March 31 Read Aloud
Listen and see Ms. Ward read chapters 1 & 2 of Digging for Sue by Susan Evento.
Ms. Ward's Reading Class
Hello boys and girls!
We hope you are each doing well! Here are daily assignments for you to complete at your own pace. To access each lesson, click on each week as they are posted and all 5 days will be listed with links included to help you find the resources. We are also asking that you keep a journal each day to answer the questions about the stories you read. Remember you have your review work that was sent home on Friday, March 13, 2020, (March Reading Packet, Sentence Fix-Its, and book(s) in baggie) to work on as well. We have also inlcuded some fun optional activities that we think you may enjoy and will try to continue to add more as we find them!
Ms. Ward and Mrs. Harmon
Week 1
Day 1 (3/23)
*Complete Scholastic Day 1 Lesson and answer 2 comprehension questions about the story you read, using the "roll the dice" activity (located in the posts tab one left under my name as Journal Comprehension Questions), in your journal. (You will need the username: Learning20 Password:Clifford)
*Complete page 12 in your March Reading packet.
*Read for 20 minutes in your favorite book or on EPIC. Be sure to check your mail on EPIC because I will send you messages.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today. Those who are not on Fast Forward, play a Reading game on Room Recess.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Click the link on the left, Optional Resources, and doodle with Mo Willems.
Day 2 (3/24)
*Complete Scholastic Day 2 Lesson and answer 2 comprehension questions about the story you read, using the "roll the dice" activity (located in the posts tab one left under my name as Journal Comprehension Questions) in your journal.
*Complete page 13 in your March Reading packet.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book or on EPIC.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today. Those who are not on Fast Forward, play a Reading game on Room Recess.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Click the link on the left and listen to a story on StoryLine Online, under Optional Resources, of your choice.
Day 3 (3/25)
*Complete Scholastic Day 3 Lesson and answer 2 comprehension questions about the story you read, using the "roll the dice" activity (located in the posts tab one left under my name as Journal Comprehension Questions) in your journal.
*Complete page 14 in your March Reading packet.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book or on EPIC.
*i-ready Reading lessons
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today. Those who are not on Fast Forward, play a Reading game on Room Recess.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Listen to the podcast on First person vs Third person on Walking Classroom. The quiz is optional.
Day 4 (3/26)
*Complete Scholastic Day 4 Lesson and answer 2 comprehension questions about the story you read, using the "roll the dice" activity (located in the posts tab one left under my name as Journal Comprehension Questions) in your journal.
*Complete page 14 in your March Reading packet.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book or on EPIC.
*i-ready Reading lessons
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today. Those who are not on Fast Forward, play a Reading game on Room Recess.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Click the Optional Resources link, and listen to a story by Jerry Pallota.
Day 5 (3/27)
*Complete Scholastic Day 5 Lesson and answer 2 comprehension questions about the story you read, using the "roll the dice" activity (located in the posts tab one left under my name as Journal Comprehension Questions)in your journal.
*Complete page 15 in your March Reading packet.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book or on EPIC.
*i-ready Reading lessons
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today. Those who are not on Fast Forward, play a Reading game on Room Recess.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Click the link on the left and take a virtual field trip to a destination of your choice.
Week 2
Day 6 (3/30)
*Complete Scholastic Day 6 Lesson and play the Word Match game. Write the definition and its matching word in your writing journal and add an illustration to match.
*Complete page 16 in your March Reading Packet.
*i-Ready Reading-complete 3 lessons total for the week. (Log in through Clever like you do for your i-Ready math lessons.)
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book before bed or on EPIC.
*Additional Optional Activity:
Take a GoNoodle break!
Day 7 (3/31)
*Complete Scholastic Day 7 Lesson and play the Fact or Fiction (Opinion) game. Make a list of the facts and the opinions in your writing journal.
*Complete page 17 in your March Reading Packet
*i-Ready Reading--complete 3 lessons total for the week. (Log in through Clever like you do for your i-Ready math lessons.)
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book before bed or on EPIC.
*Additional Optional Activity
Listen to a podcast from the Walking Classroom called The Body's Slimy Shields
Day 8 (4/1)
*Complete Scholastic Day 8 Lesson and complete the Day or Night activity in your writing journal.
*Complete page 18 in your March Reading Packet
*i-Ready Reading--complete 3 lessons total for the week. (Log in through Clever like you do for your i-Ready math lessons.)
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book before bed or on EPIC.
*Additional Optional Activity
Take a virtual field trip to Mars.
Day 9 (4/2)
*Complete Scholastic Day 9 Lesson and complete the "Which Came First" activity about the story to practice sequence of events.
