December Activities

December is off to a busy start! In math we have moved to a goal of completing 100 addition facts in 4 minutes. We are also doing two digit addition and subtraction.  We introduced carrying and regrouping which was challenging for us, but in the end we were successful!  Reading lessons involved working with story elements with emphasis on identifying problem and solution.  We also worked on writing the plot of a narrative text story and identifying the main idea in expository text.  We are currently working on writing a narrative text story of fantasy. Our inspiration was the story "Imogene's Anters" by David Small. Instead of antlers, we are writing about having a shiny nose. In Social Studies we are beginning a study of Natural Resources.  We began reading Little House on the Prairie during read aloud and students are learning about life on the prairie long ago. These are just some of the activities in the second grade!