Week of 18th November 2013

Unit 3- Sharing the planet

Central idea- We share the planet with many animals and our actions can affect their survival. Inquiry Into- o How people or nature impact animal habitats o How animals become endangered o Our responsibility towards animals and nature Key Concepts- Connection, Responsibility

Related Concepts- Impact, Extinct

Students were involved in- Presenting their research findings on animal habitat and how people and

nature impact their habitat Group work- Inquiring about the different types of habitat (Desert, Forest,

Arctic and Water and collected information about their physical description , plants and animals found in that region

Formative assessment on the first line of inquiry Videos showing animals getting endangered and students reflecting on the

same. Revisited new vocabulary words from the Inquiry Writing a creative piece on habitat with the help of given pictures Predicting the ending of the story- ‘ Who is stronger and more powerful?’ Introduced Prepositions - Further understood the usage of prepositions

through group activity Introduction to bar graph and frequency table- to read and compare the

collected data followed by practice sheets Introduction to multiplication as a repeated addition

Home Work- Math- Practice sheets on bar graph

Creative writing on- “If you were an animal, how would you react if humans were taking your land?”

Spelling Bee

There will be a spelling challenge on Friday 29nd November 2013 Words for the week are- deforestation, afforestation, poaching,

natural, calamities , drought, forest, Tsunami, earthquake, Tornadoes

Suggested activity Encourage your child to practice the following preposition activity-

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/prepositions-place

Advance Level: Recap of ’ ’ Words related to above matraa Dictation Viewing and listening to Hindi animated story ‘ ’ and

oral comprehension based on the same. Standard Level: Introduction to letters ’ , ’ and words with it.

Reading and writing practice of above letters. Story Telling – ‘ ’ and oral comprehension based on the

same. Abnitio Level: Revision of letters done so far Reading and writing practice of two and three letter words Dictation Poem recitation -

Hindi

Grade 2 at work

Students presenting their research work on Habitat

Videos on extinct and endangered animals

PSPE- Being happy

In collaboration with the Unit of Inquiry on ‘How the world works’, students explored the following interactive activities on the properties of materials: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/materialproperties.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/sorting_using_mate_fs.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materials_fs.shtml They also explored the following word processing skills through MS word:

Inserting Tables Inserting decorative text through WordArt

Information Technology and Communication

Students on Founder’s Day

Grade 2 celebrated Yash and Zoya’s birthday

Kriti Chadha

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Priya Syal

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