Reading and Writing in Second Grade

Students at St. Michael’s School follow the Reading and Writing Workshop model for English Language Arts instruction. They read books at their “just right” reading level and then write about what they have read. Second Graders recently created “flip books,” in which they wrote about and illustrated the characters, setting, main idea, and ending of their book. Then they were challenged to write a persuasive letter to a student in the other class, encouraging him or her to read the book. The students’ letters included strong adjectives, "juicy" words, and "pop" words. As a culminating activity, students in 2A and 2B addressed envelopes and hand-delivered letters to share these reading experiences.

Liz West – 2A teacher

Kathy Gamp – 2B teacher