http://www.readtennessee.org/teachers/common_core_standards/2nd_grade.aspx
I found this link on another teacher's blog today, and thought it would be an excellent resource to return to as I work on my curriculum map for the 2012-2013 school year. Second grade parents may be interested in clicking through to read the standards our lessons will be based on this year. Does your child know the difference between fact and opinion? I find most second graders are developing this skill, but some eighth graders think everything they read online is a fact! We will be writing opinion pieces this year, so it may be something you'll want to bring up in conversations this summer to help better develop the fact/opinion skill.
http://www.readtennessee.org/teachers/common_core_standards/concept_organizers/reading_for_literature_range_of_reading.aspx
This page, which discusses text complexity and the call for reading a wide range of texts, is an important component of the new standards. It is very important for parents to support this component by encouraging children to read many different genres. Be aware of the type of stories your child most enjoys reading, but when visiting the library, help them discover the nonfiction section. Biographies, travel books, pets, dinosaurs, crafts... the list goes on and on. For text complexity, choose a favorite book from your childhood that your child may be too young to read independently and read it aloud, one chapter per night at bedtime. Log in to http://www.raz-kids.com/ and notice the different types of stories available on any given reading level. You should notice narratives, biographies, fables, fairy tales, and all kinds of non-fiction selections. Check out the "book room" where you can take a peek at the early readers for your pre-k children and higher levels for your fourth and fifth graders (and everything in between). There is a link in the book room for songs and poems your kids may enjoy, too.
What titles are your children enjoying this summer?
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