1. Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of March 12, 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 March writing calendar
Spend time editing/ revising once you have finished your piece
Math: Place Value
We will review how to read and write numbers to 1,000 using base ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. We will also review skip counting by 5’s, 10’s, 100’s, and comparing 3 digit numbers using the <, >, and = symbols.
Math
IXL
Greg Tang math website – games – funny numbers – base ten do addition and subtraction
Writing: Opinion Writing
We will edit and revise our writing pieces by using a checklist to ensure we have included the following: 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 March Speller’s Choice activity sheet
S.O.S for the weekly words – these, some, before
Reading
Read aloud for 20 minutes and practice asking and answering questions before, during, and after reading
Raz Kids
Science: Jimmy Carter
We will learn how Jimmy Carter adapted and was influenced by his environment, his contributions in GA history, and his positive character traits.
S.S./ Science
Jimmy Carter reading passage and questions (on the back of the newsletter)
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
Calendar
Prefixes
We will learn the following prefixes and how they can change the meaning of a base word.
un-, re-, dis-, pre-, in-
Shades of Meaning
We will learn how to distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs
(toss, throw, hurl) and adjectives (thin, slender, skinny)
March 14 – Early Release Day
March 26 – Wheel Wise In House Field Trip – Wear your blue class t-shirts
April 2-6 – Spring Break – No School
Weekly Words
these, some, before