*Complete page 19 in your March Reading Packet
*i-Ready Reading--complete 3 lessons total for the week. (log in through Clever like you do for your i-Ready math lessons.)
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
*Read 20 minutes in your favorite book before bed or on EPIC.
*Additional Optional Activity
Play the Reading game Cause & Effect on Room Recess.
Day 10 (4/3)
*Complete Scholastic Day 10 Lesson and choose one puzzler activity to complete afterward
*Complete page 20 in your March Reading Packet
*i-Ready Reading--complete 3 lessons total for the week. (log in through Clever like you do for your i-Ready math lessons.)
Fun Friday Activities:
Choose 1 Option below:
*Take a virtual field trip to the Georgia Aquarium to see some jellyfish, Beluga whales, and much more!
*Go on a Scavenger Hunt
Week 3
Day 11 (4/6)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lesson on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activity.
*Complete Scholastic Day 11 Lesson and complete the Word Match activity. Record your Word Match matches in your Writing Journal.
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Listen to the podcast on The Walking Classroom on Meteorology.
Day 12 (4/7)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lesson on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activity.
*Complete Scholastic Day 12 Lesson and complete the Which Came First activity.
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Listen to Dav Pilky, the author of Captain Underpants and Dogman, read and then choose a video to learn to draw one of his characters. Be sure to send Ms. Ward a picture of your finished work!
Day 13 (4/8)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lesson on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activity.
*Complete Scholastic Day 13 Lesson and complete the Word Match activity. Record your Word Match matches in your Writing Journal.
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Choose a book to listen to read by a celebrity on Storyline Online. You may want to check out Quackenstein Hatches a Family!
Day 14 (4/9)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lesson on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activity.
*Complete Scholastic Day 14 Lesson and complete the Fact or Fiction (opinion) activity. Then record your facts and opinions in your Writing Journal.
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Mud Volcano Trail or the Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park.
Day 15 (4/10)
*Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom at 10:30 (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward's read aloud of The Great Egg Escape and discover your stem challenge on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activity.
*Get on Seesaw to do 1 activity Ms. Ward has given you for an extra entry for pizza!
Fun Friday Activities:
Choose One Option Below:
*Draw a bunch of egg pictures and color them to look like Easter Eggs or use plastic eggs if you have them. Then hide them inside the house or in your yard and go on an Easter Egg hunt with your family.
*Go on a Virtual Field Trip to the Atlanta Zoo to check in on the pandas.
Week 4
Day 16 (4/13)
*Watch Ms. Ward's introductory lesson on Reflexive Pronouns and Writing activity on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activities on Seesaw.
*Complete Scholastic Day 16 Lesson and complete the "Which Came First" activity(on Where the Wild Things Are). (www.scholastic.com/learnathome)
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Take a GoNoodle break with a dance or exercise video of your choice.
Day 17 (4/14)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lesson on Reflexive Pronouns and Writing with adjectives on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activities on Seesaw.
*Complete Scholastic Day 17 Lesson and complete the "Fact or Fiction (opinion)" activity on squirrels. Then record your Facts & Opinions about squirrels in your Writing Journal. (www.scholastic.com/learnathome)
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Take a doodling lesson with Mo Willems.
Day 18 (4/15)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lessons on Reflexive Pronouns and Opinion Writing on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activities on Seesaw.
*Complete Scholastic Day 18 Lesson and complete the "Word Match" game. Then record your word matches in your Writing Journal. (www.scholastic.com/learnathome)
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Take a virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo.
Day 19 (4/16)
*Watch Ms. Ward's review lessons on Reflexive Pronouns and Opinion Writing on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activities on Seesaw.
*Complete Scholastic Day 19 Lesson and complete the . Then watch the video on Rocks & Minerals and take the quiz afterward. (www.scholastic.com/learnathome)
*i-Ready Reading--complete 1 i-Ready Reading lesson for today.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Additional Optional Activity
*Go on a rock hunt in your yard, sort them into groups, and draw a picture of them in your Writing Journal. Use adjectives to describe your rocks (smooth, rough, small, big, pointy, gray, etc.)
Day 20 (4/17)
**Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom at 10:30 (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward's review lessons on Reflexive Pronouns and Opinion Writing on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page and complete the activities on Seesaw.
*Complete Scholastic Day 20 Lesson. (www.scholastic.com/learnathome)
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today, then Read for 20 minutes on EPIC or your favorite book.
Fun Friday Activities:
Choose One Option Below
*Watch the video about Firefighters.
*Listen to Dav Pilky, the author of Captain Underpants, read or learn to draw with him.
