Grade 2 with Mr. Twisty

The week in 5 easy beats

• Monday Read: Penny Nickels Makes Cents — choices & resourcefulness.
• Tuesday StoryQuest: Planetarium or Aquarium with student choice.
• Wednesday Write: mini-prompt aligned to the StoryQuest.
• Thursday SEL pulse: 1-question check on the projector.
• Friday Showcase: share 3 student writings, celebrate “Not Yet”.

SEL focus & standards

• CASEL: Responsible decision-making.
• CCSS.ELA.RL.2.2 (recount stories & lessons)
• Financial Literacy K-4 (needs vs. wants)

Differentiation

Set Lexile bands per student in admin. ELL students get bilingual sentence frames; IEP students get extended time and read-aloud audio.

Family extension

• Family budget game: 0 imaginary trip.
• Coin-counting jar at home.