This document is Mrs. Ackerman's homework calendar for her second grade class for the week of November 12th-16th, 2012. It includes assignments for each subject each day including reading 20 minutes per day, phonics and reading assignments, math assignments involving number stories, measurement, and math fact practice, Spanish lessons from Senora's blog, Wordly Wise vocabulary lessons and website reviews, keyboarding practice, a second grade service project to bake pumpkin bread, and upcoming events like Thanksgiving break and a book fair.

1. Mrs. Ackerman’s Homework Calendar
Name:____________________ Week of November 12th – 16th, 2012
http://wildabout2ndgrade.berkeleyprep.net/
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more! Read 20 minutes or more!
Reading
Phonics- Explode the Code Online https://www.explodethecode.com/login/ (10 minutes/3x a week)
HomeLink 4:5
HomeLink 4:7
Shopping at the Grocery HomeLink 4:6 HomeLink 4:8
Measuring to the Nearest Inch
Story Addition Number Stories Addition Strategies
Math
Math Fact Practice – Subtracting 4’s and 5’s
XtraMath – Computer Time (5 minutes each night)
Senora’s Blog & homework letter provides our homework schedule:
Spanish http://bpsgalaspanish.berkeleyprep.net/
http://www.wordlywise3000.com/ Book 2 – Lesson 6
Brainflips for Lesson 6 are now on the 2nd grade learning links!
Lesson 6 Review
Wordly Wise Use our Wordly Wise
Website - Review the words-
Website - Review the words- Lesson 6 Lesson 6
Vocabulary words to complete
Quiz on Friday
the sentences
Keyboarding http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/typing%20games.htm
Above & Beyond 10 minutes/2x a week
Pumpkin Bread Baking – 2nd Grade Service Project – November 19th
Extra Thanksgiving/No School – November 21st – 23
Fall Book Fair-November 26th-30th

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
there their they’re they where
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)