Second Grade March/April Newsletter

Reading - The students are

learning about:

Reading fiction texts

Describing character, setting, and
plot
Describing the overall structure of
fiction stories including how the
beginning introduces the story and
the ending concludes the action
Seeing how the characters respond
to the major events in the story
Examining characters and how the
characters respond to major events
and challenges
Focusing on acknowledge different
points of view of the different
characters
Scholars are searching in the text for
evidence to support
their
thinking

Writing - The students are

learning about:

Questions you can ask your

student at home:

Questions you can

ask your student at
home:

What traits does the character

show?
What happened in the beginning,
middle, and end of the story?
How did the beginning of the story
introduce the middle?
How do the characters in the story
respond to the major event?
How do all of the characters feel
about each other?
How do the events in the story
change the characters thoughts,
feelings, and actions?
How can text evidence support
your response?

Writing narrative stories that follows

a story arc
How to describe a climatic event
Explaining the problem and solution
within a story
Providing a strong beginning, middle
and end
Adding dialogue, inner thinking, and
feelings to strengthen their writing
Revising using ARMS (add, remove,
move, substitute)
Editing using COPS (capitalization,
organization, punctuation, spelling)
Incorporating teacher and peer
feedback

Have you ever had a problem that

you found a solution to?
What makes the writing in the
books you read interesting?
Who is the main character in
How do you
describe the climax
of a story?
What is the
difference between
revising and
editing?
How do you use peer and teacher
feedback to make your writing
stronger?
Why is peer feedback important to
the writing process?

Global Connections - The

Math - The students are learning students are learning about:
New York City as an urban
about:

Second Grade March/April Newsletter

Recognizing the value of

different coin
Trading coins of lesser value
for one bigger
coin
Solving story
problems with
money
Telling and
writing time to the digital
and analog clocks to the
nearest 5 minutes
Solving time story problems
Recognizing and drawing
shapes by their attributes
Finding similarities and
differences based on
shapes attributes

Questions you can ask your

student at home:

Tell your scholar an amount

of money. Ask them to think
of different combinations to
make the amount using
coins and bills.
What time is it now?
Why is it important to
know how to tell time?
What shapes can you find
in your home?

community
Differences
between
urban,
suburban,
and rural
communities
Neighborhoods in New York
City and how they illustrate
diversity and cultural
differences

Questions you can ask your

student at home:

What makes New York City

an urban community?
How is transportation in
New York City different from
a suburban or rural
community?
Why is tourism important
to New York City? What
landmarks would you like to
visit?
How are urban, suburban,
and rural communities
similar? How are they
different?