Word Study:

Today we will be learning about adjectives. Adjectives are words that we use to describe a noun. Watch this video to learn more about adjectives: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11FVxUnPUh3MVs649Kss9zveTe36HkuX1/view?usp=sharing

Activity: Draw a picture of yourself and make a list of adjectives that describe you!

Reading:

We are getting ready to start drafting (writing) our Ancient Egypt books! How exciting! In writing, we are going to begin writing our chapters but before we do that, we are going to spend a little bit of time checking out how other writers start writing their chapters. Check out this video to see how I look at the way writers start their chapters. This will help you with your writing activity today. Please do this activity before you do writing today!

Raz Kids: https://www.raz-kids.com/main/RkSearch?searchTerms=egypt

Epic: https://www.getepic.com/app/search SEARCH: Egypt

Mummies in the Morning: https://freeonlineread.net/book-reader/mummies-in-the-morning

Mr. Donn: https://egypt.mrdonn.org/

Children's University: https://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/learning-activities/history/ancient-egypt/introduction/

Ducksters: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt.php

Writing:

Here is a video on today's writing lesson: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvwhD_nodCtogoCq32shvy6_4YuioMjZ/view?usp=sharing

Writers will begin drafting today! Egyptologists will choose one of their topics of interest to draft. When writers start a chapter, they should begin with a topic sentence that names the subject and interests the reader:

• • Start with a sound word

  • Ask the reader a question

  • Jump right in with an interesting or surprising fact

Today's goal is to pick one topic, then try all the topic sentence strategies to see how you want to start this chapter. Please write down a few sentences to begin this chapter. Then, you are done for today!

You can use the suggested paper or any paper you have at home. Here are some paper choices that may be helpful to you:

Writing paper with a picture box: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W5L69NfOf4O7MOsmcyQ6xaXxP4nvR7i2/view?usp=sharing

Writing paper just lines:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LI5rQKxICeSqyYKnG0NSdP0Mis1j9iuG/view?usp=sharing

Math: Using a Ruler

Today you will learn how to look at a standard form of measurement by using an inch ruler.

Click on My Library

Go to Grade 2 Interactive Student Edition

Click on Chapter 8: Measurement

Select Lesson 8.2 Make and Use a Ruler

Watch Instructional Video

Then go to "Things to Do" and click on assignments. Do all work and remember to hit turn it in so your teacher can see your work.

Mrs. Kuehner's Science Lab: Pollinators

Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ9oLl9JVYE of Mrs Kuehner explaining pollinators. Then play the matching game at https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/pollination-game.html : Click on LAUNCH INTERACTIVE then look at each flower carefully and click the button near the animal or thing that spreads the pollen for it, then click on the red button to SUBMIT. (Note: this game doesn't work on all devices.) Here's another game to play: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/stpmcot12246.pdf . The next time you go outside, take a close look at a flower and see if you can find some pollen.

Special:

Please see the special area website for all special area assignments:

https://sites.google.com/oradellschool.org/ops-specials/home?authuser=1