1. Example: time, home, game
Ms. Taylor
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of January 8, 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 a text.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the January writing calendar
Spend time editing/ revising once you have finished your piece
Math: Place Value
We will review reading and writing numbers to 1,000. We will also learn how to compare two 3-digit numbers using <, >, and = symbols.
Math
IXL
Play “Fruit Splat Comparing Numbers”
Play “Tat’s a Fact” to practice addition/ subtraction facts.
Writing: Opinion Writing
We will learn how to write an opinion piece by introducing the topic, stating an opinion, supplying reasons that support the opinion, using linking words and providing a closing statement.
Spelling
Choose an activity from the January Speller’s Choice activity sheet
S.O.S for the weekly words – climb, write, and laugh
Reading
Read aloud for 20 minutes
Raz Kids
Science: Civil Rights
We will identify and describe the contributions of Martin Luther King, Jr.
S.S./ Science
Read the biography of Martin Luther King Jr. on PebbleGo and write 3 facts you learned. PebbleGo is on Mackinvia. Directions are on the class blog.
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Magic E
By adding the silent e to the end of a syllable, it makes the vowel say its name. The pattern of the Magic E rule is: vowel-consonant-silent e (v-c-e)
Example: time, home, game
Proper Nouns
We will review capitalizing
proper
nouns in our writing.
January 11 - Café Staff Appreciation Day
January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
January 23 – School wide STEM Night (6:00- 7:30PM)
Weekly Words
climb, write, laugh