1st and 2nd Grade A-3 All- Stars!
Welcome to our class web page!
May 14th-May 18th, 2012
Computer Lab Activities for Thursday, May 17th, 2012:
1. Go to the RenLearn site and practice Math Facts in a Flash..
2.Go on Kids Pics and create a card for Father's Day card OR a card for another family member. You must check with me before you print! If you don't check first, you don't get to keep the print (Computer Lab rules). Also, you my only print one page.
3. After you finish making the card and I have let you print, you may either continue to practice with Kids Pics OR you may practice your math on Math Facts in a Flash.
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For families at home:
Next year, the Common Core standards will guide the pace and content of our classrooms. The content of the Common Core standards is very similar to the current California Standards. Their presentation and organization is a bit different.To get a head start on what these standards look like, follow the links below.
Second Grade Common Core Standards
Third Grade Common Core Standards
At the beginning of the year, I distributed a 'fluency packet' created to provide information about your second grader's reading fluency. I hoped to show how families can help students learn to enjoy reading while they improve their reading skills through independent practice. There is a Federal Government site with links to many free resources that may also assist you:
FREE Federal Resources for Exceptional Education
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Language Arts Focus :
Spelling Words :
through, tired, know, because, before, pool, spoon, look, choose, kind, July, cry, tiny, fight, wild.
Selections: "The Art lesson"
Comprehension Skill:
Strategy Focus:
Grammar: Irregular Verbs
Writing: Writing a Friendly Letter Using Proper Format; Responding to a writing prompt and staying on topic
Word Work/Phonics: oo, ew, eu, and ou words; -ed, -ing endings
Listening/Speaking: Lines of Communication
Information and study skills: Alphabetical Order; Using a Dictionary
ELD/Story Words:
Math Focus:
Topic: 19a nd 20
-Multiplication Concepts
-Division Concepts
Standards:
Number Sense 3.1- Use repeated addition, arrays, and counting to solve subtraction problems.
Number Sense 3.3-Know the multiplication tables of 2, 5, and 10
Number Sense 3.2- Use repeated subtraction, sharing, and forming of equal groups to solve division problems
Number Sense 3.0-Model and solve single problems using multiplication and division
Tasks:
-We will be able to use arrays to help us solve multiplication problems.
-We will be able to use our knowledge of skip counting to help us multiply by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
-We will be able to use number patterns to help us memorize facts.
-We will be able to share objects equally among groups.
-We will be able to use repeated subtraction.
-We will be able to use division number sentences to solve problems.
-We will be able to use multiplication problems to solve division problems.
Math Vocabulary:
array, factor, multiply, times, product, pattern, equal share, remainder, divide, divided by
*We study the same Comprehension Skill, Strategy Focus, Phonics, Grammar, Read Alouds, and Writing that Second Grade does at the same time they do, but we use the First Grade curriculum's literature, Spelling Words, and Practice Book materials.
Spelling Words:
charm, sharp, arch, card, bigger, biggest, sweeter, sweetest, slower, slowest, younger, youngest, cleaner, cleanest, farthest.
This Week's Story: "The New Friend"
Theme: "We Can Work It Out"
Math Focus:
Topic : 17 & 18
Charts and Graphs
Subtraction Concepts
Standards:
Number Sense 1.5- Identify and know the value of coins.
Tasks:
Math Vocabulary:
Max and Margot
May 14th-May 18th, 2012
Computer Lab Activities for Thursday, May 17th, 2012:
1. Go to the RenLearn site and practice Math Facts in a Flash..
2.Go on Kids Pics and create a card for Father's Day card OR a card for another family member. You must check with me before you print! If you don't check first, you don't get to keep the print (Computer Lab rules). Also, you my only print one page.
3. After you finish making the card and I have let you print, you may either continue to practice with Kids Pics OR you may practice your math on Math Facts in a Flash.
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For families at home:
Next year, the Common Core standards will guide the pace and content of our classrooms. The content of the Common Core standards is very similar to the current California Standards. Their presentation and organization is a bit different.To get a head start on what these standards look like, follow the links below.
Second Grade Common Core Standards
Third Grade Common Core Standards
At the beginning of the year, I distributed a 'fluency packet' created to provide information about your second grader's reading fluency. I hoped to show how families can help students learn to enjoy reading while they improve their reading skills through independent practice. There is a Federal Government site with links to many free resources that may also assist you:
FREE Federal Resources for Exceptional Education
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Visit the San Jose Public Library web site for links to reading sites for kids, including (and especially) Tumblebooks, which allows you to "Read or listen to animated, talking picture books in English, Chinese, French, or Spanish. " All you need is a San Jose Public Library card! They also offer live homework help; look for the navigation button that says, "Homework".
Spelling Words :
through, tired, know, because, before, pool, spoon, look, choose, kind, July, cry, tiny, fight, wild.
Theme: Family Time
Selections: "The Art lesson"
Comprehension Skill:
Strategy Focus:
Grammar: Irregular Verbs
Writing: Writing a Friendly Letter Using Proper Format; Responding to a writing prompt and staying on topic
Word Work/Phonics: oo, ew, eu, and ou words; -ed, -ing endings
Listening/Speaking: Lines of Communication
Information and study skills: Alphabetical Order; Using a Dictionary
ELD/Story Words:
Math Focus:
Topic: 19a nd 20
-Multiplication Concepts
-Division Concepts
Standards:
Number Sense 3.1- Use repeated addition, arrays, and counting to solve subtraction problems.
Number Sense 3.3-Know the multiplication tables of 2, 5, and 10
Number Sense 3.2- Use repeated subtraction, sharing, and forming of equal groups to solve division problems
Number Sense 3.0-Model and solve single problems using multiplication and division
Tasks:
-We will be able to use arrays to help us solve multiplication problems.
-We will be able to use our knowledge of skip counting to help us multiply by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
-We will be able to use number patterns to help us memorize facts.
-We will be able to share objects equally among groups.
-We will be able to use repeated subtraction.
-We will be able to use division number sentences to solve problems.
-We will be able to use multiplication problems to solve division problems.
Math Vocabulary:
array, factor, multiply, times, product, pattern, equal share, remainder, divide, divided by
First Grade
Language Arts Focus:*We study the same Comprehension Skill, Strategy Focus, Phonics, Grammar, Read Alouds, and Writing that Second Grade does at the same time they do, but we use the First Grade curriculum's literature, Spelling Words, and Practice Book materials.
Spelling Words:
charm, sharp, arch, card, bigger, biggest, sweeter, sweetest, slower, slowest, younger, youngest, cleaner, cleanest, farthest.
This Week's Story: "The New Friend"
Theme: "We Can Work It Out"
Math Focus:
Topic : 17 & 18
Charts and Graphs
Subtraction Concepts
Standards:
Number Sense 1.5- Identify and know the value of coins.
Tasks:
Math Vocabulary:
Max and Margot
