Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Look for Literary Language in your books | Read with a partner: someone at home, someone on Zoom, etc. |
Writing | Practice spelling these second grade sight words. | ||
Math | Play “Make a Dollar” from your packet | Play Capture 5. You can choose a different game board if you want! | SolveMe Mobiles |
Social Studies and Science | Wonder Journal: observe and draw something from nature. Write down as many questions as you can think of! | *Finish listening to the last part of Ms. Talia’s read aloud* | Learn how a Rainbow is Made |
Home Learning Choice Board- Week 9- 6/1
* These activities are from standards that have not yet been taught in second grade classrooms. They are meant to expose students to new ideas. If they are frustrating or overwhelming, please skip over them!*
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Read with a partner: someone at home, someone on Zoom, etc. |
Writing | *Continue working with Mr. Samuelson on opinion writing.* | Practice spelling these second grade sight words. | Write your teacher a letter and tell them something you are proud of from second grade! |
Math | Make a counting strip but count by 2s, 5s, or 10s | Work on these addition and subtraction problems | *Play Strolling with My Gnomies (a measurement game)* |
Social Studies and Science | Try some of these NEW activities from Grow Food Northampton | *Listen to another of Ms. Talia’s read alouds (in English and Spanish!)* | Mystery Science: |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 8
* These activities are from standards that have not yet been taught in second grade classrooms. They are meant to expose students to new ideas. If they are frustrating or overwhelming, please skip over them!*
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Read with a partner: someone at home, someone on Zoom, etc. |
Writing | *Continue working with Mr. Samuelson on opinion writing.* | Keep working on the opinion writing you started last week. | Write a realistic fiction story |
Math | *Try out this new measuring activity with Ms. Talia* | *Solve a mystery with | Work on these addition problems |
Social Studies and Science | *Read Water on Epic * | *Listen to Ms. Talia’s read aloud* (It’s in English and Spanish!) | Figure out if animals can get a sunburn |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 7
* These activities are from standards that have not yet been taught in second grade classrooms. They are meant to expose students to new ideas. If they are frustrating or overwhelming, please skip over them!*
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Read with a partner: someone at home, someone on Zoom, etc. |
Writing | *Watch an introduction to opinion writing with Mr. Samuelson* | Try out writing your opinion about something you feel strongly about! | Write down a favorite recipe. Start your own cookbook or send your recipe to your teacher to share with the class! |
Math | *Check out this Paper Airplane Challenge. Measure how far you can get your airplanes to fly!* | *Try out this Measuring Shoes activity with Ms. Walmsley.* | |
Social Studies and Science | *Read Aloud about Immigration: Dreamers by Yuyi Morales* |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 6
* These activities are from standards that have not yet been taught in second grade classrooms. They are meant to expose students to new ideas. If they are frustrating or overwhelming, please skip over them!*
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Read with a partner: someone at home, someone on Zoom, etc. |
Writing | Do some cooking or baking, then write the recipe | Write in your journal | Learn how to draw a dog with Grace Lin and then write a story about your new character |
Math | Look for patterns in your house or in nature. Draw a picture of them. | Play “Which one doesn’t belong” on Changout. Challenge: make your own version! | Play Get to 100 |
Social Studies and Science | Make a map of an outdoor space. Try a “birds eye view” or a “worm’s eye view” | Watch “The Cartographer’s Dilemma” about map projections | Learn why the ocean is salty and do the extension activity |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 5
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Read a nonfiction book on Epic Use this "Lingo" chart to make your reading great! |
Writing | Go on a | Use this website to create a story starter and write a silly story! | Write a letter to a friend or family member (you could write an email, too) |
Math | Play “Make a Dollar” from your math packet | Try some addition and subtraction activities at home | |
Social Studies and Science | Goods and Services: Do chores around your home | Check out the Historic Northampton website for fun history activities | Learn how |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 4
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Do a digital reading activity |
Writing | Work on your journal (Share it with your teacher and get a response!) | April is National Poetry Month Check out these poems and jot down what you notice | Respond to a silly story writing prompt |
Math | Look out your window and record data on what you find. | ||
Social Studies and Science | Try out an idea from Mr. Ted from the Hitchcock Center. | Write a letter to people who are providing services | Learn how glass is made on Mystery Science |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 3
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Do a digital reading activity |
Writing | Create two fictional characters and create a graphic novel about their friendship | Write a book review to share with the Daily Hampshire Gazette | Explore the Storybird app on Clever. You can find it under “more apps” |
Math | Look at an analog clock 5 times during the day. Write down the time and what you’re doing. | Play “Flip” from the third “Math Changout” | Practice telling time with this time travel game |
Social Studies and Science | Make a map of a room in your house, an outdoor space, your neighborhood | Wonder Journal: observe and draw something from nature. Write down as many questions as you can think of! | Mystery Science: |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 2
Reading | Read for 30 minutes | Listen to a story (Read aloud from your teacher, epic, a family member or online) | Do a digital reading activity |
Writing | Write a letter to a friend or family member | Start a journal (Share it with your teacher and get a response!) | Write your opinion to share with the Daily Hampshire Gazette |
Math | Play Close to 100 from your math packet | | |
Social Studies and Science | Go on a nature walk, draw 3 things that you find | Read “Explore Earth’s Seven Continents” on Epic | Mystery Science Live with Doug (Tuesday at 1:00PM) |
Home Learning Choice Board Week 1
Try some mindfulness videos! | Complete a scavenger hunt | ||
Make yourself a daily or weekly schedule | Read a book to a group of stuffies | Learn to program with Code.org | Create your own scavenger hunt for a family member |
Follow along with an Art for Kids drawing video | Try out a recipe from Grow Food Northampton | Take a virtual museum tour (there are so many to explore on Google!) | |
Have a dance party with your family! | Relax with Cosmic Yoga | Listen to an NPR Science podcast Wow in the World | |
Write a short play and perform it for your family | Play a board game with a family member | Work on a puzzle |
2nd Grade Home Learning Extras