This homework is for students entering third grade in September 2016. Please use the link below to download/print copies.
Summer Homework
Welcome to GradeTwo!
Monday, June 27, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
June Math Workshop
June Math Workshop
Time, Shapes, and Fractions as Equal Parts of
Shapes
In this final unit, the
children will expand upon their understanding of geometry. They will compose (make) and decompose (take apart/separate) shapes. They will also begin to develop an understanding of unit
fractions (fractions with one in the numerator) as equal part of a whole. The
students will also be relating fractional parts of a circle to the minutes on a
clock.
Unit Fractions
Fractional Parts of a Clock
New
Key Vocabulary Words For This Unit
Analog Clock/ Digital
Clock
a.m./p.m.
Quarter Past/After, Quarter To/Of- related to time and the clock
A Whole- can be made up of 2 halves, 3 thirds or 4 fourths
Third of (shapes) thirds- three equal parts
Parallel- two lines on the same plane are parallel if they do not
intersect (cross each other)
Parallelogram- quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel
Polygon- a closed figure with three or more straight sides (examples:
triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon)
Quadrilateral- a four-sided polygon (example: square, rhombus, rectangle,
trapezoid, parallelogram)
Angle- a figure formed by the corner of a polygon
Right Angle- a square corner
How You Can Help At Home
Practice telling time
using an analog clock.
Practice telling time to
the nearest 5 minutes.
Draw shapes with your
child and have them practice dividing them into halves, thirds, and fourths.
Focusing on the equal-sized pieces.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
June Word Study
Unit 17
This is our last unit for 2nd Grade. In this unit, the students will be learning the last syllable type which is the consonant -le syllable. This syllable type always comes at the end of a multisyllabic word such as bubble or bicycle.
This syllable always has 3 letters: a consonant, the letter l, and the letter e.
Trick Words
Week 1: laugh, favorite, sugar
Knowing all six syllable types will help your child to read and spell. We encourage your child to use all the spelling rules and skills over the summer.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
May Reader's Workshop
Archetypes and Traditional Literature
During the month of May students
will learn the different types of traditional literature:
· Fairytales- have a lot of magic and
usually people in a faraway land, like princess and kings and queens, or
imaginary creatures like trolls and fairies and witches. Good characters are rewarded, but they also
get a little help from magic to solve their problems.
· Folktales - usually have characters who are
poor, hard -working people. In these stories honesty, hard work, and kindness are rewarded. People
have to work hard and do the right thing to solve their problems.
· Fables – sometimes have animals that talk, and
they’re shorter than other pieces of traditional literature
*We will also be studying
character archetypes from all traditional literature (good characters versus evil characters)
May Read Aloud
During the month of May, the students will be learning about
the Colonial Time period and how children lived during this time period. The
Colonial Time period relates to the 13 original British colonies in North
America before their independence in 1776. They will connect this information
back to the unit we studied on Native Americans. During this unit,
the students will compare and contrast their roles in our community with
the roles of children during the colonial times in their community. They will
learn the types of food they ate, how they gathered their food, games the
children played, how they created these games, roles of men/women/children,
homes they lived in and how they were built, children schooling, and modes of
transportation, etc. The students will also explore the importance of how the
contributions of the Colonials have affected America, even today.
The books we will be
reading are:
Thursday, April 7, 2016
May Field Trips!
Calpulli Mexican Dancers
As part of our social studies curriculum,
students have been learning about the culture of New York City. We have learned that New York City is a
“melting pot” that is composed of many different people and cultures from all
over the world. In order to celebrate
and learn more about one of those cultures, we will be going to see the
Calpulli Mexican Dancers on Wednesday, May 4th presented by Enrichment
through the arts at the College of Staten Island.
- Date: Wednesday, May 4th
- Cost: $10
- Time: We will leave the school at 10:00am and return by 1:30.
- Lunch: We will not return to school in time to eat lunch in the cafeteria. Children will be provided with cheese sandwiches to eat in the classroom upon returning to school. If your child does not like cheese sandwiches please be sure to send them to school with lunch.
Brooklyn Bridge
Throughout the school
year the second grade has been learning about and visiting each of the 5
boroughs. To continue our exploration of
the five boroughs we will be walking over the Brooklyn Bridge! We will learn
the history of the bridge and its importance to the five boroughs, specifically
Brooklyn and Manhattan. Students will be
bussed to Manhattan and then walk back to Brooklyn, where they will have some
time to enjoy the Brooklyn Bridge Park!
- Date: Thursday, May 19th
- Cost: Free!
- Time: We will leave the school at 9:30am and return by 1:30pm
- Lunch: Weather permitting, we will be eating lunch in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Students will be provided with cheese sandwiches from the cafeteria. If your child does not like cheese sandwiches please provide them with lunch. Students will carry their lunch with them over the bridge so please make sure their lunch is in a bag that is easy to carry.
April Word Study
Unit 13
The students will continue to work on D syllable type. We will be working on new vowel teams.
Trick words: Monday, tuesday, cousin
lose, dance, beautiful
Unit 14
The students learned one sound for the the previous vowel teams of oa, ow, and oe. The letter combination also has another sound as in the word plow.
Trick Words: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
bought, library, piece
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