Grade 2 Resources and Assignments
Online Resources
Clever
https://clever.com/in/bostonpublic/
● Students can use their QR codes to logon to the BPS platform to access Reflex Math, Kids A-Z, and other resources listed below using a webcam on a laptop, desktop, tablet, or smart phone.
ELA Resources
Kids A-Z
https://www.kidsa-z.com/main/Login (also available in the app store)
username: ehanno (Ms. Hanno's Class)
username: mdaley12 (Ms. Daley's Class)
password: (your student has an individual password, which they should know)
Students can read and listen to leveled books with accompanying comprehension questions and can even record themselves so their teachers can listen to them remotely!
Scholastic: Learn From Home
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
username: Learning20
password: Clifford
Students can read grade leveled texts, watch educational videos, and work on connected activities.
Read Works
https://www.readworks.org/
username: echandler@bostonpublicschools.org (both classes)
password: Grade2ReadWorks
● Students can read leveled articles on hundreds of topics with accompanying question sets.
Pebble Go
https://www.pebblego.com/
username: engaged
password: learning
● Students can read articles with accompanying activities on a variety of topics including animals, science, biographies, social studies, and dinosaurs.
Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/library/
● Students can listen to favorite picture books read by famous actors.
Math Resources
Reflex Math
username: mdaley5 (Ms. Daley's class)
username: ehanno (Ms. Hanno's Class)
password: (your student has an individual password, which they should know)
● Students can practice addition and subtraction fluency while playing engaging gamesand practicing fact families.
Prodigy (Ms. Daley's Class Only)
username: provided at end of packet
password: provided at end of packet
● Students begin by taking a placement test and then engage in fun and exciting games tailored to their math learning needs.
Khan Academy (Ms. Hanno's Class Only)
https://www.khanacademy.org/signup
username: create your own
password: create your own
Students can learn and practice all grade level math skills by watching instructional videos and completing practice sets and quizzes.
Additional Resources
BrainPop Jr.
username: LeeAcademy19-20
password: brainp0p
● Students can watch engaging educational videos on a variety of topics including science, health, math, social studies, reading and writing, and arts and technology. There are also accompanying activities and quizzes available for each video.
GoNoodle
● Students can participate in fun indoor songs, dances, and workouts like Zumba!
Current Assignments
Week 3 (March 30-April 3)
Reading
Remember to read for at least 30 minutes a day (this can be on the computer or with a book) and complete 1 reading response per week. Check the back of your reading log for response questions and choose one to respond to. Your reading response should be at least 3 sentences long. Make sure you check for capital letters, punctuation, and nice neat handwriting!
Tip of the Week: Try to record yourself reading on RAZ Kids once a week! Your teacher will award you 100 bonus starts for every recording!
Writing
Set a goal to complete 2-3 writing prompts each week. For some extra writing time, try starting a journal about your time at home. Write and draw for 15 minutes a day about what you did, what you saw, what you are feeling, what you are thinking, and what you are wondering.
Tip of the Week: Have a family member take a picture of one of your journal entries to send to your teacher. We would love to post some student examples for next week!
Math
Remember to spend 30 minutes a day practicing your facts on Reflex Math and working on practice pages in your math workbook for units 1, 3, 4, or 5.
Tip of the Week: Did you know that you can check how many facts you have mastered on Reflex Math? Set a goal of mastering 2-3 new facts each week… you teachers will be checking your progress!
Video of the Week
Go Noodle - Peanut Butter in a Cup We heard that some of you are having trouble getting all your energy out now that you aren’t able to run around at the playground. Luckily, Go Noodle has tons of fun videos with songs and exercises you can do in your house! Kick off this week by singing and dancing with your friends at Moose Tube, Blazer Fresh or KooKooKangeroo!
Past Assignments
Week 2 (March 23-27)
Reading
Remember to read for at least 30 minutes a day (this can be on the computer or with a book) and complete 1 reading response per week. Check the back of your reading log for response questions and choose one to respond to. Your reading response should be at least 3 sentences long. Make sure you check for capital letters, punctuation, and nice neat handwriting!
Here are a couple examples from books your teachers are reading:
What is your opinion of this book? Would you recommend it to others?
In my opinion, the book Big Al by Andrew Clements is a book anyone would enjoy. One reason I loved this book is because it had great illustrations. One of my favorite illustrations was when Big Al was covered in sand and he let out a big sneeze and all the colorful fish swam away. Another reason I loved this book was because Al was a funny fish. At one point in the story, he puffed himself up real big so the other fish would laugh at him. It didn’t work, but it made me laugh! I think anyone that really likes fish would enjoy this story. You should give it a try!
Ms. Daley
What was your favorite part of this book? Why?
My favorite part of Giraffes Can’t Dance is when Gerald says, “I am dancing! Yes, I’m dancing! I AM DANCING!” I like this part because Gerald was feeling very sad and lonely when the other animals made fun of him, but now he realizes that he is actually an amazing dancer! Also, I like that it teaches us not to worry about what others think and to remember to love yourself. Finally, the illustration on this page is really cool because it shows a close up on Gerald’s smiling face with the other animals watching in the background. That’s why I love this part of Giraffes Can’t Dance!
Mrs. Hanno
Writing
Set a goal to complete 2-3 writing prompts each week. For some extra writing time, try starting a journal about your time at home. Write and draw for 15 minutes a day about what you did, what you saw, what you are feeling, what you are thinking, and what you are wondering.
Math
Remember to spend 20 minutes a day practicing your facts on Reflex Math. Did you know that you can check how many facts you have mastered? Set a goal of mastering 2-3 new facts each week!
Continue to work through pages in your math workbook. Complete any page in Units 1, 3, 4, or 5.
Video of the Week
BrainPop Jr. - Continents and Oceans After you watch, test your knowledge by taking one of the quizzes and try out one of the activities like “Draw About It.”
Week 1 (March 16-20)
Reading
Remember to read for at least 30 minutes a day (this can be on the computer or with a book) and complete 1 reading response per week. Check the back of your reading log for response questions and choose one to respond to. Your reading response should be at least 3 sentences long. Make sure you check for capital letters, punctuation, and nice neat handwriting!
Writing
Set a goal to complete 2-3 writing prompts each week. For some extra writing time, try starting a journal about your time at home. Write and draw for 15 minutes a day about what you did, what you saw, what you are feeling, what you are thinking, and what you are wondering.
Math
Please spend some time completing workbook pages in units 1, 3, 4, or 5. Your workbook was sent home with you.
Science
Check out Mr. Ben's weekly lesson plans for fun science activities to try at home!