Expository. Narrative. Compound words. Contractions. Long and Short Vowel Sounds. Squealy E's. Magic E's. Blended sounds. Jail words. Sound City.....
WHAT ARE THESE THINGS?!
I'm not going to lie, some days I go into the classroom thinking that my 2nd graders know more than I do. I think I remember maybe 2 of the things that I have listed above.
It was somewhat of a reality check when I got into the classroom and students started asking me questions and I had no idea how to answer them. Over time, there are things that just become second nature, you don't need to think about it or what it's called and you just do it. Like a contraction. On my first day, some students asked me what a contraction was.... My first thought.... A woman in labor is having a contraction. I obviously couldn't tell my grade 2's that so I watched my TA describe it to a few other children. That day I learnt that a contraction is pretty much when you take two words, swirl them together and they become one (example: could have becomes could've). I probably learnt this in my early years, but do I remember it? Nope! It just became second nature to do. Same thing goes for an expository and narrative text... What happened to just calling it non-fiction and fiction? fact or non-fact?
I'm truly amazed at how much I've had to go back and re-learn things myself just to teach the grade 2's. It's been quite the re-learning experience on my part.
WHAT ARE THESE THINGS?!
I'm not going to lie, some days I go into the classroom thinking that my 2nd graders know more than I do. I think I remember maybe 2 of the things that I have listed above.
It was somewhat of a reality check when I got into the classroom and students started asking me questions and I had no idea how to answer them. Over time, there are things that just become second nature, you don't need to think about it or what it's called and you just do it. Like a contraction. On my first day, some students asked me what a contraction was.... My first thought.... A woman in labor is having a contraction. I obviously couldn't tell my grade 2's that so I watched my TA describe it to a few other children. That day I learnt that a contraction is pretty much when you take two words, swirl them together and they become one (example: could have becomes could've). I probably learnt this in my early years, but do I remember it? Nope! It just became second nature to do. Same thing goes for an expository and narrative text... What happened to just calling it non-fiction and fiction? fact or non-fact?
I'm truly amazed at how much I've had to go back and re-learn things myself just to teach the grade 2's. It's been quite the re-learning experience on my part.