Monday, April 20, 2020

Week of April 27, 2020


Second Grade Packet
Mrs. Leisa’s Class
Week of April 27, 2020


The information in this packet is also on the blog. You can click on links from the blog instead of typing in long web addresses for the video and online resources.

Reading
You will take your spelling and reading tests at home this week.  This will include vocabulary, phonics, and story comprehension. 
Spelling and vocabulary words are on the home connections sheet.  We will only have the 10 spelling words. You do not have to learn the challenge words.

Monday – Read “I Pledge Allegiance” in your Open Court textbook (pages 244-255).
Complete workbook pages 129-130 to sort your spelling words by spelling pattern.  You will have your spelling test at the end of the week so please begin studying your words today. Please begin studying your vocabulary words for your test this week. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.
Tuesday – Reread “I Pledge Allegiance” and begin to answer the questions on the study guide. Complete workbook pages 119-120 to practice the sound /aw/ spelled with aw, au, augh, ough, all, and al.  Study for your spelling and vocabulary tests. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.
Wednesday – Complete the study guide that you started on Tuesday.  Read the decodable story 47 (folded paper book in your packet) and look for words with the /aw/ sound and the suffixes -able and -ment.  Complete workbook pages 123-124 to practice vocabulary. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.  Study spelling and vocabulary.
Thursday – Complete workbook pages 121-122to practice suffixes and workbook pages 125-126 to practice sequence.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online. Take a practice spelling test if you want to see if you can already make 100.  Do your best!
Friday – Reread “I Pledge Allegiance” and complete your story test.  Remember, you can use your book for the comprehension part of the test. Take your spelling test again if you need to.  Nice job on reading this week!
Reading items to return to school:
_____ workbook pages
_____ spelling test
_____ study guide
_____ reading test

Grammar
Monday – Friday We will continue with conjunctions and compound sentences.
Please return all grammar pages to school.

Math
Monday – Saxon math lesson 120-2
Fact Assessment – For your subtraction facts test you will need a timer, a pencil, and a crayon.  Set the timer for 6 minutes and try your hardest to finish using a pencil.  If you do not finish before the timer goes off, switch to crayon and finish the test untimed with crayon. This just helps me to see where you were when the timer went off during the test.
Written Assessment – Please do you very best.  You can do this!!! It is fine for an adult to read everything to you on the test.

Tuesday - Saxon math lesson 121: Making and Labeling an Array
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 3
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Wednesday - Saxon math lesson 122: Writing Number Sentences for Arrays
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 3
You only have one side of the page for facts today.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.


Thursday - Saxon math lesson 123: Telling and Showing Time to the Quarter Hour
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 3
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
Use the lesson worksheet along with the video.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Friday – Saxon math lesson 124: Identifying and Showing Transformations, Translations, Rotations, and Reflections
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 3
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
Use the lesson worksheet as practice.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Please return all math pages to school.



Social Science
Completing the social science section is optional and all this work is considered extra.  If you are bored or need more work, I think this will be fun and interesting.
Go to the website below -
Username – Learning20                  Password – Clifford
They have 4 weeks of lessons available online.

I have also included some Scholastic News readers in your envelope.  These are also extra.





Week of April 20, 2020


Second Grade Packet
Mrs. Leisa’s Class
Week of April 20, 2020


The information in this packet is also on the blog. You can click on links from the blog instead of typing in long web addresses for the video and online resources.

Reading
You will take your spelling and reading tests at home this week.  This will include vocabulary, phonics, and story comprehension. 
Spelling and vocabulary words are on the home connections sheet.  We will only have the 10 spelling words. You do not have to learn the challenge words.

