2nd Grade Reading News
High frequency
words:
Theme— Silly Stories
Dear Parents,
To inform families at
home about what we are
teaching in class, the 2nd
Grade is sending a ReadingNewsletter. This is to let
you know what reading skills
we will target.
We are reading The
Surprise by James Marshall
and Hippos by Clair Miller.
Our genre focus is comparing Fantasy and Realism.
All this week we will review previously taught
skills.
Our comprehension
review will include Predict/
Infer, Story Structure, and
Predicting Outcomes. Stu-
dents will use what we have
read and what we know
(schema) to learn more than
what the author tells us.
We will encourage students
to retell parts of a story so
they can clarify and understand what they are reading.
meaning words.
Please review and practice vocabulary, high frequency, and spelling words
with your child.
For grammar, students
will review the naming parts
(nouns) and the action parts
of sentences (verbs).
☺ Spelling Words:
The phonics focus are
words with long vowels with
the CVCe pattern, words
with VCCV pattern, and
short vowels.
☺ am, dig, fox, nut, leg,
hide, late, ran, job,
fun, wet, bite, make,
ate, sat, mop, hug,
went, size, his,
scratch, block, every,
shake, write
The vocabulary skill
review are homophones,
synonyms, and multiple-
Vocabulary Words
cross—mad or angry
observed—saw
thoroughly—completely
unmoved—not changed in
feelings
wicked—bad or naughty
mammal - a warm blooded
animal that has fur and
feeds its young milk
lar to other kinds of animals, such as cats and lions
weigh in—come in order of
weight
trot—slow run, fast walk,
or jog
herds—groups of animals
nostrils—the two openings
of the nose
relatives—animals that
have characteristics simi-
bought, front,
kitchen, roll, until,
brought, reason,
special, surprise,
different, floor,
letter, more, poor
word, enough,
around, though,
done, before, else,
edge, together