Transcript They had me at “hello!”

Welcome to 2nd grade
• Mrs. Yamamoto
• Mr. Munoz
• Winston
• Mr. Squishy Face
Do both 2nd grades do the same things?
 Teacher collaboration
 Curriculum
 Lesson planning
 Activities
 Homework
 Field trips
Resource schedule
MORNING ROUTINE
CHAPEL
MORNING ROUTINE
8:50 - 9:20
LANGUAGE ARTS
MORNING ROUTINE
CHAPEL
MORNING ROUTINE
8:50 - 9:20
LANGUAGE ARTS
LANGUAGE ARTS
MORNING ROUTINE
LANGUAGE ARTS
LANGUAGE ARTS
LIBRARY
10:00-10:30
10:30 - 10:45 RECESS
10:30 - 10:45 RECESS
10:30 - 10:45 RECESS
10:30 - 10:45 RECESS
MATH
SCIENCE
MATH
Math
10:30 - 10:45 RECESS
P.E
10:45-11:15
P.E
10:45-11:25
SCIENCE
11:15-11:45
SPANISH
SPANISH
MATH
11:30-12:00
11:30-12:00
POETRY
12:10 - 12:55
LUNCH
12:10 - 12:55
LUNCH
12:10 - 12:55
11:20-12:10
LUNCH
READ ALOUD
12:10 - 12:55
LUNCH
LUNCH
READ ALOUD
READ ALOUD
HOMEWORK REVIEW
MUSIC
MUSIC
1:00-1:30
ART
1:15-1:45
1:15-1:45
COMPUTERS
SOCIAL STUDIES
MATH
READ ALOUD
12:10 - 12:55
SOCIAL STUDIES
1:30-2:15
2:15 - 2:30
1:30-2:15
RECESS
FINISH WORK/READ/CONF.
END OF WEEK PROJECTS
2:15 - 2:30 RECESS
FINISH WORK/READ/CONF.
FINISH WORK/READ/CONF.
2:15 - 2:30
FINISH WORK/READ/CONF.
RECESS
FINISH WORK/READ/CONF.
How to Communicate/Teacher page
My hours:
Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – time varies
Friday 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Please phone or email me if you would like to meet.
http://tpages.saint-marks.org/tpages/?
[email protected]
[email protected]
(626) 798-8858 (class)
(626) 794-0768 (home)
Goals for 2nd grade:
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Independence
Interdependence / team learning
Social development
Love of learning
Incorporating student interest
Meeting Saint Mark’s curriculum goals
Developing STEM / STEAM
Cross–curricular connections
Meeting goals for our students as individuals
For students to understand that ideas and THINKING count!!
Learning to be your best self!
Cheerfulness and joy!
Singapore Math – Text: Math in Focus
SINGAPORE MATH
CONCRETE 
PICTORIAL
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ABSTRACT
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 This transition is done in a very deliberate and explicit way
 Mastery vs. spiral method
 Mental Math
Math
 Areas of Focus
 PLACE VALUE!!!!!!!!!
 Numbers through 100
 Ten-ness
 Addition and subtraction of three-digit numbers
 Multiplication
 Money
 Time
 Math Facts
 How to help – Lots of practice using concrete math
Math
 Math Facts
 They do need to become fluent. Key to continued success in
math
 Either memorize or become very fast in calculating
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4+5 is like 5+5-1
 There are lots of ways to learn them. We will discuss more
as the year progresses.
Language Arts
Listening
Writing
Speaking
Reading
Reading
 No set groups; flexible groups
 Whole class instruction with active learning
 Small groups of students working on specific strategies and skills.
 If your child can read at the 4th grade level, will I work with them on basic
decoding? – no. Will I sometimes have them do shared reading with a classmate
who is at a different level? – yes.
 When working on ways of engaging with a text or applying a strategy, I will be
working with groups of students at different levels of reading fluency.
 Use the reading series, directed reading of children’s literature and non-fiction,
read-alouds/teacher directed.
 Reading A to Z leveled readers; plus Making Connections (expository)
Matthew Effect
Or why the rich get richer
Average reading rate of a 2nd grader – approx. 75 wpm
20 minutes of reading a day
20 x 75 X 356 =
534,000 words in a year
5 minutes of reading a day
5 x 75 x 356 =
133,500 words in a year
Our reader has improved her
reading rate to 90 wpm
Our reader has improved her
reading rate to 80 wpm
20 x 90 x 356 =
657,000 words in a year
5 x 80 x 356 =
142,400 words in a year
20 minutes of reading each day does make a difference!!
