Weekly Home Fun Sheet

Name: ______

Weekly Home Fun Sheet

Week of October 11th – October 14th 2016

Ms. Kalb

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Class 2-311

Self-Assessment: / Teacher Feedback:

Reminder: Dear Parents, please make sure you sign their reading logs in their blue reading folder every night. Thank you! There is no school on Wednesday October 12th. If students lose their homework sheets, they can download another one at catonschool.com.

Also, students:

●Put your homework notebook and black homework folder in the Homework box every morning and get it every afternoon.

●Please tell Ms. Kalb in the morning when you have a message from your parent! Thank you!

Dear Parents,
Please join the Remind App so you may receive any notices from me.

text @kalb249 to the number 81010

You'll receive a welcome text from Remind.

If you have trouble with 81010, you can try texting @kalb249 to (620) 450-4631.

I look forward to getting the notification that you have joined my Remind app. This is a great resource where I can send you updates about the class and important reminders about field trips, for example.
Many kind regards,
Ms Kalb
Tuesday 10/11/16
Reminder: Fill in your reading log daily. / Reading: (Reading Unit 1: Reading Growth Spurt) Practice building stamina in reading by reading for at least 30-40 minutes every day and recording it on your reading log.
Readers monitor how well they are reading. As you read, think about how well you are reading. Are you reading with a 3 or 4 star fluency? Are you asking questions as you read? Are you stopping and jotting every 2-3 pages? Are you thinking about the Central Message?
Writing: (Writing Unit 1: Narrative Writing) Please see the attached 2nd Grade Narrative Writing Checklist to check for Spelling and Punctuation.
➢Continue your small moment story. Remember that the right punctuation makes a story come to life. Reread your story and check for the best punctuation to make your story come to life.
➢Use ! to show excitement
➢Use ? for questions
➢Use “ “ to show conversations
Math: (Math Unit 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000)
Short Response #1 and Place Value HW
Solve the word problem below in your Home Fun Notebook.
Remember to:
Read the word problem.
Draw a picture to show your work. (Ex: Draw a tape diagram or double tape diagram and label. )
Write an equation. (Ex: a number sentence and a statement that matches the story.
Social Studies: (Social Studies Unit 1: Geography, Rural, Urban, and Suburban)
Reading passage is attached to your homework sheet.
Read the passage “The Difference between Maps and Globes” and answer questions 1-5 ONLY.
Thursday 10/13/16
Reminder: Fill in your reading log daily. / Reading: (Reading Unit 1: Reading Growth Spurt) Practice building stamina in reading by reading for at least 30-40 minutes every day and recording it on your reading log. Then answer the question below based on what you have read.
Remember to ask questions are you read. For example: WHO are the characters in the story? WHAT is Henry’s big problem in the story? WHY is this a problem? WHERE is the story taking place? HOW does Stellaluna feel when she gets separated from her mother?
Writing: (Writing Unit 1: Narrative Writing)
❏Reread your small moment story and think about a good ending for the story. A good ending leaves readers feeling complete and not wanting to know more. A good ending makes the story finished!
❏Check off that box on your Narrative Writing Checklist!
Math: (Math Unit 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000)
Short Response #2 and Place Value HW
Solve the word problem below in your Home Fun Notebook.
Remember to:
Read the word problem.
Draw a picture to show your work. (Ex: Draw a tape diagram or double tape diagram and label. )
Write an equation. (Ex: a number sentence and a statement that matches the story.
Social Studies: (Social Studies Unit 1: Geography, Rural, Urban, and Suburban)
Reading passage is attached to your homework sheet.
Read the passage “The Difference between Maps and Globes” and answer questions 6 ONLY.
Friday 10/14/16
Reminder: Fill in your reading log daily. / Reading: (Reading Unit 1: Reading Growth Spurt) Practice building stamina in reading by reading for at least 30-40 minutes every day and recording it on your reading log.As you read,remember that readers think and ask questions as they read. During your reading,write at least 2 stop and jots. Some examples are: What type of person is the character? Are they kind? Selfish? Shy? Use
examples from the text to prove your idea. What are the big events (problems, conversations) that are happening? How are the big events changing what is happening in the story? How do you feel about the character? Do you agree with their actions,feelings, or words? Tell why or why not.
Writing: (Writing Unit 1: Narrative Writing)
➢Writers you have been working very hard to make your story very strong and interesting for readers.
➢The last two days you were making your story so wonderful.
➢Today I want you to read it again and reflect on how those changes helped your story to be stronger and think what else can you add to your Small Moment story. Use your checklist to get ideas on what to add!
You should finish writing your story, revise, and edit it and return it to school on Monday, October 17th, 2016. If you have more than one, choose your best one. Use the blank story booklet attached to the homefun packet and return it to Ms Kalb!
Math: (Math Unit 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000)
Short Response #3 and Place Value HW
Remember to:
Read the word problem.
Draw a picture to show your work. (Ex: Draw a tape diagram or double tape diagram and label. )
Write an equation. (Ex: a number sentence and a statement that matches the story.
Social Studies: (Social Studies Unit 1: Geography, Rural, Urban, and Suburban)
Reading passage is attached to your homework sheet.
Read the passage “The Difference between Maps and Globes” and answer questions 7 ONLY.
Science: Read the article “Erosion” and answer the comprehension questions 1-5.
Word Study
-ea (long vowel E sound)-a_e (long vowel A sound)-ight
1. eating 2. breathed 3. weaker 4. skaters 5. replace 6. erasers 7. frightened 8. midnight 9. bright
Sight Words—List 1 Review Nightly!
always first people because their family special great another right these when don’t goes off very wouldn’t about before isn’t walk

ELA Vocabulary: Make a box like the one below for each word in your Home Fun Notebook and Review Nightly

goals punctuationchunkingCVVCCVVstory structure

word
● / meaning (in your own words) / sketch
Use each word to write a complete sentence.

Math Vocabulary: Make a box like the one below for each word in your Home Fun Notebook and Review Nightly

standard fromword formunit formexpanded formcompare number disk

word
● / meaning (in your own words) / sketch
Use each word to write a complete sentence.

Content Area Vocabulary: Make a box like the one below for each word in your Home Fun Notebook and Review Nightly

mapglobedirectionlocatestate report observe

word
● / meaning (in your own words) / sketch
Use each word to write a complete sentence.

Story Booklet

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Short Response Math Word Problems

Answer the following questions in your HW notebook.

Bar Model Number Bond

Jose is practicing how to measure using a meter stick. He measures the distance from his room to his brother’s room as 16 meters. If Jose walks from his room to his brother’s room and back, how many meters will Jose have walked in total? Show all of your work and write a statement explaining your answer.

Wendy wants to run 75 meters by Friday. She runs 24 meters on Wednesday. She runs 32 meters on Thursday. How many more meters will Wendy need to run in order to reach her goal? Show all of your work and write a statement explaining your answer.

Brianna wants to measure the height of her doll using a meter stick. She places the doll’s feet at the 1cm mark. The doll’s head reaches the 23cm mark. Brianna says that the doll is 23cm. Is Brianna correct? Explain how you know if Brianna is right or wrong using words, numbers, and pictures.

Place Value Homework

Name Date

Draw, label, and box 70. Draw pictures of the units you use to count from
70 to 220.

Draw, label, and box 200. Draw pictures of the units you use to count from
300 to 528.

Draw, label, and box 428. Draw pictures of the units you use to count from
428 to 600.

Draw, label, and box 600. Draw pictures of the units you use to count from 600 to 1,000.