The document is Mrs. Ackerman's homework calendar for the week of February 11th-15th, 2013 for her students. It outlines the daily homework assignments and includes reading for 20 minutes each day, online phonics practice 3 times a week, math homework on fractions, Spanish homework and practice on the blog and website, online vocabulary practice with Wordly Wise, and keyboarding practice twice a week. It also notes an upcoming Valentine's Day walk-a-thon on February 14th and a school holiday on February 18th. The word study section provides options for practicing the weekly spelling words - crash, catches, caught, junk, and quit.

1. Mrs. Ackerman’s Homework Calendar
Name:____________________ Week of February 11th – 15th, 2013
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 8:1 HomeLink 8:2 HomeLink 8:3
Math Equal Parts Fractions of Shapes Fractions of Collections
XtraMath –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 10
Brainflips are now on the 2nd grade learning links!
Lesson 9 Review
Wordly Wise Website Review Use our Wordly Wise
Website - Review the words-
Challenge Yourself Lesson 10
Lesson 10 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
February 14th – Valentine’s Day & LD Walk-a-thon – Turn in your Pledge forms the morning of the 14th!
Upcoming
February 18th– School Holiday
Events February 19th - Teacher In-Service

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
the Week
crash crashes caught junk quit
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)