End of the Year Wrap-Up from Ms. Anderson

I would like to start off expressing my appreciation and gratitude to you, parents.  This year was fantastic for both me and the children.  I feel very confident that your little ones are ready for second grade! They have worked so hard this year and I am truly proud of them.

Over the summer, your child can log onto their Student Desktop (username = first name.last name                                                   password = student’s “weird” password)

and engage in some educational programs such as:

 Smarty Ants, MyOn, Studies Weekly and many other programs!

 

In order to use the above programs, you must log into your child's Student Desktop because your child is registered through MSA.

 

Here are some additional websites the kids might enjoy:

*Of course, always supervise your child when they are using the internet.

https://www.ixl.com/

https://jr.brainpop.com/

www.funbrain.com

www.starfall.com

www.pbs.org

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

 http://switchzoo.com/

https://www.highlightskids.com/

http://www.seussville.com/?home#/home/

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play

https://www.prodigygame.com/(click on "Get your Free Account" and register as a parent)

 

As summer approaches our thoughts turn to sun and fun and we tend to forget many things learned in school.  However, summer can be a time to nurture our young one’s minds.  Below I have provided a list of fun and enriching activities for you to try over the summer.  We want everyone prepared for next year!

 

--Reading Comprehension skills, knowing how to write a paragraph, knowing how to find the main idea of passage, knowing math facts (memorized), addition and subtraction in two and three-digit numbers with regrouping and telling time to the quarter hour and half hour.

 

--Visit the free or discounted Kids Movies offered by local theatres.  These movies provide a fun outing and a chance to review reading comprehension skills when the movie is over.  Ask the Who, What, When, and Why questions.  Have kids summarize or compare/contrast.

 

--Give your child an imaginary amount of money to spend.  Then have them look through catalogs and make lists of things they would like to buy. 

 

--Don’t forget to join the Summer Reading Club at the Public Library (cut and paste the link below) https://www.marioncountyfl.org/departments-agencies/departments-o-z/public-library-system/library-info

 

-- Have your child select some picks to read over the summer, complete a book report form (attached) and present to the family.

 

--When shopping allow your child to keep a running total.  They can use a calculator for this and they will need to be familiar with calculators for third grade.

 

--Get a set of flash cards and drill for 10 minutes every other day.  Addition and subtraction please.

 

--Continue to encourage your child to read nightly.  Newspapers, comic books (most comics are written on a fourth-grade level) or magazines are good choices for summer reading.

 

--Get an assortment of workbooks that give practice in all of the basic skill areas.  You can go to Walmart or a Dollar Store to purchase these workbooks. Encourage them to do a couple of pages every other day.

 

 --Take a trip to the children’s museum, an art museum, or a science museum.  Be sure to discuss the things you saw while there.

 

--Spin the globe or grab a map. Pick a place to research.  Find 5 to 6 interesting things about that place.  Better yet, let your child help plan your family vacation route on the map!

 

--Bake a cake from scratch.  Let your child follow directions and measure out the ingredients.  Great Fraction and Measurement Fun!

 

--Grow a vegetable garden.  Have your child keep an observation book to record what is happening in the garden as it grows.

 

--Have your child keep a writing journal of their summer activities.

 

--Visit Ms. Anderson’s website and work on any Math, Reading, Spelling/Phonics Writing, and Science/Social Studies websites 

 

*An excellent resource for skill review is Summer Bridge Activities Gr. 1-2. This book can be found in local bookstores.

  

Good-Bye First Grade, Hello 2^nd!

 Get a head start in preparing your child for 2nd grade

This is list will better prepare your child for 2^nd grade and beyond. I hope you find this helpful. :-)

 

2^nd Grade Reading Grade Level Essentials:

• Recognizes the features of a sentence (for example: first words, capitalization, and ending punctuation).
• Recognizes the spelling and sound of two letters that represent one sound, such as th, ch, wh (these are also known as digraphs).
• Learns to read regularly spelled one-syllable words.
• Understands short and long vowels.
• Recognizes rhyming words.
• Breaks up longer words into syllables in order to read them.
• Reads first grade high frequency words with fluency.
• Knows the difference between and reads fiction and non-fiction texts and be able to read and understand them.
• Discuss and answers questions about what they read.
• Reads texts aloud at an appropriate speed and with expression.
• Compares different characters, events, or texts.
• Understands the purpose of and uses common features in a book, such as headings, tables of contents, and glossaries.
• Begins to read (grade appropriate) poetry and identifies words and phrases that relate to emotions and the senses.

 

2^nd Grade Level Math Essentials:

• Adds and subtracts numbers I -20, solves word problems by using objects, drawings, and traditional equations (with the plus and minus signs).
• Adds 3 numbers that add to a number up to 20.
• Solves addition and subtraction problems by adding up or subtracting smaller numbers, for example: 10+4 = 10+2+2 and 15-6 15-2-2-2.
• Learns the relationship between addition and subtraction, for example: 2+3=5 and 5-3=2.
• Counts out and groups objects in order to solve single digit addition and subtraction problems.
• Counts and writes the numbers 1 to 120, starting from any number less than 120.
• Understands and creates numbers using 10 as a base, for example: 12 — 1 ten and 2 1's.
• Compares two 2-digit numbers using the <, >, and signs.
• Adds up tol 00 using objects and the concept of 10's (bundle objects in groups of 10 to make 100)
• Subtracts or adds 10 to a 2- digit number in her mind, without counting, and subtracts by 10 from numbers 1-90, using concrete objects or tools.
• Orders three objects by length.
• Begins to tell and write time using both digital and analog clocks.
• Understands data; specifically, the total number of data points, how many are in each category, and how many more or less there are in a category.
• Understands the definition of and difference between shapes and creates shapes using this knowledge.
• Creates 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.
• Breaks up circles and rectangles into two and four equal parts, and understands that the parts are halves, fourths, and quarters, and that smaller parts make up larger ones.

  

2^nd Grade Level Writing Essentials:

• Writes legibly with correct formation of letters
• Writes a variety of texts including, opinion pieces, narratives, and explanatory/informational pieces
• Writes with structure, including an introductory sentence, supporting or accurate details, and some sense of closure
• Begins to use digital tools, including computers, to practice and "publish" writing
• Gathers information as a class, with the aid of a teacher, to answer a question or create a shared research or writing project
• Writes on the proper side of notebook paper and includes name

  

Preparing for 2nd Grade Social Studies

• Recognize that people make choices because of limited resources
• Recognize that people supply goods and services based on consumer demands
• Understand the relationship between consumers and producers
• Recognize that the United States trades with other nations to exchange goods and services
• Identify the Constitution as the document which establishes the structure, function, powers, and limits of American government
• Recognize historical figures and their contributions to society, Discuss current events
• Use different types of maps to identify map elements; Using maps and globes, locate the student’s hometown, Florida, and North American, and locate the state/national capital and the countries in North America; Label on a map or globe the continents, oceans, Equator, Prime Meridian, North and South Pole
• Appreciate diversity among cultures in the community; immigration
• Compare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic regions of the United States

  

Preparing for 2nd Grade Science

• Distinguish human body parts and their basic functions
• Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans have for survival
• Identify parts of plants and animals and explain their functions
• Food Chains and Webs, Name classifications of animals
• Study life cycles, perhaps by raising caterpillars into butterflies
• Rocks and Soil
• Weather
• Explore physical science, covering topics such as electricity, magnetism, force and gravity,motion
• Matter: Solids, liquids, and gases