week of 9/25	Week 5 - Short u.
Week of 9/18	Week 4 - Short o.
Week of 9/11	Week 3 - Short i.
Week of 9/5	Week 2 - Short e.
Week of 8/28	Week 1 - Short a. We will practice the spelling workbook pages together. After this week, they will go home as homework.
Week of 8/23	We will complete a spelling test on the 40 no-excuse second grade reading words.