Week 5
Day 21 (4/20)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Possessive Pronouns on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page. Ms. Ward will also go over today's Opinion Writing activity.
*Seesaw Activities: Possessive Pronouns (pgs. 1 & 2 only), Earth Day video & activity, and Opinion Writing activity.
*Read Cats vs Dogs on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a virtual field trip to Zoo Atlanta to see the pandas.
Day 22(4/21)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Possessive Pronouns on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page. Ms. Ward will also go over today's Opinion Writing activity.
*Seesaw Activities: Possessive Pronouns (pgs. 3 & 4 only), Earth Day activity, and Opinion Writing activity.
*Read How I Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a virtual field trip to Yellowstone National Park.
Day 23(4/22)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Possessive Pronouns on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page. Ms. Ward will also go over today's Opinion Writing activity.
*Seesaw Activities: Possessive Pronouns (pg. 5 only), Earth Day activity, and Opinion Writing activity.
*Read Earth Day Every Day on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a virtual field trip to the Tennessee Aquarium.
Day 24(4/23)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Possessive Pronouns on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page. Ms. Ward will also go over today's Writing activity. Listen to “It Came in the Mail” before completing the Writing activity for today.
*Seesaw Activities: Possessive Pronouns (pg. 6; submit all completed pages), Earth Day activity, and Persuasive/Opinion Writing activity- why is it the best thing to ask for?
*Read Look out for Litter on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a virtual field trip to a George Washington's birth place.
Day 25(4/24)
***Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom at 10:30 in your pajamas (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward's review lessons on Reflexive Pronouns and Opinion Writing on Class Dojo story or the Highland View Second Grade Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Digital Toothy Reflexive Pronoun review. Send Ms. Ward a message telling her how many you got correct for an extra pizza entry!
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Fun Friday Activities:
Choose One Option Below
*Doodle with Mo Willems and learn to draw Elephant, Piggie, the Pigeon, and many more characters.
*Visit the Hands on Museum through their youtube channel.
Week 6
Day 26 (4/27)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Adverbs & Idioms on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Adverb (Sort adverbs & other words) and Idioms (use “a piece of cake” idiom in a sentence).
*Read Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What is an Adverb? on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a GoNoodle break.
Day 27 (4/28)
*Watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Adverbs & a review of Idioms on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Adverbs & Idioms (use “I’m on top of the world” idiom in a sentence).
*Read I Need my Monster on EPIC and take quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Play your favorite board game with your family for a Family Game night. Send Ms. Ward a picture for an extra 🍕 entry!
Day 28 (4/29)
*Watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Adverbs & a review of Idioms.
*Seesaw Activities: Adverbs & Idioms (use “Hold your horses” in a sentence).
*Read More Fun Facts about Pets on EPIC and take quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a picture of yourself in your favorite hat. Send it to Ms. Ward for an extra 🍕 entry!
Day 29 (4/30)
*Watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Adverbs & a review of Idioms.
*Seesaw Activities: Adverbs & Idioms (use “They’re going bananas ” in a sentence).
*Read Memories of a Goldfish on EPIC and take quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Take a picture of yourself wearing your clothes inside out for Inside-out Day, & send it to Ms. Ward for an extra 🍕 entry!
Day 30 (5/1)
***Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom at 10:30 (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Adverbs & a review of Idioms.
*Seesaw Activities: Adverb Toothy & Idiom video/match.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Fun Friday Optional Field Trips:
*Take a virtual field trip to see the penguins at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies.
*Take a virtual field trip to see the rhinos painting at Zoo Knoxville.
Week 7
Day 31 (5/4)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Quotation Marks on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Quotation Marks- add quotation marks to show what they speaker is saying in each sentence.
*Read Frogs on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Write a letter to your mom, grandma, aunt, or any special lady in your life for Mother’s Day and an extra 🍕 entry.
Day 32 (5/5)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Quotation Marks on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Quotation Marks- add quotation marks to 7 sentences, & record yourself reading the sentences.
*Read Seed to Plant on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Complete Mrs. Harmon’s Math Challenge from her lesson for an extra 🍕 entry.
Day 33 (5/6)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Quotation Marks on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Quotation Marks- add quotation marks to 6 sentences. Hint: 2 sentences have quotation marks in them two places.
*Read Spiders on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
For Nifty Trip to a Museum Day, take a trip to the Smithsonian Natural History Musuem. Send Ms. Ward or Mrs. Harmon a Dojo message telling them your favorite part for an extra 🍕 entry.
Day 34 (5/7)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Quotation Marks & Final Stable Syllables on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Quotation Marks- add quotation marks to 3 sentences. Add a line to split the word into 2 syllables.
