1. Ex: addition – additional
Ms. Taylor
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of December 5, 2016
A Peek at Our Week
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
Reading: Main Idea We will learn how to find the topic (what the whole passage is mostly about). Then, find a main idea or smaller part of the topic. Finally, list details that we learned that connect to the main idea.
MON
Read 20 minutes
Front side of the problem solving
practice sheet
Math: Problem Solving
We will learn how to use addition and subtraction strategies to solve one and two step word problems within 20.
TUE
Read 20 minutes
Back side of the problem solving practice sheet
Writing: Informational Writing
We will learn how to incorporate text features in to our informational writing.
WED
Practice S.O.S. for the sight words (many, there, right)
Tomochichi reading passage/ questions
Social Studies: Historical
Understandings
We will identify and describe the contributions and character traits of James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove.
THU
Addition math facts link – class webpage
Eagle reading passage/ main idea
EXTRAS
Read 20 minutes
December Writing Calendar/ Challenge Calendar
Practice math facts within 20
Student’s Name: _____________________________
Parent’s Signature: ___________________________
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Magic E
An 'e‘ behind another vowel (with no more than one letter in between) usually makes the first vowel say its name, and the 'e' is usually silent.”
Ex: cake, hike, nope
Root Words
We will use a root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root word.
Ex: addition – additional
December 5 – Nutcracker Performing Arts Field Trip at 10:45 (wear class t-shirt and tennis shoes)
December 12 – Force of Course In-House Field Trip (wear class t-shirt and tennis shoes)
December 20 – Holiday Party (mark it on your calendar – everyone's invited)
Weekly Words
many, there, right