The second graders are working in Unit 3 Week 1, a nonfiction section that is about how Earth's forces affect us, specifically magnets and gravity. Vocabulary words include: amazing, force, measure, objects, proved, speed, true, and weight. High frequency words included in this week are: about, around, good, great, idea, often, part, second, two, and world. Comprehension skills include using labels and headings to help learn information and comprehending the meaning of similes.
In Grammar, we are working on action verbs.
In Spelling, we will be working on the long a sound spelled ai, ay, ea, eigh, and ey. This week's words are the following: nail, train, main, hay, stay, break, steak, weigh, sleigh, and prey, scrape, strange, good, often, two, and amazing.