Must Do:
- spelling assignments
- 30 minutes reading DAILY
- Freckle- Reading articles and Math Practices
- Daily journal entry (Work on Writing)
Freckle Reading and Writing assignments
Monday: Reading – Balloons and T-Shirts Math: Focus on Eureka Math in Google Classroom
a MathTuesday: Reading – The Olympic Games Math: Focus on Eureka Math in Google Classroom
Wednesday: Reading – Personal Hygiene Math: Focus on Eureka Math in Google Classroom
Thursday: Reading – Prosthetic Devices Math: Focus on Eureka Math in Google Classroom
Friday: Reading – Senator Math: Focus on Eureka Math in Google Classroom
Week 8 Spelling -(Monday– write four times each, Tuesday-vowels in red/consonant in blue, Wednesday-sentences using your spelling words, Thursday– alphabetic order, and Friday– rainbow writing.
Prefixes: re-, pre-, un-, dis-
Word Bank: (Choose 5 hot words and 5 cold words)
reread
redo
preview
pretest
unable
unjust
disagree
dismiss
preschool
unlike
W.O.W (Work on Writing)
Monday:
Sunday, May 10th was Mother’s Day. How did you and your family celebrate your mother on Mother’s Day?
Tuesday:
Winner!!! Winner!!! Congratulations, you have just won an “All-Expense Paid Trip” to anywhere in the world. Where would you go and why?
Wednesday:
Hobbies are a way for people to relax. A hobby could be anything from collecting rocks, reading, cooking or walking. What are some hobbies you enjoy and why?
Thursday:
We don’t get to pick our names, our parents give us our names when we are born. Do you like the name your parents picked for you? Why or why not? If you think your name is a good fit for you, describe why you feel that way. If you don’t like your name, what name would you have liked to have instead and why?
Writer’s Workshop:
Use the writing process to write a narrative writing piece. Write a story about the first time you met your best friend.
Monday: Brainstorm
Tuesday: Rough Draft
Wednesday: Edit
Thursday: Revise
Friday: Final Draft
Daily Reading Books (Comprehension Questions)
Fiction Books:
Title-
Author-
Text Type-
Genre-
1. What is the author’s purpose for this book?
2. What is the problem in the story?
3. How was the problem solved?
4.How did the character in the story act throughout the story?
5. This story reminds me of a time I ….
Nonfiction Books:
Title-
Author-
Text Type-
Genre-
1. What is the main idea of this book?
2. The three facts I learned are….
3. After using the glossary pick two words and write the meaning.
4. The photograph that helped me understand the text more is …….. .
5. After reading this book I now know more about…..
Resources
Scholastic News Articles:https://scholasticnews.scholastic.com
- Go to Grade 2
- Log in
- click on student
- our class code is Ramouni2020
How to get students to their assignments
1. Have students go to www.readworks.org/student
2. Students enter class code G44XTA
3. Tell your students that their default password is 1234
Below are Fiction and Non-Fiction comprehension questions students should answer after reading each book from their reading bag. They must choose 3 questions per book to answer.
Non-Fiction Questions
1 Write 3 facts you learned from this book. | 2 What is the most interesting thing that you learned? | 3 Who do you think would be interested in the book you read? Explain why…. |
4 What was the author’s purpose? Explain how you know. | 5 Find a heading in your book. Tell me what page it is on and write what the heading is teaching us about. | 6 Choose 4 vocabulary words from your text. With each word: Describe it, illustrate it, and use it in a sentence. |
7 What are 2 questions you still have about this topic? | 8 With an adult, do some online research about your topic and write 2 NEW facts your learned (that were NOT in your book). | 9 Write a connection that you have with this topic. Why are you interested in this topic and what else are you still wondering? |
Fiction
1 Do a picture walk of your story. Write down your prediction for what you think will happen. | 2 What is the problem and solution of your book? | 3 What is the author’s purpose for writing this story? How do you know? -Persuade -Inform -Entertain |
4 What is the main idea of this story? What do you think the author wanted you to learn? | 5 Retell the story: First… Next… Then… Last… | 6 Did this story remind you of anything? Write down your connection and tell me what kind of connection it is. |
7 Write 3 new or interesting words from your story and write their definition. | 8 How do you think the main character felt in this story and why? | 9 Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story and write 3 sentences about it. |