1. Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of October 15, 2018
A Peek at Our Week
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
Reading: Ask and Answer Questions
We will learn how to ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in an informational text.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the October writing calendar
Math: Place Value
We will learn how the three digits of a three digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones. We will also read and write numbers to 1,000 using different forms. We will also count within 1,000 and skip count by 5’s, 10’s, and 100’s.
Math
IXL Practice – math facts within 20
Practice skip counting out loud by 5’s, 10’s, and 100’s within 1,000.
Writing: Informational Text
We will learn how to write an informative/ explanatory text that includes all of the following: introduce the topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Spelling
Complete S.O.S. for the weekly words – should, since, and sometimes
Choose a spelling activity from the October Speller’s Choice
Reading
Read a nonfiction book for 20 minutes and practice asking questions as you read
Raz Kids
Social Studies: Creek and Cherokee
We will compare and contrasts the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past to those of Georgians today in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.
S.S./ Science
Using your Creek and Cherokee flip book, have a discussion about the following question:
How is your house, food, clothes, and jobs different from the Creek and Cherokee?
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
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Gentle Cindy Rule
(hard/ soft C and G)
If a C or G is followed by e, i, or y, the g or c will say its soft sound. C will say “s” and G will say “j”.
Ex: cent, face, gym, age
Apostrophes
We will learn how to use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
Ex: could not = couldn’t
Landon = Landon’s hat
October – Conference Week (Early Release)
October 19 – Fall Festival (5:30 – 9:30)
October 24 – Adventures in Art
October 31 – Poison Patrol In House Field Trip and Fall Party (8:10 – 9:10)
Weekly Words
should, since, sometimes