1. Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes Science/Social Studies
2nd Grade
Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes
Week of October 2, 2017
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
A Peek at Our Week
Reading: Story Structure
We will continue to describe the overall structure of the story. We will also use illustrations as well as words to understand the characters, setting, and plot of the story. We will look closer at illustrations and their meaning.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the October calendar (homework binder)
Math
Practice counting coin combinations using coins from home
IXL
Math: Money Word Problems
We will learn how to solve word problems using dimes, nickels, and pennies.
Spelling
Choose an activity from the October Speller’s Choice Sheet (homework binder)
Practice spelling math vocabulary words: dime, penny, nickel, quarter, dollar, money
Writing: Personal Narratives
We will continue working on our personal narratives. Great writers revise and edit their small moments before publishing a final piece.
Reading
Read 20 minutes every day
Picture walk a story and tell what is happening before reading the story
Raz-kids
Draw a picture of what a tree looks like in Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Science/SS/Health: Seasons
We will compare and contrast seasonal changes using evidence of length of day/night using observational data related to how a tree changes over time.
Science/Social Studies
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Vowel Teams
oa says o as in the words oat, boat, and coach usually at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable. ow says o as in the words crow, below, and flow at the end of a word or syllable. Except for when followed by the letter n as in known, thrown, and grown. oe say o as in the words toe, foe, and doe at the end of a word.
Context Clues
We will learn how to use sentence level context clues as a clues to the meaning of a word or phrase.
October 6- Deadline to sign up for conferences
October 10- High Touch High Tech In-house Field Trip (wear class t-shirt)
October 12- Early Release Day
October 13- Bus Driver Appreciation Day
October Conference Week
Weekly Words
been, come, goes, know, many