2nd Grade Day 4
May 28
Math
Number Talks
Mental Math
Look at the problem.
Think of a way to solve it in your head.
What is your solution?
Can you think of a different way to solve it in your head?
How did you think through this problem?
Which way that you solved it do you like best? Why?
Subtracting 3-Digit Numbers
Listen to the activity Number Sentence Puzzle.
Follow along on a piece of paper or in your math journal.
You can use the Number Pieces App and Number Line App below.
Literacy
Conflict in Fiction!
Read, watch or listen to fiction!
You might like Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli.
What is the conflict or problem in the story? How do you know?
How was the conflict introduced?
Share your learning with a friend, family member or pet!
More
Science
Catching vibrations: How do we hear? Scientists investigate, continued
Explore more about sound at DK findout!: Sound
Once more, repeat whispering to someone, this time with the listener’s hands cupped behind their ears.
Talk about:
Can you hear the whisper from a different distance?
What if you hold a piece of paper or part of a paper plate around your ears? Does this change what you can hear?
What do you notice if you point the papers around your ears in different directions?
What new questions do you have?
Explore different pitches with the Music Maker game
Make your own guitar from cardboard and rubber bands: Rubber Band Guitar
Social Studies
Family Activity:
Ask a trusted adult to help you make a...
A SLEEP SIGN
Once complete, hang your sleep sign on your bedroom door knob to let others know that you are resting.
Materials needed:
Cardboard or thick construction paper
Scissors and a pencil
A cup to trace a circle
Crayons, markers, stickers to decorate
Physical Education
It's time to move your body in a different way. Here comes the music!!!
Do "Get Up" Zumba moves video!
Next, do the dance along.
Watch the video first, to get an idea of the moves, then have fun moving in different ways!
Give it a try...nobody's watching**