1. Homework Calendar
Week of January 13 –January 17, 2014
2nd Grade Blog: http://wildabout2ndgrade.berkeleyprep.net/
MONDAY
Reading
Explode the Code
minutes count towards
nightly reading
TUESDAY
Read 20 minutes or more!
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Read 20 minutes or more!
Read 20 minutes or more!
Read 20 minutes or more!
Phonics- Explode the Code Online
(10 minutes/3x a week)
https://www.explodethecode.com/login/
XtraMath - Computer Time (5 minutes each night)
Math
Wordly Wise
Homelink 6:9
HomeLink 6:10
HomeLink 7:1
Study for Wordly Wise Test
Spelling word practice! This week’s words are: gym, sports, played, skate and kicked.
Upcoming Events:
DATES
Family Link Newsletter
No regular math homework!
Explore the websites – (10 minutes/2x a week)
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ (Book 2) or use online flashcards at BrainFlips:
http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/2nd/WordWise/WWise2.htm
Wordly Wise Homework Sheet
Word Study
www.xtramath.org
Jan. 20- No School Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan.29-Walk-a-thon
Feb. 6- Field Trip/Brandon Center Place for Fine Arts
Feb. 14- Grandparents’ Day and Valentines’ Day
March 5- Field Trip to Dali Museum

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
the Week
gym
sports
Write your words in rice, shaving cream,
bathtub foam, or any other item approved by a
family member.
Write your words using one color for vowels
and another color for consonants. Then write
your words in ABC order.
If applicable, write word families for your
words.
(For example, could-would-should)
played
skate
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.
Word Jumble:
Scramble your words and write the correct
spelling next to each scrambled word.
Write each word in special letters (bubbly,
squiggly, block, etc)
kicked