1. Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of September 4, 2017
A Peek at Our Week
WEEKLY HOMEWORK
Reading: Characters Go on Journeys
We will study characters in our books and notice how they respond to problems or challenges they face. We will also learn about the story structure (beginning, middle, and end).
Writing
Choose a writing prompt from the September calendar
Math: Problem Solving
We will use addition and subtraction strategies to solve one step word problems within 20.
Math
IXL
Go to Greg Tang Math on our class links page and then click on resources – word problems to generate and practice word problems.
Writing: Personal Narratives
As we continue to work on our small moments, we will use a narrative checklist to make sure we are including all of the elements of a personal narrative.
Spelling
Read for 20 minutes (every day)
Watch the S.O.S video on the class blog and practice with the weekly words – does, then, would, could, should
Science: States of Matter
We will compare and contrasts states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), properties of matter (color, mass, length, texture, hardness, strength, absorbency, flexibility) and explain how some changes in matter caused by heating and cooling can be reversed while others are irreversible.
Reading
Read for 20 minutes (every day)
Raz Kids
S.S./ Science
Review for the States of Matter Test
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Language Skill
Spelling Pattern
Mark Your
Calendar
Glued Sounds
It is easier to read and spell words with some combinations if we GLUE them together.
(ang, ong, ing, ung, ank, onk, ink, unk)
Collective Nouns
We will learn how to identify and use collective nouns when speaking or writing.
Ex: school of fish
September 8 – Family Fun Night 6 PM
September 11 – Foundation Capital Campaign
September 16 – East Cobb Parade 10 AM
September 22 – STEM Day – Caine’s Arcade
September 25 – Fall Break Begins
Weekly Words
does, then, would, could, should