Tuesday April 13 2021 Tuesday April 13 2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Remote Learning Schedule 7: 50 – 8: 05 Session A begins – Morning News and Morning Meeting 8: 05 – 9: 05 Math Workshop 9: 05 – 9: 15 Snack/Restroom Break/Brain Break 9: 15 – 9: 45 Reading Workshop Mini-lesson 9: 45 – 10: 15 Session A ends – Reading Workshop Independent Work 10: 20 – 10: 40 Recess on your own at home 10: 40 – 11: 20 Session B begins – Writing Workshop 11: 20 – 11: 50 Phonics/Grammar, then get ready for lunch 11: 50 – 12: 20 Session B ends – Lunch Break 12: 20 – 1: 00 Session C begins – Social Studies/Science 1: 00 – 1: 20 Session C ends – Brain Break/Prepare for specials 1: 20 – 2: 00 Specials – The day will end when specials ends.

Math Teaching Point: I can describe fractions as equal parts of a whole. • Word Problem of the Day • I can explain that fractions show equal parts of a whole. • Mini-lesson: Remember that a fraction shows equal parts of a whole. We can write a fraction to show the whole amount. Let’s practice with math book pages 778 -780. • Task: “Let’s Make a Whole” flipbook in math journals. • Extra Practice: Math book pgs. 781 -782

Reading • Good readers think about the main topic of informational texts. • Mini-Lesson: We’re reviewing this week how to identify the main topic of a nonfiction text. We can do this by “adding up” the details to see what the text is mostly about. Let’s complete a matching activity to practice. • Task: Read “Bike Safety” as well as “Let’s Be Healthy” and see if we can identify the main topic and some key details. Teaching Point: I can identify the main topic of paragraphs in a nonfiction text.

Independent Work Time Reading with Mrs. Hamel Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Calvin Lennox Keegan Maya Kira Andrei Kadyn Caroline Alijah Dexter Khamiyl Greyson Lexi Zohar Emma Mrs. Hamel will work with students to review skills and/or catch up in writing. . • Meet with Mrs. Hamel and Mrs. White on your assigned day and time. • On the days that you do not meet with a teacher, you will read silently on your own. • Read books from your house, your KC bag, or online through Epic. • Verb tenses cut and glue sort • Verb tenses coloring sheet

RECESS! 10: 20 – 10: 40

Writing Teaching Point: I can write to teach my reader about a topic. • Good writers write to teach their readers about a topic. • I can write an informational paragraph about a topic that I am an expert on. I can organize my facts by subtopic. • Mini-Lesson: Today we will continue working on our expert topics. Listen as I continue to teach you about my topic of reading. When you write your facts, make sure to think about how to organize them. What are the subtopics? • Task: Finish the graphic organizer to write the rest of your facts.

Grammar Remember that verbs are actions, things that you can do. Verb tense tells when an action occurs. We can write verbs in present tense, past tense, and future tense. We add endings, called inflectional endings, to a root word to change its tense. Let’s look at some spelling rules for adding inflectional endings. Teaching Point: I can add endings to words to change the tense.

LUNCH BREAK! 11: 50 – 12: 20

Science • Mini-Lesson: In quarter 4 we will be learning about the life cycle of plants and animals. A life cycle is all the stages of a living thing’s life. All living things have a life cycle. • Task: Let’s learn about the life cycle of a frog together. Teaching Point: I can describe the life cycle of different animals.

SPECIALS – Today we have STEM Lab. 1: 20 – 2: 00

Homework this Week • Zearn Mission 8 (complete lessons 9, 10, 11, & 12 by Friday) • • www. zearn. org Username: Office 365 email address Password: Student ID number Class code if you need it: VE 2 Y 2 U • Math Blast Off • WE WILL NO LONGER USE A TIMER SET TO 5 MINUTES. Instead, second grade teachers want all students to complete ALL 100 addition problems and ALL 100 subtraction problems each week. Send back to school in your KC bag. • Read for 20 minutes every day