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American Nicaraguan School - Second Grade Team - Open House Presentation 11-12
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Welcome to Second GradeAmerican Nicaraguan School
Ms. Caldera2-C
Ms. Albuquerque2-B
Mr. Nygren2-A
Second Grade Team
PURPOSE
• Introduce second grade teachers
• Present second grade curriculum
• Give general information about second grade
COMMUNICATION
• Homework agenda
• E-mail Ryan Nygren: [email protected] Ruth Albuquerque: [email protected] Vivian Caldera: [email protected]
WEBSITES
• ANS Website• http://ans.edu.ni
• Second Grade Team Website• https://sites.google.com/a/ans.edu.
ni/2nd-grade-team/
• The Green Sheet: • http://ans-newsletter.com/
• Elementary Website• https://sites.google.com/a/ans.edu.
ni/elementary/
Social Networks
• Twitter• @anseduni
• Facebook• ANS Development
• ANS Library – Fan Page
GRADING SYSTEMStandard-based Report Cards
• On standard – 3
• Approaching standard – 2
• Below standard – 1
Responsive Classroom
What is it?
• Is a way of teaching that emphasizes social, emotional and academic growth in a strong and safe school community.
Principles that guide this approach
• The social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum.
• How children learn is as important as what they learn: Process and content go hand in hand.
• The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
Principles that guide this approach
• To be successful academically and socially, children need a set of social skills: cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control.
• Knowing the children we teach—individually, culturally, and developmentally—is as important as knowing the content we teach.
Principles that guide this approach
• Knowing the families of the children we teach and working with them as partners is essential to children’s education.
• How the adults at school work together is as important as their individual competence: Lasting change begins with the adult community.
Classroom practices
• Morning Meeting
• Rule Creation
• Interactive Modeling
• Positive teacher language
• Logical consequences
• Classroom organization
• Working with families
• Collaborative problem solving
Math
ObjectivesOTo help children master mathematical concepts and skills.
OTo help children construct mathematical knowledge and problem solving skills
What will your child learn?ONumbers to 1,000
OAddition and subtraction up to 1,000
OMultiplication Tables: 0, 1,O 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10OMetric Measurements: length, mass, and volume
What will your child learn?
OTimeOMoneyOGeometry: shapes, lines, and surfaces
Problem Solving
OPrimary goalOCentral to mathematical learning
Through Problem Solving
Students are encouraged OTo consider how they think,
OHow they communicate,OHow they solve problems so they can apply their skills to subsequent problems
Model Drawing and Problem Solving
O Help students visualize abstract math relationships
O Use rectangular blocks because they are easily divided
O Can be used before students know algebraic solutions
Example
Ahmad bought 20 chicken
eggs and duck eggs. There were 7 duck eggs. How
many chicken eggs were
there?
7 ?
20
20−7=13
There were 13 chicken eggs
20
What is it?
Balanced LiteracyA comprehensive, differentiated approach to reading and writing instruction.
A framework designed to help all students learn to read and write effectively, releasing responsibility
Program has 3 components
READING, WRITING & WORD STUDY
Reading• Interactive Read Aloud
• Shared Reading
• Guided Reading
•Independent Reading
Writing• Modeled Writing•Shared Writing• Interactive Writing • Guided Writing• Independent Writing
Language/Word Study
Handwriting Spelling Instruction
Phonics Instruction Vocabulary Instruction
Teacher reads selections aloud to students
Teacher & students read text together
Teacher works with small, flexible groups of children who have similar reading strengths
& needs.
Students read appropriate self-selected books independently
Students need to read books that are JUST RIGHT for them!
Teacher & students collaborate to write text; teacher acts as a
guide
Teacher & students compose text together sharing the pen.
Teacher works with a group of students with similar strengths
& needs
Students write independently
Components of Language/Word Study
Phonics Instructions Vocabulary Instruction Spelling Instruction Handwriting
Spelling Our spelling program differs from a traditional spelling program where kids receive a list of words on Monday and are tested on those words on Friday. Rather, our focus will be on word study. We will study sound and word patterns. Grades will be taken from writing samples and cloze activities rather than a weekly test.
What parents can do at home!READ ALOUD to your child every single
day!Have access to books at home.Make visit to a local library with your
child.Encourage your child to read and write at
home.Help your child choose “just right books”.
Social Studies
Maps and Globes• Latitude and Longitude• Cardinal Directions• Map Keys• Map Symbols
Continents and Oceans
• The seven continents– Basic Characteristics– Famous land marks– Unique fauna and flora
• The four oceans– Basic Characteristics– Locations
Exploration of Americas
• 7 famous and relevant European explorers– Columbus, Cordoba, Ponce de Leon, Pizarro,
Cortez, Balboa, and Smith• What happens when different cultures meet?
Science
Planet Earth• Atmosphere• Lithosphere• Hydrosphere
Planet EarthPlanet Earth• Water Cycle
Earth’s Layers• Inner core• Outer core• Mantle• Crust– Plates and plate tectonics
Fossils• Dinosaurs
Experiments• Scientific Method• Science Fair
Español Ms. Josefina Ramírez
Technology Ms. Guisselle Bendaña
Microsoft Office Word Neighborhood Map Machine
Stationary Studio Math Blaster Scholastic Keys ANS Google Sites
Internet Explorer
Art
Mrs. Fiallos
Music Mr. Denis
Aguirre
Physical Education
2A & 2C – Luis Rosales / Arlen Pacheco 2B – Graciela Silva / Jorge Sequeira