Second grade mid-term guide

Reading 

Students are to study the reading vocabulary words  from the reading stories we have covered.

A. The Mixed Up Chameleon

B. Get Up and Go

C. Henry and Mudge

D. Days with Frog and Toad

E. Wilson Sat Alone

F. The Enormous Turnip

G. Helping Out

 The students should have these words defined in their reading notebooks already. If not a great way to study would be to write the word on one side of an index card and the definition on the other. The notes on the skills covered are in your child's notebook.

 Skills

- Main idea

- inflections -ed.

-comparing and contrasting

-alphabetizing by first and second letters

- sequencing of events.

-suffixes: less, ness, ly, er, est.( can use phonics book to reinforce). 

Social Studies  
Students are to study all their notes in their social studies notebooks, including the end of chapter /unit questions. 
Students should know  the following;
-what the 5 senses are for and what body part they use 
-what is a picture glossary and how to use it. 
-the difference between a glossary and a picture glossary
-the story " Through Grandpa's eyes"
-examples of direction words
-what is a map key
-characteristics of a city, town, suburbs, rural 
-the difference between needs and wants
-how do people earn and spend money
-how do people make a plan for spending

Students have notes on the material being covered in the midterm, but in case not, the information covered is the following : 
-unit one , two and four  from living in communities textbook
- Unit one in people together.