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Study Guide for the Week of Apr. 9 - Apr. 13
4/9/2018

Second Grade Study Guide (April 9, 2018– April 13, 2018)

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Reading – Read “Ben the Bullfrog” pages 46-47 nightly and discuss.

-Decoding and read words with consonant patterns such as aw, au, augh, al

-Draw conclusions about characters and events in the story

-Determine the meaning of multiple meaning words using context clues

 

Read AR book and Fluency nightly.

Have your child read the Fluency Passage in their homework folder and then sign and return daily.    

Language –

-Identify contractions in a sentence

 

 

-Form cursive letters

 

 

**There will be a handwriting grade on cursive letters each Friday. Make sure that you are practicing at home.

Math – Measure objects by selecting and using appropriate tools.

 

Study math facts nightly. This is a timed test with only 3 minutes and 20 seconds to complete 40 problems. That short amount of time does not allow for counting on fingers. Making/using flash cards might help your student to learn the facts.

 

Science –

Interpreting and analyzing information found in graphs.

Spelling - -Study Spelling Words nightly. Practice writing them and spelling them daily.

 

-Study Dictation Sentences. When writing the dictation sentence - it must have a capital letter, everything spelled correctly, and end with the correct punctuation.

 

Social Studies

Immigrant – a person who comes to live permanently or for good in another country

Culture – the shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of a particular group of people

Independence – the act or state of being free from outside control

Traditions – customs and beliefs that are passed down from one generation to the next

 

Spelling Words – TEST Friday!

1. talk                    4. caught              7. chalk                 10. thaw               13. heard               

2. because          5. draw                 8. auto                  11. fault               14. brought

3. August             6. walk                  9. taught              12. launch

Dictation sentences: (THESE MUST BE WRITTEN DOWN FROM MEMORY)

1. You can draw on the sidewalk with chalk.

2. I caught the ball the way dad taught me.

Math –7s Subtraction Facts – TEST Friday April 20, 2018!

20 – 8 = 12

19 – 8 = 11

18 – 8 = 10

17 – 8 = 9

16 – 8 = 8

15 – 8 = 7

14 – 8 = 6

13 – 8 = 5

12 – 8 = 4

11 – 8 = 3

10 – 8 = 2

9 – 8 = 1

8 –8= 0

 

 

 

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Unit 4: A Froggy Fable

Selection Words:

1. clearing – piece of land that has no trees

2. crashed – fell with a loud smashing noise

3. perfect – as good as is possible

4. pond – water with land all around it, a small lake

5. spilling – scattering everywhere

6. splashing- making water scatter and fall in drops

7. traveled – went from one place to another

 

Amazing Words:

1. preserve – to keep something safe from harm so it won’t be ruined

2. represent – “to stand for”

3. valuable – worth something or important to you

4. tough – very difficult

5. concentration – thinking hard about one thing without being distracted by other things

6. frown – when you wrinkle your forehead or draw your eyebrows together because you are worried, angry, or thinking

7. homeland – the country where you are born or the country where you live

8. patient – being able to wait for something to happen without complaining or getting upset

 

Grammar:   Contractions

 

High Frequency Words:

1.     clearing

2.     perfect

3.     traveled

4.     splashing

5.     pond

Phonics:

Consonant patterns aw, au, augh, al

 

 

Spelling Words:

1.     talk

2.     because

3.     August

4.     caught

5.     draw

6.     walk

7.     chalk

8.     auto

9.     taught

10.   thaw

11.   fault

12.   launch

13.   heard

14.   brought

 

Social Studies

Immigrant – a person who comes to live permanently or for good in another country

Culture – the shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of a particular group of people

Independence – the act or state of being free from outside control

Traditions – customs and beliefs that are passed down from one generation to the next