Award Winning Writing
Second-grade writers finished their Opinion Writing Unit this week. Students learned how to share their opinions and convince readers in their writing. Students focused on grabbing the reader’s attention, stating their opinion, finding reasons and evidence to support their opinion, and ending their writing by restating their opinion! This week,k students enjoyed writing opinions on book awards. As a class, we compiled a list of awards we believe books should win and then selected our four top awards. Students then choose a book they believe should win those awards. Students wrote convincing opinion pieces and then shared them. As a class, we voted on the best book to win each award based on students’ writing.
Jobs in Cooper Village
This week, second graders learned the importance of jobs in a community. Second graders determined what jobs are needed to help run their Cooper Village. Students enjoyed having guest speakers come in to learn more about specific jobs and why they are important. After researching each job, second graders applied for their own job. Students had to write a convincing argument to their teachers explaining why they wanted the job and why it was important. Class jobs were announced the next day, and Cooper Village is officially underway!
Numbers to 1,000
In this unit, Second Grade students deepened their understanding of numbers up to 1,000 using place value and number lines. In class, they use the structure of the number line to locate, compare, and order three-digit numbers while considering each number’s distance from zero and the value of its digits. Students demonstrate this understanding by estimating and placing numbers correctly on the number line from least to greatest. They also use base-ten blocks and diagrams to support comparisons. Students record their comparisons using the symbols <, >, and =.