Monday – Read “The Flag We Love” in your Open Court textbook (pages 220-237). Please notice that this is rhyming nonfiction. Rhyming nonfiction is a special kind of writing that combines elements of poetry with elements of nonfiction.
Complete workbook pages 115-116 to sort your spelling words by spelling pattern.  You will have your spelling test at the end of the week so please begin studying your words today. Please begin studying your vocabulary words for your test this week. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.
Tuesday – Reread “The Flag We Love” and begin to answer the questions on the study guide. Complete workbook pages 105-106 to review the sounds /oo/ and /ow/.  Study for your spelling and vocabulary tests. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.
Wednesday – Complete the study guide that you started on Tuesday.  Read the decodable story 46 (folded paper book in your packet) and look for words with the sounds /oo/,/ow/, and the suffixes -ly and -y.  Complete workbook pages 109-110 to practice vocabulary. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.  Study spelling and vocabulary.
Thursday – Complete workbook pages 107-108 to practice suffixes and workbook pages 111-112 to practice making inferences.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online. Take a practice spelling test if you want to see if you can already make 100.  Do your best!
Friday – Reread “The Flag We Love” and complete your story test.  Remember, you can use your book for the comprehension part of the test. Take your spelling test again if you need to.  Nice job on reading this week!
Reading items to return to school:
_____ workbook pages
_____ spelling test
_____ study guide
_____ reading test

Grammar
Monday – Friday We will learn how to use conjunctions to combine two short sentences into one longer sentence.
An old video about conjunctions but still good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc

Please return all grammar pages to school.


Math
Monday – Saxon math lesson 116: Equal Groups
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 2
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
The new concept for this lesson is drawing pictures and acting out equal groups stories.  There is a lesson worksheet that you can use along with this video.
Written Practice – On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Tuesday - Saxon math lesson 117: Writing Number Sentences for Equal Groups
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 2
You only have one side of the page for fact practice today.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Wednesday - Saxon math lesson 118: Intersecting and Perpendicular Lines
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 2
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
Use the lesson worksheet along with the video.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Thursday - Saxon math lesson 119: Subtracting Three-digit Numbers and Money Amounts
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 2
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Friday – Saxon math lesson 115-1
Fact Assessment – The multiplying by 2 test is timed for 3 minutes.
Fact Homework – Side A (Pretend you are the teacher.)
                                 Side B (Subtraction practice timed for 6 minutes)
Lesson Worksheet – Only complete side A with the multiplying by 3 facts.

Please return all math pages to school.



Social Science
Completing the social science section is optional and all this work is considered extra.  If you are bored or need more work, I think this will be fun and interesting.
Go to the website below -
Username – Learning20                  Password – Clifford
They have 4 weeks of lessons available online.

I have also included some Scholastic News readers in your envelope.  These are also extra.





Thursday, April 9, 2020

Week of April 13, 2020


Second Grade Packet
Mrs. Leisa’s Class
Week of April 13, 2020

Hi second graders! I hope learning at home is going well. I miss you all so much! If you need anything just send me a text or call me.  I hope to see all of you soon!



Reading
You will take your spelling and reading tests at home this week.  This will include vocabulary, phonics, and story comprehension. 
Spelling and vocabulary words are on the home connections sheet.  We will only have the 10 spelling words. You do not have to learn the challenge words.

Monday – Read “United States Citizenship” in your Open Court textbook (pages 198-211). Please notice that this is informational text.
Informational Text
·        is about real people, animals, places, or events.
·        contains facts that are often checked in another source.
·        might contain diagrams, photographs, or other illustrations.
·        presents information in a clear way and might be organized by topics.
Complete workbook pages 101-102 to sort your spelling words by spelling pattern.  You will have your spelling test at the end of the week so please begin studying your words today. Please begin studying your vocabulary words for your test this week. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.

Tuesday – Reread “United States Citizenship” and begin to answer the questions on the study guide.  Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySRd-Amrd28
Complete workbook pages 91-92 to review the /ow/ sound.  Study for your spelling and vocabulary tests. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.

Wednesday – Complete the study guide that you started on Tuesday.  Read the decodable story 45 (folded paper book in your packet) and look for words with /ow/ and the suffixes -er, -or, and -ness.  Complete workbook pages 95-96 to practice vocabulary. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online.  Study spelling and vocabulary.

Thursday – Complete workbook pages 93-94 to practice suffixes and workbook pages 97-98 to practice main idea and details.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books online. Take a practice spelling test if you want to see if you can already make 100.  Do your best!

