1. Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes A Peek at Our Week Mark Your Calendar
2nd Grade
Ms. Alderson’s Superheroes
Week of April 9, 2018
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
A Peek at Our Week
Reading: Main Topic
We will identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. .
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the April writing calendar
Math
IXL
Practice math facts
Review shapes study guide
Practice partitioning shapes
Math: 2D and 3D Shapes
We will learn how to identify 2-D and 3-D shapes. We will recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or equal faces. We will also partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares.
Spelling
Choose an activity from the April challenge board
Choose an activity from the April Speller’s Choice activity sheet-their, equal, cycle
Writing: Narratives
We will write narrative in which we recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words, and provide a sense of closure.
Reading
Read for an informational text 20 minutes
Raz-kids
Go to Pebblego (school: East Side Elementary, username: easmedia, password: books)
Research an animal and draw/label life cycle.
Science/SS/Health: Life Cycles
We will determine the sequence of the life cycle of four common animals (mammal, bird, amphibian, insect) and the life cycle a plant from seed to maturity by recording changes over a period time.
Science/Social Studies
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling Pattern
Language Skill
Mark Your
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We will learn how to decode two-syllable words with long vowels.
Ex: reptile, monkey, broken
Past Tense
We will form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs when writing or speaking.
Ex: sat, hid, told
April 10- Fernbank Museum Field Trip (wear class t-shirt and gym shoes)
April 26 2nd Grade STEM Day
April 26 Art Show 5:00-8:00
Weekly Words
their, equal, cycle