1. Ms. Taylor’s Sailors Mark Your Calendar WEEKLY HOMEWORK
2nd Grade
Ms. Taylor’s Sailors
Week of October 29, 2018
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 October writing calendar
Math: Addition and Subtraction
We will learn how to add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value.
Math
IXL Practice – math facts within 20
Practice 1 addition and 1 subtraction (within 100) problem each night
Writing: Informational Text
We will learn how to write an informative/ explanatory text that includes all of the following: introduce the topic, uses facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Spelling
Complete S.O.S. for the weekly words – there, these, very
Choose a spelling activity from the October Speller’s Choice
Reading
Read a nonfiction book for 20 minutes
Raz Kids
Social Studies: Creek and Cherokee
We will describe how James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, and the Creek and Cherokee adapted to and were influenced by their environments.
S.S./ Science
Review the Creek and Cherokee Study guide and flip book in the theme interactive notebook
Class Blog:
Spelling & Word Study
Spelling/ Reading
Rule
Language Skill
Mark Your
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Apostrophes
We will learn how to use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
Ex: could not = couldn’t
Landon = Landon’s hat
R Controlled Vowels
When r comes just after a vowel, it changes the sound of the vowel before it. This is also known as Bossy R!
Ex: star, fern, port, girl, curl
October 31 – Poison Patrol In House Field Trip and Fall Party (wear class t-shirts)
November 6 – No school
November 9 – STEM Day
November 15 – Adventures in Art
November 16 – Falcon’s Friday – wear Falcon’s colors or spirit wear
Weekly Words
there, these, very