1. Ex: bold, child, host, find
Ms. Taylor
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of October 1, 2018
A Peek at Our Week
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
Reading: Beginning, Middle, End
We will describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the characters and setting, the middle provides major events and challenges, and ending concludes the action or solution. We will also use information gained from the illustrations and words in print or digital text to understand its characters, setting, or plot.
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the October 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
IXL Practice – money or math facts
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 – even, know, more
Choose a spelling activity from the October Speller’s Choice
Social Studies: Civic and Government Understandings
We will define the concept of government and the need for rules and laws. We will also identify elected officials of the executive branch (President, Governor, Mayor, and where they work (White House, State Capitol, City Hall).
Reading
Read for 20 minutes – practice retelling your story in sequential order (include characters, setting, major events, problem, solution, and how the story was wrapped up)
S.S./ Science
Make a list of rules you have to follow at home and the consequence you get if you don’t follow that rule
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
“wild old” words
The vowels i, and o in one-syllable words ending in ld, nd, and st may have a long vowel sound.
Ex: bold, child, host, find
Proper Nouns
As we finish up our personal narratives and begin editing and revising, we will review proper nouns and be sure that we are capitalizing them in our writing piece as well as capitalizing the beginning of sentences.
October 5 – No lunch visitors on this day please. We are changing our lunch location and time due to a 5th grade event.
October 8 – High Touch High Tech In House Field Trip
October 11 – Early Release
Weekly Words
even, know, more