Just Right Books
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Aim for no more than about 2 or 3 new
words/page
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Much more than that and the book is too difficult
For an adult novel, that would be equivalent to
not knowing 20+ words/page. Would you
want to read a book in which there are
20+ words/page that you didn’t know?
Just Right Books
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Reading books beyond “Just Right Level”
does not make better readers.
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Develop bad habits that follow-through to upper
grades and lead to reduced reading
comprehension.
Please consider content.
Just because your eight-year old can read Lord of the
Rings or The Diary of Anne Frank doesn’t mean they
should.
What should they read?
Reluctant reader?
 Try non-fiction
 Many have text on multiple levels supplemented by
great photos and illustrations
Precocious reader?
 Try books with old publication dates
 Content tends to be more appropriate
Writing
 We do lots of writing
 Major Learning Goals
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Great sentences
Proper punctuation in sentences
Able to organize thoughts in both narrative and expository writing
Poetry
 4-block method of proper paragraph formation
 Quick-writes about literary analysis
 Daily Updates
 Book of Winston
Spelling
 Spelling Practice
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Write each word 3 times.
Write each word using one color for vowels and another color for consonants.
Write each word using a fancy style of writing.
Type each word on the computer or a texting phone.
Spell each word using your body to form each letter.
Spell each word out loud. Hop on both feet for each consonant and hop on one foot for
each vowel.
Clap a rhythm while spelling each word aloud. Repeat.
Write each word once with your right hand and once with your left.
 Try to make it fun
Social Studies
September, October
Community
Building a Community
Individuals’ roles in communities
How communities make decisions, rules, and laws
How communities resolve problems
How everyone contributes to a community
November
Pilgrims
Building a new community
January, February
The importance of individual action and character
A Community of Leaders/ How leaders make a difference in others' lives (e.g., from
Biography Study
biographies of Squanto, the Pilgrims, community members,
famous Americans, personal ancestors)
March
Animal and Human
Communities,
Past and Present in the
Los Angeles Basin
SUPPORT ICE AGE MAMMALS SCIENCE UNIT
Ice Age Mammals of LA
Habitats and Wildlife of San Gabriel Mountains
How do communities (human and animal) change over time?
How are things the same? How are they different?
April, May, June
Our ancestors, our
families, their
communities, and their
traditions.
Our Families, Immigration
Our families as communities
“Artifacts”
Morning Meetings
 Monday, Wednesday, Friday; ten-ish minutes
 One way we build a harmonious classroom community
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Character-developing issues covered:
Something special to share
Exploring an inspirational message
How to greet each other
Hopes for the day
Good wishes for someone
Prayer for someone
Compliment for someone
Silly song or game
Relaxation techniques
Conflict resolution skills
Whatever I (or they) dream up!
Language for solving disputes
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Verbal Tool Kit
I understand what you are saying. I think I can try it your way.
I understand what you are saying but I disagree.
I will listen to what you have to say.
I want to understand how you feel, but I think we need an adult
to help us solve this.
I feel too upset to talk about this right now. Can we try again
later?
I am sorry.
I forgive you.
Mind Up Curriculum
 Teach children about the connection between their
thinking brain and their emotional brain
 Strategies for helping students focus their attention,
improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience
to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both
school and life.
 Breathing for relaxation, brain anatomy and
function, calming/focusing techniques
Homework
Packet goes home on Monday to be returned on Friday. Work should be
spread out throughout the week.
Several Goals:
 Additional practice
 Reinforce new learning and skills
 Provide opportunity to expand on/go deeper into an activity
 Develop self-sufficiency in a task
 Provide home/school connection
 Teach personal responsibility
Regular features:
• Poetry journal
• Reading log
All homework should meet at least one of these goals
Field trips
Tentative Schedule
 October 16, Wednesday - Underwood Farms
 October – Awesome Arachnids on Campus
 November – Possible Trader Joe’s field trip
 February - Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits
 April – Federal Reserve Bank
 May - Arcadia Wilderness Park
 May – Spanish field trip to Mexican restaurant/bakery
Critters, illness and friendship issues
 Lice – Pillows, Winston, Long hair, try not to panic!
 Please keep sick children home. Don’t stress over
missed class work. I will work with you and your
child.
 I care about your children’s friendships. I make it a
point to be present at some of the recesses as an
observer.
My Personal Goals
 To know your child
 To help develop his or her strengths
 To be responsive to his or her needs, interests, and
style of learning
 To attend to areas of concern
 To honor him or her for the unique, wonderful
human being he or she is!