A message from Mrs. Blackmon about communication...
Remind app class join code is: h6eac8
Hello 2nd graders! I will be posting a variety of reading and math enrichment activities EVERY TUESDAY for you to check out and try! If you're looking for a fun challenge, you have come to the right place! I will also be hosting a second grade TD video conference every Tuesday at 10:30 am. See below under TD MEET for more directions on how to join me in Cyberspace by using ZOOM!
TD MEET on ZOOM!
To join the regular Tuesday TD 2nd grade video meeting, Jennifer Blackmon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: TD Meet 2nd Grade
Time: Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/451082595
Meeting ID: 451 082 595
Topic: TD Meet 2nd Grade
Time: Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/451082595
Meeting ID: 451 082 595
In case you missed it--Class ZOOM meeting Recap from March 31st at 10:30 am!
ZOOM meeting date changes:
- The Tuesday, May 26th ZOOM has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 27th at 11:30am.
- The Tuesday, June 2nd ZOOM has been cancelled. Mrs. Blackmon's daughter has surgery that day.
Enrichment Choice Boards
May 26th-June 9th
For the remainder of the school year (the next two weeks), you are encouraged to choose activities from the TD choice boards below. Each board is themed and offers up to 8 activities. Please select 2 to 3 activities per week to complete from ANY combination of the boards below. For example, you can choose 3 activities from a single board OR you can choose 1 activity from one board and 2 from another OR 1 activity from 3 different boards. Have a great time!!
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Literacy Enrichment
Convergent Thinking Slides: Click HERE
May 5th-12th: Work through the slides on convergent thinking. Convergent thinking is using a variety of clues to arrive at one answer. Be sure to draw your own grids on paper and then use process of elimination.
Tools you need but MIGHT not have have brought home with you:
| literature_web.pdf |
| literature_web_helper_sheet.docx |
| cross-impact_matrix_template.docx |
Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli NOVEL STUDY
begins on Tuesday, April 21st
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Reading Schedule for Jake & LilyTo access a free digital copy of our novel, please use the EPIC! app and log in using your normal classroom teacher's code. If for some reason it does not work, you are welcome to use my code: cqw1654
The page numbers listed below are based on the EPIC page numbering system at the bottom of the app. The book has 273 electronic pages. You will read approximately 20 electronic pages each day.
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Numbed by David Lubar NOVEL STUDY
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Reading Schedule for "Numbed" by David Lubar
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April 7th-April 21st: After completing the reading for "Numbed" please click on the literature web below that we used for Stuart Little and complete a web for our new book. Remember if you need help remembering what kinds of things to think about in each box, you have two helpful resources above. You can click on the literature web helper sheet OR look at the picture of our completed web for Stuart Little.
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STUART LITTLE by E.B. White NOVEL STUDY
Novel Study "Stuart Little"
We are still moving forward with our novel Stuart Little. Please continue to read and complete the entire book by our first Google meet next Tuesday, March 24th. We will discuss the book and work on filling in our literature web. If you need a copy of the literature web because yours is still at school, it is linked to the right. |
If you don't have your book with you, check out the SORA app and see if you can borrow the ebook electronically to finish. Also, you can certainly order it online at any major book retailer including Amazon.
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Next Online Chat for Stuart Little: Tuesday, March 31st at 10:30am
ZOOM code here--https://zoom.us/j/451082595
What are we reading next?
Word Ladders (for fun!)
Word Ladder is a word game invented by Lewis Carroll. A word ladder puzzle begins with two words. To solve the puzzle one must find a chain of other words to link the two, in which two adjacent (next to) words differ by one letter. Click on a button below to try your hand at a Word Ladder!
Latin/Greek Roots
April 28th-May 5th
Our new roots for this week are:
- uni-one
- bi-two
- multi-many
- auto-self
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifolds-21-22.pdf |
April 21st-28th
Our new roots for this week are:
- anti-against
- tele-far away
- ology-study of
- un-not
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifolds-13-14.pdf |
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifoldsANSWERKEY-15-16.pdf |
April 7th-21st
Our new roots for this week are:
- bio-life
- nym-name
- syn-same
- graph-write
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifolds-9-10.pdf |
For examples and possible answers click below:
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifolds-11-12.pdf |
March 31st-7th
Much of the English language is based on ancient Greek/Latin roots! One of the best ways to build your vocabulary (other than reading, reading, reading as much as you can) is learning the meanings of "roots" or parts of words. This week take some time to think about words you know with these roots: re- (again), sub-(under), sol-(sun), & pre-(before) and try to fill in each part of your trifold! I will post a new set each week for you to try. I will also put up an answer key one week after my original post for you to use to check your answers. Click on the file below to download our very first set! I'll also be posting a video later today demonstrating how to do these!
| greekandlatinrootwordtrifolds-pages-5-6.pdf |
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Math: Number Circuits & Problem Solving Playlist
Helpful tips and strategies for solving circuit problems.
- Complete the sets in order. They get more difficult as you go. Completing the easier ones first will help prepare you for the later problems.
- Use only the numbers they give you and write them in a list or table off to the side. That way you can cross through them as you use them and you'll know which numbers you have left.
- Guess-and-check is a great strategy. When you try something, write lightly so it is easy to erase and adjust the numbers up and down accordingly.
- Pay close attention to the signs/symbols for operations and read the clues more than once.
- Remember that adding two small numbers will get you a small number and adding two large numbers in a set will get you a large number. Use this type of thinking to be strategic about which numbers you choose to combine.
- Think about jotting a list of combinations to try if you are trying to get a certain answer. For example, if you are given the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 to use and you need a sum of 7--write down all three combinations and try them in order.: 1+6, 2+5, and 3+4.
- As a LAST RESORT, you can check the answer key and work backwards from the answer if there is one you are REALLY stuck on!
May 19-26th
This set of number circuits is both pentagons and hexagons.
This set of number circuits is both pentagons and hexagons.
| number_circuits_level_a-40-43.pdf |
May 5th- May 19th
FYI-Mrs. Blackmon's home printer/scanner broke and she had to order a new one. The new one is now set-up and working. I apologize for the delay of getting these up! I have provided extra time until it is due. This set will be due on May 19th.
| number_circuits_level_a-32-39.pdf |
April 28th-May 5th
Number Circuits Set 5! We will discuss set 5 at our next chat on Zoom on May 2nd at 10:30am.
| number_circuits_level_a-28-31.pdf |
| number_circuits_28-31_answer_key.png |
April 21st-28th
Number Circuits Set 4! We will discuss set 4 at our next chat on Zoom on April 8th at 10:30am.
| number_circuits_level_a-22-27.pdf |
| number_circuits_22-27_answer_key.png |
April 7-April 21st
Number Circuits Set 3! We will discuss Set 3 at our next chat on ZOOM on April 21st at 10:30am
| number_circuits_level_a-16-21.pdf |
| number_circuits_level_a-16-21_answer_key.pdf |
March 31st-April 7th
Number Circuits Set 2! Give them a try and we'll discuss Set 1 at our next chat on ZOOM on March 31st at 10:30am.
| number_circuits_level_a-11-15.pdf |
| number_circuits_11-15_answer_key.png |
March 24th-March 31st
Each Tuesday I will add a new set of number circuits to the site for you to try! I will also post the answer key for you to check. . Also, try to complete one activity per day from our problem solving playlist attached below! Thank you!
Number Circuits Set 1!
| number_circuits_level_a-3-10.pdf |
| number_circuits_level_a-3-10answerkey.png |
Problem Solving Playlist!
| grades_1-2_problem_solving_playlist.pdf |