Friday – reread “United States Citizenship” and complete your story test.  Remember, you can use your book for the comprehension part of the test. Take your spelling test again if you need to.  Nice job on reading this week!
Reading items to return to school:
_____ workbook pages
_____ spelling test
_____ study guide
_____ reading test

Grammar
Monday – Friday We will continue learning about possessive nouns.  Please complete the grammar packet.
Please return all grammar pages to school.


Math
Monday – Saxon math lesson 112: Representing and Writing Mixed Numbers (part 2) 
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 5
·        Part 1 – Fill in the answers around the clockface.
·        Part 2 – Match the problems to the answers
·        Part 3 – Fill in the missing numbers
Written Practice – watch this video for an explanation of mixed numbers for this lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q_1Oft37sY
There is a lesson worksheet for mixed number practice. On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.


Tuesday - Saxon math lesson 113: Creating and Reading a Bar Graph with a Scale of 2
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 5
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
Written Practice - watch this video for an explanation of the lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8mAm5usAFU 
Use the lesson worksheet along with the video.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.


Wednesday - Saxon math lesson 114: Identifying Right Angles
Fact Practice – Multiplying by 5
Point to each problem and read the problem and say the answer aloud. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Write your answers as quickly as possible.  If you didn’t finish before the timer goes off, mark where you stopped and finish the page.
Written Practice - watch this video for an explanation of the lesson
Use the lesson worksheet to practice drawing shapes with right angles.
On the written practice page complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.

Thursday - Saxon math lesson 115-1: Multiplying by 2 Facts
Fact Assessment – The multiplying by 5 test is timed for 3 minutes.
Fact Homework – Side A (Pretend you are the teacher.)
                                 Side B (Subtraction practice timed for 6 minutes)
Lesson Worksheet – Only complete side A with the multiplying by 2 facts.
Written Practice – This is a review page.  It does not introduce any new skills.

Friday – Saxon math lesson 115-2
Fact Assessment – For your subtraction facts test you will need a timer, a pencil, and a crayon.  Set the timer for 6 minutes and try your hardest to finish using a pencil.  If you do not finish before the timer goes off, switch to crayon and finish the test untimed with crayon. This just helps me to see where you were when the timer went off during the test.
Written Assessment – Please do you very best.  You can do this!!! It is fine for an adult to read everything to you on the test.

Please return all math pages to school.



Social Science
Completing the social science section is optional and all this work is considered extra.  If you are bored or need more work, I think this will be fun and interesting.
Go to the website below -
Username – Learning20                  Password – Clifford
They have 4 weeks of lessons available online.

I have also included some Scholastic News readers in your envelope.  These are also extra.





April 6, 2020

I want to send a huge thank you to Mrs. Debbie for making the packet this week.  I have a copy of the packet and can help if you have questions or concers.  Please feel free to call or text if you need anything.

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Information for the week of March 30, 2020


Second Grade Packet
Mrs. Leisa’s Class
Week of March 30, 2020

Please work on your packet each day this week. I have included some extra activities that are good practice but not graded.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by phone or text at (334) 695-2403 or email at lbeam@lakesidechiefs.com.

Reading
I have set up a classroom account on getepic.com to provide an assortment of books for home reading.  You will go to www.getepic.com/students and our class code is nii4531. Please let me know if you have trouble logging in and I will try to help you troubleshoot it.

I am sending home the reading workbook for use while we are out of school.  Please do not tear the pages out and please do not work ahead as we will need these when we return to school.

Monday – Read “The Green Grass Grew All Around” in your Open Court textbook and discuss the questions on p. 122 with your parent.  Complete workbook pages 67-68 to sort your spelling words by spelling pattern.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books on getepic.com. Complete one activity on your ELA choice board and one activity on your word work choice board.

Tuesday – Reread “The Green Grass Grew All Around” and begin to answer the questions on the study guide.  Complete workbook pages 57-58 to review the /oo/ sound.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books on getepic.com. Complete one activity on your ELA choice board and one activity on your word work choice board.

Wednesday – Complete the study guide that you started on Tuesday.  Read “Strongest in the Forest” on p. 124 in your Open Court textbook. Pay close attention to the vocabulary words in this selection.  Complete workbook pages 61-62 to practice vocabulary. Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books on getepic.com. Complete one activity on your ELA choice board and one activity on your word work choice board.

