1. Homework Calendar
Week of August 26th
– 30th
, 2013
2nd
Grade Blog: http://wildabout2ndgrade.berkeleyprep.net/
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Reading
Explode the Code
minutes count towards
nightly reading
requirements
Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more!
Phonics- Explode the Code Online
https://www.explodethecode.com/login/
(10 minutes/2x a week)
Math
XtraMath - Computer Time (5 minutes each night)
www.xtramath.org
Wordly Wise
Explore the websites – (10 minutes/2x a week)
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ (Book 2- Lesson 1)
or use online flashcards at BrainFlips:
http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/2nd/WordWise/WWise2.htm
Website:
Review the words
for Lesson 1
Website:
Review the words
for Lesson 1
Crossword Puzzle
Word Study
Spelling
Refer to Options on Page 2
DATES
Upcoming Events:
Friday, August 30th
– Fall Tailgate
Monday, September 2nd
– No School
Friday, Sept. 6th
- 8:30a.m. – 2nd
Grade Coffee (LD Activity Center)
Friday, September 20th
& 27th
- Yearbook Photos

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
the Week
school children because favorite friends
Write your words in rice, shaving cream,
bathtub foam, or any other item approved by a
family member.
Dot Out the Word:
First, dot out a letter of the word. Next,
trace the letter. Keep doing it until you are
finished with the whole word. Repeat with all
spelling words on your list.
Write your words using one color for vowels
and another color for consonants. Then write
your words in ABC order.
Word Jumble:
Scramble your words and write the correct
spelling next to each scrambled word.
If applicable, write word families for your
words.
(For example, could-would-should)
Write each word in special letters (bubbly,
squiggly, block, etc)