Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK 2nd Grade 770-578-7200 jessica.taylor2@cobbk12.org Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Week of November 27, 2017 A Peek at Our Week WEEKLY HOMEWORK Reading: Making Connections We will learn how to describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. Writing Choose a writing prompt from the December writing calendar Spend time editing/ revising once you have finished your piece Math: Problem Solving We will learn how to use addition and subtraction strategies to solve one and two step word problems within 20. Math IXL Word problem practice – class blog/ links page (https://www.mathplayground.com/wpdatabase/wpindex.html) Writing: Informational Writing In our informational unit, we will learn how to write a topic sentence, use facts to develop points, and a closing sentence on a topic of our choice (that we know all about). Spelling Choose an activity from the December Speller’s Choice activity sheet Choose an activity off of the Challenge Calendar Reading Read a nonfiction book for 20 minutes Raz Kids Science: Force and Motion We will learn about how forces are pushes or pulls on an object and how they can make an object move, slow down, or stop. S.S./ Science Make a list of objects that you can push and pull in your home. Describe how the object moves, slows down, or stops. Class Blog: http://www.cobblearning.net/taylor2/ Spelling & Word Study Spelling/ Reading Rule Language Skill Mark Your Calendar Au / Aw Root Words We will learn how to use a known root word as a clue to find the meaning of an unknown word with the same root. Ex: addition – additional Use “aw” mostly at the end of a word. Use “au” mostly in the beginning or middle of a word. Ex: August and saw November 29 – School Wide STEM Day December 6 – Grade Level STEM Day December 7 – Adventures in Art December 14 – High Touch High Tech – In House Field Trip (wear class t-shirts) Weekly Words other, people, around