Monday, January 22, 2007

2nd Grade Activities: Week 20

RELIGION: daily prayer; study Good Shepherd Catholic Catechism in preparation for 1st Communion; attend Mass.

MATH: Flip Over Math: multiplication, addition, and subtraction with plastic coins (word problems); addition and subtraction drill with Flashmaster for learning math tables; Flip Over Math: multiplication and division with connecting rods and connecting people.

PHONICS: work in Explode the Code 3 with vowel diagraphs ee, ea, ai, and ay.

READING: read signs, book and video covers, text on blogs and websites, comic books and comic strips.

READING/SPELLING: read titles and comments on family photo blogs; IM with Grandma; reading in Catechism, Phonics, and Math books.

HANDWRITING: write one-word answers in Explode the Code workbook and Catechism book; write labels, lists, and notes.

SCIENCE/NATURE: watch National Geographic Kids: Cain the Coyote, and Cara the Sea Turtle videos. Draw a family of ducks. Observe habits and characteristics of betta fish; point out some differences between the male and female betta fish: different shaped fins and tails. Watch Discovery: Mother Nature Tales of Discovery: Babes In The Woods video. Sort and play with a large collection of sea shells.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Spanish: apply stickers to the First Thousand Words in Spanish Sticker Book (Usborne). Braille coding with slate and stylus.

ART: make a hedgehog out of air-dry clay; color in Catechism workbook; artwork in Photoshop; drawings of animals on paper and computer.

MUSIC: attend choir rehearsals, and Masses in Latin and English; listen to classical and contemporary music; read along and sing some music during Mass.

P.E.: attend softball practices and clinic; park time.

READ ALOUD: The Adventures of Tintin: Explorers on the Moon, Herge; read from The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann Wyss.