Mrs. Merrix's 2nd Grade Classroom
Hello 2nd grade students and parents!
Below you will find several online resources which correlate with the home-based packets you have received.
You will also find the online lesson plans for the remainder of the school year (weeks 1-9) across the top of the page.
Please do not feel overwhelmed by the work your child has been given. The work is not to be taken for a grade, but rather it is meant to give your child the instruction our class had not yet covered this school year.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me through Remind or by email.
I miss all of my students so much! I cannot wait to see them one day soon.
-Mrs. Merrix ❤
*There are many videos from Brainpop Jr. in the online resources.
You will need this login information to access them:
Username: giles
Password: gilesk12
Science Experiment Assignment:
Here are some simple, at-home experiments that you and your child can do together!
However, you do not HAVE to select one of these. Be sure to send a picture/video of your experiment so I can post it for your friends to see! Please click on the < and > buttons to view the show slide by slide. :)


Science Online Resources
WEEK 1: Habitats:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15IrEuhYmo
2. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>habitats Watch them all if you want!
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WEEK 2: Changing Habitats and Fossils:
1. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>land>fossils
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_-bPc4uM7c
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WEEK 3: Uses of Plants:
1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygvnPllrQW8
2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=im4HVXMGI68
3. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8aEWGHU7AYw
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WEEK 4: Parts of a Plant:
1. https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>Science>letter K>#2
2. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>plants>parts of a plant
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WEEK 5: Plant Life Cycle:
1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q
2. https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade >Science> letter K> #3
3. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>plants>plant life cycle
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WEEK 6 and 7: Butterfly Life Cycle
1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RSpMQQOpw
2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kVm5k99PnBk
3. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>animals>butterflies
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WEEK 8: White-Tail Deer:
1. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wUmjreuVkKA
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WEEK 9: Magnetism:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYwQXoUJHF9NQdzx_3_Wxc2tzviR8lZ8/view?usp=sharing My Video on Magnets
1. https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>forces>magnets
2. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s236Q1nuWXg
3. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4I1WqXHkVgs
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Soc. Studies Online Resources
Week 1:
Social Studies Textbook Access https://student.efiveponds.com/
(Read Chapter 5 in online textbook)
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to social studies>holidays > check out videos for Martin Luther King Jr. & Thanksgiving
Week 2:
Read chapter 6 pages 100-106 in online book
https://student.efiveponds.com/
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to science>conservation>natural resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8uJQPo8yq0 (Great video on 3 types of resources)
Week 3:
Read Chapter 6 pages 108-112 in online book
https://student.efiveponds.com/
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to social studies>economics (Watch all 3 videos)
Check out these 2 books on EPIC Books:
What Do We Buy?: A Look at Goods and Services By: Robin Nelson
Who's Buying? Who's Selling?: Understanding Consumers and Producers By: Jennifer S. Larson
Week 4:
Read Chapter 7 pages 114-123 in online book
https://student.efiveponds.com/
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to social studies>citizenship>Rights and Responsibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyP09S0UEzA (Video on laws, rights, and responsibilities)
Week 5:
Read Chapter 7 pages 124-129 in online book
https://student.efiveponds.com/
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to social studies>citizenship> watch "statue of liberty" and "American Symbols"
Check out these 2 books on EPIC Books:
Hello, America!: Lincoln Memorial By: Kaitlyn Duling
United States Capitol by Julie Murray
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t14bRfqp6Mo Video of Star Spangled Banner (Look for American symbols)
Week 6:
Take virtual field trips to see our nations symbols at:
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/randilembke/502/virtualtour/washingtonmonument.html
https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm
Week7: (This week can also be split up to cover weeks 8 and 9)
Review of Continents and Oceans
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to Social Studies> A. Geography>work on 4-6
Review your country, state, county, and town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w6hHDaA03M Virginia Video
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BtmtkydtZKtQ67iHw9XSSsBcvqRUcHK6kxUVDi9mjp0/edit?usp=sharing Slideshow of Giles County
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EPIC Books
***An Email was sent to you for your child to access books on Epicbooks***
Parents who are teachers and already have accounts on Epic can look up the following books for weeks 1-3:
There are also some science books you can check out on Epic if you'd like!...
Fossils By: Grace Hansen
Helping Habitats By: Barbara Webb
Plants We Eat By: Jennifer Colby
Math Online Resources
Week 1:
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to Math>Time> watch "Time to the Hour" and "Time to the Minute"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6RNkQ7lU8Y (Time to 5 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBBQXBhSNUs (AWESOME video if your child needs extra help with time!)
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>math>letter Q "Time" determine which practice number your child needs (There are lots!)
