Word Study
Each week we will focus on studying different components of words.  We will work on learning phonics and spelling strategies, how words work, how to make changes to a word to make a new word, how to apply grammatical rules to words, how to break words apart and blend words together, how to find little words inside of bigger words and how to be great word detectives.
High Frequency Words:  Each week we will practice reading and writing high frequency words: words that are frequently read or written.  By the end of second grade, the Brookings School District expects second grade students to be able to read and write (spell correctly) the first 175 high frequency words from the Fountas & Pinnell Assessment System.  We will be focusing on learning the 100 second grade words. The word lists are available below.
Click on the icons for the corresponding word lists:

HF Words p.1      HF Words p. 2     
On Fridays students will take home a worksheet for them to list words that use the spelling strategy for the next week, to be returned to school on Monday. We will then create a word list together that uses the specified skill of the week using the lists of words the students have generated.  Students will write our five high frequency words for the week and the words from the list we create in their assignment planners to study at home.  The goal is for them to be able to apply these new words and strategies in their every day writing.  On Fridays, they will take an assessment over their Word Study skill of the week and their High Frequency Words for the week.
 (Subject to change when we have Mondays/Fridays off.)

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