Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 jessica.taylor2@cobbk12.org Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Week of September 17 2018 A Peek at Our Week WEEKLY HOMEWORK Reading: Beginning, Middle, End We will learn how to describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story, the middle provides major events and challenges, and the ending concludes the action. Writing Choose a writing prompt from the September writing calendar Math: Money Word Problems We will learn how to solve word problems using dimes, nickels, and pennies using the cent symbol within 20. Math Practice Addition and Subtraction Math Facts to 20 – use our class links page (math facts power points) Practice counting different coin combinations at home using nickels, dimes, and pennies to 20. Writing: Personal Narratives We will learn how to write a narrative that recounts a well elaborated short sequence of events, includes details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, uses transition words, and provides a sense of closure. Spelling Complete S.O.S. for the weekly words – because, come, and does Choose a spelling activity from the September Speller’s Choice Science: Matter We will describe different objects according to their physical properties and explain how structures can be disassembled then rearranged to make new and different structures. We will also explain how some changes in matter caused by heating and cooling can be reversed while others are irreversible. Reading Read for 20 minutes Raz Kids S.S./ Science Make a list of rules you have to follow at home Class Blog: http://www.cobblearning.net/taylor2/ Spelling & Word Study Spelling/ Reading Rule Language Skill Mark Your Calendar Context Clues We will learn how to use sentence level context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word or phrase. Ex: The exuberant boy jumped up and down and cheered win the Braves won the game! Magic E Magic e jumps over 1 consonant and makes the first vowel say its name! Ex: game, home, tube, wine September 18 – Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A September 20 – Custodial Staff Appreciation Day September 24-28 – Fall Break! October 8 – High Touch High Tech In House Field Trip Weekly Words because, come, does