Stations April 21st - April 25th
Project Overview New Project Launch It’s going to be an exciting April/May in second grade. This week, students will begin working on our final project about animals. We are partnering with the kindergarten classes to raise money to buy items for the animals at the Indianapolis Zoo. We will be learning about animals and their habitats. Watch for information about our field trip to the Zoo on Friday, May 23rd to be coming home soon!
Reading Animal Needs Materials Needed I Can: Noise Level 1 Identify the meaning or lesson of a story. Compare and contrast Reading Animal Needs Materials Needed Treasure Books Comprehension Activities Pencils Noise Level 1 Monday With a reading partner, open your Treasure Book to pages 10-11. Discuss the Talk About It. Then, read Animals Need to Eat to learn your new vocabulary words and discuss word endings. Tuesday and Wednesday Get a partner to read with this week. Then, together Splish Splash, Animal Baths by April Sayre. Thursday and Friday Finish reading Splish Splash. Complete the comprehension activities after you have finished reading the story. Project Connection Animals
Writing Favorite Animal I Can: Revise original drafts to improve sequencing or to provide more descriptive detail. Use descriptive words when writing. Proofread my writing Writing Favorite Animal Noise Level – 1 This week you will be writing about your favorite animal. Use descriptive words to tell why it is your favorite animal. Give good details about the animal. Monday: Use the graphic organizer to help you think about your favorite animal. Use descriptive words and details. Tuesday and Wednesday: Write about your favorite animal. Use the ideas from your graphic organizer to help you write good details. Use descriptive words. Thursday and Friday: Type your animal writing in a Google doc. Share with your teacher when you are finished. Materials Needed Pencils, paper, chrome books, Project Connection: Animals
Self-Selected Reading / Accelerated Reader I Can: Read fluently Restate facts and recall information Self-Selected Reading / Accelerated Reader Materials Needed Data binder Book of choice Computer Noise Level 0 Choose a library book or a book of choice that you have not read. Be sure you picked a book that you can read alone. Silently read . After you finish your book, write the name of the book in your Data Binder. Be sure to fill in the information about your book in your binder. If you can answer all the questions in your Data Binder, get your laptop and log on to AR to take your test. Record your AR score in your Data Binder. .
Working with Words I Can: Materials Needed: Vocab list Fluency Book Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds. Demonstrate an awareness of the sounds that are made by different letters. Working with Words Materials Needed: Vocab list Fluency Book Noise Level 1 Monday and Tuesday Complete the activity to practice your new spelling words. Paper is in the binder Wednesday Compare and Contrast Activity/Game Thursday Review for test on Friday- Spelling City Friday TEST! Project Connection: Animals
Math Journal Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Materials Needed I Can: Solve word problems involving coins and bills. Find the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars Recognize, name and compare fractions. Noise Level 1 Monday 10.5 – Estimating and Finding Exact Costs Pages 243-244 Tuesday 10.6 – Making Change Page 245 Wednesday 10.7 – Exploring Area, Polygons, and Geoboard Fractions Pages 248, 249, 252 Thursday 10.8– Place Value Pages 255 and 256 Materials Needed Math Journal, Pencil, Calculator Project Connection: Counting money
Project Connections Materials Needed I Can: Solve word problems involving coins and bills. Find the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars Recognize, name and compare fractions. Project Connections Noise Level 1 Monday: I have…Who has? Money Tuesday: Fraction Top-It Wednesday: Pick a Coin, Math Journal pages 236and 237 Thursday: Money War Materials Needed I have, Who has game, Fraction cards, Coins and paper money, EM money cards, math journal Project Connection: Counting money
Math Skill Application I Can: Solve word problems involving coins and bills. Find the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars Math Skill Application Noise Level 1 Monday- Money Tic-Tac-Toe Addition Math Masters page 309 Tuesday Making Change Math Journal pages 246 and 247 Wednesday Forming Fractions on the Geoboard Math Journal page 251 and Math Masters page 316 Thursday Quiz Materials Needed Math Journal, Math Masters pages, dice, coins, bills, pencils, geoboards and rubber bands` Project Connection: Counting money
Math Games Monday Tuesday Materials Needed Wednesday Thursday I Can: Solve word problems involving coins and bills. Find the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars Noise Level 0 Log on to Everyday Math Online using your EM card. Monday Paper Money Exchange Game Tuesday DIBELS Review Wednesday Coin Top-it Thursday Materials Needed Computer EM Computer Card DIBELS Packet Project Connection: Counting money