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- The Nobel Prize
Freckle Math: #8
Tuesday- Lunar New Year
Freckle Math: #92
Wednesday- Hip Hop
Freckle Math: #83
Thursday- The Tri-State Tornado
Freckle Math: #74
Friday- Freckle Math: #64
Week 2 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.
Spelling (plurals x,h,es)
boxes
witches
dishes
fixes
sandwiches
foxes
stitches
swishes
mixes
riches
Work on Writing
Monday:
Spring is here! If you were to look outside how does Spring look differently than Winter?
Tuesday
We left school so quickly due to the coronavirus, but if I had a chance to say a few things to my teacher, this is what I would say…
Wednesday
Compare and contract using a venn diagram two family members.
Thursday
If you could meet any character from your book , who would you meet and why?
Friday
Would you rather have a pet dog or a pet cat? Give three reasons why?
After reading a book daily fill out the following 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…..
Writer’s Workshop (1 Week Assignment)
Animal research project , pick an animal and follow the format below on how to list the information. Have fun with this project, use the internet , books, magazines etc…
Resources
The links below are great resources for reading:
Scholastic News Articles:https://scholasticnews.scholastic.com
- Go to Grade 2
- Log in
- click on student
- our class code is Ramouni2020
Readworks
https://www.readworks.org/student-authentication?url=%2Fstudent
How to get students to their assignments
1. Have students go towww.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. |