*Read Three Pigs & a Gingerbread Man on EPIC and take the quiz.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Send Ms. Ward or Mrs. Harmon a picture of you in orange for an extra 🍕 entry on Class Dojo.
Day 35 (5/8)
***Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom in your pajamas at 10:30 (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Final Stable Syllables.
*Seesaw Activities: Make real words with syllables, & record yourself reading them.
*Students who are on Fast Forward, please complete your games for today.
Fun Friday Optional Field Trip/Activity:
*Take a virtual field trip to the Moon.
*Then head outside for Quick! Run & Play Day.
Week 8
Day 36 (5/11)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Contractions on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Contraction Addition
*Read Harry the Dirty Dog on EPIC and take the quiz.
Additional Optional Activities:
*Send Ms. Ward or Mrs. Harmon a picture of you Reading in the Fort you built for an extra 🍕 entry on Class Dojo.
*Check out the Magic Treehouse Home Adventures....yes, the same Magic Treehouse as in the book!
Day 37 (5/12)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Synonyms on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Synonym Match
*Read The Three Little Pigs & The New Neighbor on EPIC and take the quiz.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Send Ms. Ward or Mrs. Harmon a picture of you in Silly Socks for an extra 🍕 entry on Class Dojo.
Day 38 (5/13)
Day 39 (5/14)
*Watch Ms. Ward's video lesson on Homophones on Class Dojo story or our Facebook page.
*Seesaw Activities: Homophone Practice
*Read Dinosaurs or How I Met my Monster on EPIC.
Additional Optional Activity:
*Send Ms. Ward or Mrs. Harmon a picture of you dressed as a Superhero for Up, Up, & Away Day. You will be entered for an extra 🍕 entry on Class Dojo.
Day 40 (5/15)
***Join Ms. Ward & Mrs. Harmon for Zoom at 10:30 (check Dojo messages for the link). Then watch Ms. Ward’s video lesson on Plurals.
*Seesaw Activities: Plurals Detective
Fun Friday Optional Field Trip/Activity:
Option 1: Take a virtual field trip to Monterey Bay to the aquarium.
Option 2: Take a virtual field trip to Texas to visit the Houston Zoo.
Posts
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March Reading Packet page 13
March Reading Packet pg 12
CommonCoreMathandLanguageArtsDailyPracticeforSecondGradeMarch
March Reading & Math Review Packet
After the Fall
SentenceFixersBundle
Sentence fixers that students will begin working on next week. These were sent home with students on 3/13/2020, but if you have lost them you can open the file and write them correctly in your writing journals.
Journal Comprehension Questions
2 pages of Roll the Dice questions to answer comprehension questions for daily journal writing in response to daily Scholastic Reading Assignment. If you do not have dice, write numbers 1-6 on pieces of paper and fold before choosing 2 questions to answer. You could also close your eyes and choose 2 questions to answer as well.
Reading Fortune Teller
Journal Writing comprehension question prompts to be used in upcoming weeks. You will cut the one out that was in your writing journal when you picked up your laptop. The crease, or fold, on each line first to fold together.
I Don't Want to be Big
The Three Ninja Pigs Read Aloud
Scholastic
To access Scholastic at Home click https://www.scholastic.com/learnathome
*To login to all Scholastic Lessons, you can use
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
BrainPop Jr.
To access BrainPop Jr., click https://jr.brainpop.com/ or click your desktop link on your laptop.
username: andstudent
password: vikings
Fast Forward
To access Fast Forward, click https://ondemand3.scilearn.com/slc/learner?tenantId=103446
District: Bristol, VA Public Schools
Enter learner login to access your assignments (taped to top of your BVPS laptop).
Complete your daily games each day.
EPIC
To access EPIC, click https://www.getepic.com/
Click login
Click student/teacher
Class Code: bra9225
Room Recess
Extra practice for reading by clicking https://www.roomrecess.com/pages/ReadingGames.html
Optional Resouces & Activities
Doodle Live with Mo Willems, author of the Elephant & Piggie and Pigeon books.
New videos added daily at noon.
Jerry Pallota, the author of the Who Would Win books, is reading his books on youtube. Click the following link https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jerry+Pallota
Books read by celebrities on Story Line Online by clicking, https://www.storylineonline.net/
Virtual Field Trips
Review Work Sent Home 3/13/20
March Reading Packet
Sentence Fix-Its for extra practice as needed.
Book(s) in baggies.
Writing Journals & "Roll the Dice" writing prompts
Walking Classroom Podcasts
Click the link below to Walking Classroom
*See the daily activities to determine if there is a specific podcast to listen to or if it is the student's choice.