Weeks 2 & 3:
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>data watch "bar graphs and tally charts" and "pictographs"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaIPOILm88 (Video on Tally Marks)
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>math>Letter R "Data and Graphs"
Week 4:
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles work on letter X- 1 and 2 for probability
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>data >basic probability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZn-itEoO-0 (Instructional Video on probability)
Week 5:
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>geometry > watch "Plane Shapes" and "Solid Shapes"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JQUeykm0wmpPZn3pb_2bJYJrC_aGI73G/view?usp=sharing (My Shape Video)
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles work on letter U 3D shapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZYK83utu0 (Number Rock Video on 3D shapes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYoUQyLNUi4 (Name that Shape!)
Week 6:
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles work on letter T numbers 8 and 9 on symmetry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzktJNmnPU (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJlhywRfvh8 (Song)
Week 7:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9heEKmQqliwzYsbF-v85Wcm3XZQIVdk/view?usp=sharing Fractions (My Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0FZhQ_GkKw (Fractions Another Instructional Video)
www.ixl.com/giles work on letter W- Fractions numbers 1-14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTce7f6KGE0 (Fractions Video)
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>fractions>watch basic parts of a whole
Week 8:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ql-Ypeg6QVGKuOqneKi64pZowdNLMR-Y/view?usp=sharing Ordinal Numbers
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>measurement>watch inches and feet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggNcDtUhgq8 (Inches and Feet Video)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Jih0bNB4pfmUCxfEjwODW_beOGaaN9WORYiYkz8pGaA/edit?usp=sharing Measuring Slideshow :)
www.ixl.com/giles work on letters S Measuring 1-4 and C Names of numbers 1 & 2
Week 9:
www.ixl.com/giles work on any review (Especially Place Value)
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to math>number sense>watch videos on place value, rounding, even and odd
Review Counting by 5's, 10's, and 2's: here's a collection of songs we often did in class
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Math Games
https://www.mathgames.com/grade2
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Language Arts Online Resources
Week 1:
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> letter C "consonants and digraphs" select which practice numbers your child needs
Week 2:
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to reading and writing>sentence> watch "commas with adjectives and lists"
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> Letter YY "Punctuation" #1 Commas in a series
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jCKpwexL1SgPcAZPxndaAjnSVgDsPm-H (My video for commas)
Week 3:
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to reading and writing>word>compound words
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> Letter FF "Compound Words" #1-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0OBDRvkKo (Video on compound words)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL7pz08ogHA (Compound word game)
Week 4:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FLMPzvEx30 (-er video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjRiSFRfC7Q (-er video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvrZ5NuvP_w (more on compound words)
Week 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_6mfwXe3Bo (suffixes including -ly)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg_y4kCJ1U8 (-ly)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzDHkkA44TU (synonyms instruction)
https://jr.brainpop.com/ go to reading and writing>word>synonyms and antonyms
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> Letter HH "Synonyms and Antonyms" #1&6
Week 6:
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> Letter HH "Synonyms and Antonyms" #2-5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEFqdj41kEQ Antonyms Video
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles go to 2nd grade>language arts> Letter EE "Prefixes and Suffixes" #5
Week 7:
Contractions Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xE-vw2ctqo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePK2EZnCWrCZfumeosxhKdpeZMaymnEt/view?usp=sharing Contractions Instruction
Week 8:
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles XX. Contractions #1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePK2EZnCWrCZfumeosxhKdpeZMaymnEt/view?usp=sharing Contractions Instruction (same as week 7)
Week 9:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tHSYCP5XK7SBpEt3p_VRL8LXBrJGR0y/view?usp=sharing My Video for abbreviations
https://www.ixl.com/signin/giles AAA. Abbreviate days of the week & Abbreviate months of the year
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Free Play (ABCYA)
https://www.abcya.com/grades/2
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Extra: Scholastic
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
Mrs. Merrix's Instructional Videos
Using Commas When Listing:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jCKpwexL1SgPcAZPxndaAjnSVgDsPm-H
2 and 3-dimensional shapes:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JQUeykm0wmpPZn3pb_2bJYJrC_aGI73G/view?usp=sharing
Contractions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePK2EZnCWrCZfumeosxhKdpeZMaymnEt/view?usp=sharing
Abbreviations:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tHSYCP5XK7SBpEt3p_VRL8LXBrJGR0y/view?usp=sharing
Ordinal Numbers:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ql-Ypeg6QVGKuOqneKi64pZowdNLMR-Y/view?usp=sharing
Fractions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O9heEKmQqliwzYsbF-v85Wcm3XZQIVdk/view?usp=sharing
Magnets:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYwQXoUJHF9NQdzx_3_Wxc2tzviR8lZ8/view?usp=sharing