Thursday – Complete workbook pages 59-60 to practice the prefixes pre- and mis- and workbook pages 63-64 to practice cause and effect.  Read for 20 minutes using books you have at home or books on getepic.com. Complete one activity on your ELA choice board and one activity on your word work choice board.

Math


Tuesday - Saxon math lesson 106: telling and showing time to the minute.  Complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.  Pick one activity from your math choice board.

Wednesday - Saxon math lesson 107: counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies (Remember that when the page says to show the amount two ways you should write it once with a dollar sign and once with a cent sign).  Complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.  Pick one activity from your math choice board.

Thursday - Saxon math lesson 108: identifying parallel lines and line segments.  Complete side A with help from an adult and complete side B on your own.  Pick one activity from your math choice board.

Social Science

Go to the website below -
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html?promo_code=6294&magazineName=classroommagazines
Username – Learning20                  Password – Clifford

Complete one activity each day on the scholastic site above.  You also have a social 
science choice board of activities.  If you are having trouble with internet access or using the website listed above, please let me know.

Spelling words
clue
blew
tube
misread
preheat
student
grew
precut
mislead
June




Friday, March 6, 2020

March 9, 2020

Hello families,

We have some upcoming dates that you will want to add to your calendars.  March 11 is the due date for our field trip money.  The cost is $25 for students and $23 for parents.  Our trip is March 18.  Please remember to send a lunch and a snack.  It will be so much fun! 

Spring pictures have been rescheduled for March 12.  If your student is using this as the yearbook photo he / she needs to wear a uniform for the picture.  If it is not for the yearbook, a uniform is not required.  If you have any questions or concerns please let me know by email, phone, or text.

Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Leisa

Monday, March 2, 2020

March 2, 2020


On March 2-6th, we will be celebrating Read Across America Week.  I have planned a lot of fun activities that will go along with the days Mrs. Shoemaker has planned for us!  We will not do a story in our reading book, but I have other books to read aloud this week to emphasize reading and to use a map of the United States of America to show where these stories take place!! So, we will really be “reading across America.”  I will need your help. if you are willing to provide some of the snacks, please let me know.

Monday_”The Lorax” and “Daisy-Head Mayzie” Day -  I have cupcakes ordered for Dr. Seuss’ birthday for snack!

Tuesday “The Cat in the Hat” Day—We will wear or you can make a Cat in the Hat hat. We have a guest reader coming.  If I could get a couple of parents to send vanilla ice cream, red and blue sprinkles, cups/bowls, and spoons………that would be great!

Wednesday “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Day—Everyone wears red or blue or anything patriotic to celebrate our freedom to read what we choose. Bring a pillow and/or blanket, because we are having a read-a-thon!! If I could get a couple of parents to send some bags of colored goldfish and a capri sun for snack, that would be awesome!! Students do not have to dress in uniforms Wednesday.

Thursday “Green Eggs and Ham” Day—We are stuck on this old classic and each child will need a pair of sunglasses as we plan to make a video of this book with our talented fluent reading class! Can’t wait for this!!

Friday “Fox in Socks” Day---wear your crazy socks or mixed colors of socks!! We will have guest readers and plan to use our remaining time to read, read, read!! I have ordered some Read Across America cookies to help us celebrate today!!

So just to recap, no reading story this week, so no reading test or spelling test.  We will use this week to work on word attack skills such as strategies of what to do when we come to words we don’t know. (apply phonics rules, look at prefixes or suffixes, small words with the word, chunking, etc.) We will also be listening to read alouds of stories from different areas in the United States of America and marking them on a map to show where they happened. Students will need to be in uniforms Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday but can dress up on Wednesday and Friday. We will have a grammar test on Friday on pronouns!! Also, we will have math as usual! 😊 If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know!
**If you can help with the snacks on Tuesday or Wednesday, please let me know!!
Thank you for your support!! It will be such a fun week to learn and enjoy reading!
                                                                                                                                Mrs. Leisa

Week of April 27, 2020

Second Grade Packet Mrs. Leisa’s Class Week of April 27, 2020 The information in this packet is also on the blog. You can click ...