1. Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of September
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:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
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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 – Fall Break!
October 8 – High Touch High Tech In House Field Trip
Weekly Words
because, come, does