Last week we learned so many fun facts about spiders! We started by charting our schema and any questions. We continued adding to it throughout the week and this is what we ended up with:
We discussed some really strong vocabulary that came from our focus book, Spiders by Gail Gibbons. This is one of my favorite parts of our reading curriculum! I love hearing students use the new vocab words in their conversations.
We also studied diagrams in nonfiction books. Then it was time for them to create their own diagram with labels. They drew a large picture of a spider, labeled the body parts, then matched up the correct definition next to the label.
In small groups we read about the difference between arachnids and insects, created venn diagrams and wrote paragraphs to compare and contrast the two creatures.
Spider week is always a favorite in second grade!
A peek at this week:
No spelling words! Since it's a short week, we will not have a reading passage or spelling words/homework. We will pick back up next week. We do have Language Arts IXL due Friday. Check the Portal if you need the assignment.
Our focus read is "Crankenstein." They are absolutely loving it!
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