The document is Mrs. Ackerman's homework calendar for the week of May 7-11, 2012 for her second grade class. It outlines the daily homework assignments and includes reading for 20 minutes each night, practicing multiplication facts and math word problems, completing Spanish practice online, doing vocabulary work and activities for the Wordly Wise program, and having a poetry reading party on Wednesday and an end of year field trip on Thursday. It also provides options for practicing the weekly spelling words through different activities.

1. Mrs. Ackerman’s Homework Calendar
Name:____________________ Week of May 7th – 11th, 2012
http://wildabout2ndgrade.berkeleyprep.net/
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY WEEKEND
Reading Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more!
Enjoy your
weekend with your
HomeLink 11:7 HomeLink 11:8 HomeLink 11:9 HomeLink 11:10 family!
Math Multiplication Facts Fact Triangles Fact Families Unit 12: Family Letter
XtraMath– Computer Time (5 minutes each night) & Math Fact Practice – Review Addition & Subtraction
Enter the Spanish review links and select additional practice (towards the bottom). To sign in, please type Berkeley (and the number your
child is assigned in class). The password is: Berkeley (and the number your child is assigned in class followed by the letter a).
Spanish For example- Username: berkeley3 Password: berkeley3a
Scroll down and select: “Sprout Series-Book B”- Select #3 to practice the Sprout Series Games
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ Book 2 – Lesson 15
Choose a vocabulary word
Write a paragraph using Lesson 15 Review Website - Review the
Wordly Wise and use the graphic organizer
your selected word and Use our Wordly Wise words- Lesson 15
to write a topic idea,
graphic organizer. Draw Vocabulary words to Quiz on Friday
supporting details and
an illustration. complete the sentences
concluding sentence.
Word Study Refer to “Above and Beyond” page 2
Upcoming Events: Wednesday, May 9th – Poetry Reading Party (1:30p.m. – classroom)
Thursday, May 24th – Philippe Park End of the Year Party 10:00am-2:30pm (Families Invited)
Friday, May 25th – Farmers’ Day (11am dismissal) – Last day of school

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