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January 16-20 Reading: Begin Pumpkin Fiesta 1/19-1/26 I:\All Staff\Grade 2\Curriculum\Reading\Pumpkin Fiesta Learning Target: I can predict outcomes. Focus Strategy: I can self correct. *Vocabulary *building background *Guided Reading *Think and Respond questions/ Extended response prompt *Scavenger hunt *leveled readers *test
 * Grammar: I can use possesive nouns
 * Science connection-life cycle of a pumpkin

[] Check out this link for some great resources! (Nice find Candyce!!) **Flooding: NO FLOODING **

I can sequence a story.
 * video sequencing of books for all learners (Watermelon Day)

**Intervention time: ** Math: use excel sheet to find skills that need to be reviewed Spelling: Lesson 15: I can spell words that end with ies. Math: 6.5 I can solve 2 digit subtraction problems. 6.6 I can explore mulitplication, money and division 6.7 I can find the total of several equal groups Writing: Continue Slice of Life Close Study-discuss how a writer takes a single event and creates a story about that part of his/her life - list characteristics of slice of life writing Generate/Select/Plan-bring in and discuss photo to be used for slice of life story.
 * Greg Tang books
 * Send home slice of life letter!

Social Studies: Science

Begin background activities for under the sea unit

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">SEL Targets: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Notes: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">*No School Monday 1/16
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can listen to other people’s ideas
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can make positive choices when working with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can identify ways to work and play well with others.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can follow directions
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">I can manage my behavior.
 * Goal Reflection sheets
 * bathroom behavior
 * Naperville reads trip
 * District Writing assessment

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">LMC: We are starting our slice of life writing, could we get a bin of books of examples? Family Pictures (Garza), Owl Moon (Yolen), Bigmama's (Crews), Roxaboxen (McLerran) Donna maybe this could be something we work with you on? Introducing and using computers to plan/write/edit and insert photos to a document?
 * Other good authors for examples: Patriccia Polacco, Cynthia Rylant, Vera Williams, and Ezra Jack Keats