minutes_05162011

Reading: see folder in I:\All Staff\Grade 2\Curriculum\Reading\

**Beginning World Atlas - see below** Strategy/ Target: decoding Focus Skill: locate information

I can make positive choices when working with others. I can identify ways to work and play well with others.
 * SEL Targets: **

Spelling: lesson 9 of Ultimate Spelling Curriculum (au)

Math Monday: 11.6 Tuesday:11.7 Wed:11.8 Thur:11.9 Fri: no school

Otter Creek: Continue subtraction only

Writing: Book Reviews -Discovery Ed Book Reviews /Reading Rainbow, 21st cent learning project

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 115%;">Science: None

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 115%;">Soc Studies:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 115%;"> **  Beginner’s World Atlas integrated with Pearson Social Studies:   ** Essential Question: Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5 Day 6 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 115%;">Notes: Kathi/Julie...can you get Map/Atlas books pulled for us?
 * What is a map?
 * How do map features help you read a map?
 * What are the cardinal directions?
 * “What Do I Know About A Map” web whole class
 * Introduction: Sing “Place Where We Live” Unit 1, Page 2 (TE & SE)
 * Intro Vocab words: symbols, key, directions, features, distance, compass through Read a City Map (pages 20-21)
 * Color Compass Rose
 * Read Aloud “Home, Sweet Home” (page 36A TE)
 * Where Do I Live? photos on pages 36-37.
 * Read Harcourt pages 308-313 using guided questions
 * Students make a “Where Do I Live” flowchart with map key – kids make the key page 36
 * Students find their own home on Google Earth maps
 * Play “Treasure Map” using cardinal directions and street names labeled in the classroom – hide something in the room
 * Work in small groups to complete “Welcome to the Neighborhood” worksheet – Dan
 * “Our Country is Part of our World” page 36-39 TE
 * Discuss the seven continents and five oceans – Erin and Dan
 * Play the “Round the World” game in Pearson Book page 41a TE
 * Listen to Harcourt CD page 320-325
 * Smartboard matching activity with landforms to map symbols – page ___; Kristen
 * Discuss North American Physical map Harcourt page 325
 * Begin Landform project
 * Listen to Harcourt page 328: North American people, countries, cities, languages and products
 * Landform riddles (page 61A TE)
 * Assessment for Unit: Skills review Pearson page 93; What did you learn? Page 95