2nd Grade
2017-18
June 12th: Last Day
June 12th: Last Day
- Dash & Dot!
June 8th:
June 8th:
- Whole Class:
- Finish Monster Project Results
- How to try out your sound boards
- Sign in to Scratch and check out your sound board projects!
June 5th:
June 5th:
- Whole Class: Monster Project Results
May 15th - June 1st:
May 15th - June 1st:
- Whole Class: How to program sounds for your sound board
- How to add a sound file and use sound blocks
- How to have sprite play a sound file
- Sign in to Scratch and:
- Make sure you have a background, 5 sprites with code to position correctly when the program starts
- Add code for when each arrow key and the space bar is pressed to play the sounds for a sprite
- Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse or draw a picture in Tux Paint or ABCYa 2nd Grade activities
May 11th:
May 11th:
- Whole Class: How to change your avatar in Scratch
- Whole Class: Introduction to Sound Board Project
- Sign in to Scratch and update your avatar
- Create a Scratch Sound Board Project
- Add a background for project
- Add 5 sprites for your project
- Position where you want them to start
- Add Green Flag and Go To blocks to have sprite start in proper position. May need a Switch Costume block as well
May 4th & 8th:
May 4th & 8th:
- Finish redrawing The Academy at Saint Mary monsters:
- Read the description before you go into Tux Paint
- In Tux Paint and draw the monster described - make sure you complete each step
- If there is no color given, choose a color that you think makes sense
- If there is no shape given, choose a shape that makes sense
- If there is no number given for something with more than one, choose a number that makes sense
- Before you say you are done, re-read the description and check your monster to make sure you aren't missing anything
- Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse
May 1st:
May 1st:
- Whole Class:
- Take class picture
- Introduction to The Academy at Saint Mary in Rutherford, NJ:
- How to use your monster description:
- Read the description before you go into Tux Paint
- In Tux Paint and draw the monster described - make sure you complete each step
- If there is no color given, choose a color that you think makes sense
- If there is no shape given, choose a shape that makes sense
- If there is no number given for something with more than one, choose a number that makes sense
- Before you say you are done, re-read the description and check your monster to make sure you aren't missing anything
- Some of you will draw more than one picture so that each of our partners has had their monster redrawn twice
- Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse
April 27th:
April 27th:
- Whole Class: Write introduction for our partner classes.
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse
April 16th - 24th:
April 16th - 24th:
- Correct your description based on the redrawn monsters on paper
- Sign in to Google Classroom and fix your typed description on Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description - Make sure you Resubmit the assignment when you are done!
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse
April 10th & 13th:
April 10th & 13th:
- If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and finish and turn in Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing or ABC Mouse
March 9th - 23rd:
March 9th - 23rd:
- Whole Class:
- Check out Describing Us slides
- Hairy, Scary Ordinary
- Introduction to Monster Project Description
- Sign in to Google Classroom and work on Assignment 004 - Monster Project Description
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing OR Easter activities:
March 6th:
March 6th:
- Cambria, Caroline, Daniel, Keegan, Logan, Sophia, Tyler: Sign in to Google Classroom and finish & turn in Assignment 003 - Describing Us
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing
February 27th & March 2nd:
February 27th & March 2nd:
- Whole Class:
- Unpack Your Adjectives
- How to describe YOU!
- Sign in to Google Classroom and finish & turn in Assignment 003 - Describing Us
- Done? Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing
February 22nd:
February 22nd:
- Whole Class: Drawing Monsters Reminders
- You will need to describe your drawing in words - everything you draw
- Simple shapes are best
- Fill up the white space
- Finish drawing your monster in Tux Paint
- ABC Mouse
February 20th:
February 20th:
- Whole Class: How would you improve Tessa's description
- Start drawing your monster in Tux Paint
February 16th:
February 16th:
- Whole Class:
- Finish drawing Tessa
- How to add your drawing to your Drawing Tessa Slide
- Sign in to Google Classroom and add your drawing of Tessa to your slide. Mark as Done when you are finished.
- ABC Mouse
February 13th:
February 13th:
- Whole Class: Introduction to Monster Project by looking at the monsters 2nd grade redrew last year!
- Whole Class: Listen to the description, paying attention to the adjectives, and draw the monster described.
February 2nd:
February 2nd:
- Hello Ruby Gem Hunt
- If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides through 10 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
- Activities on ABCya! OR ABC Mouse
January 30th:
January 30th:
- Whole Class: Finish Ruby's Adventure
- Whole Class: Ruby Wrap-up
- What friends did Ruby meet on her journey?
- How did they help Ruby find the gems and get home?
- If not done, sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides through 10 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
- Activities on ABCya! OR ABC Mouse
January 16th - 26th:
January 16th - 26th:
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides through 10 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
January 10th:
January 10th:
- Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 6 & 7)
January 5th & 9th:
January 5th & 9th:
- Whole Class: Review Hello Ruby Map Algorithms
- Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 4 & 5)
- Sign in to Google Classroom and complete Slides 2 & 3 in Assignment 001 - Hello Ruby Activities
- Done? Can you decompose an object into it's parts? Try some Tangrams
January 2nd:
January 2nd:
- Whole Class: Hello Ruby (Chapters 1-3)
- Complete Hello Ruby Map Algorithms
December 5th - 12th:
December 5th - 12th:
- Whole Class:
- Introduction to Puzzlets
- Pair Programming
- Puzzlets Tray & Cork the Volcano App
- How far can you and your partner(s) go in Cork the Volcano?
December 1st:
December 1st:
- Whole Class: Intro to PlayLab
- Caroline, Daniel, Keegan, Logan, Tyler: Go to Seesaw and add a post for Turkey Trouble which includes your Turkey picture and a caption which tells why we shouldn't eat your turkey
- Can you create a game in PlayLab?
November 29th:
November 29th:
- Whole Class: Turkey Seesaw Post
- Finish your Turkey drawing in Tux Paint
- Go to Seesaw and add a post for Turkey Trouble which includes your Turkey picture and a caption which tells why we shouldn't eat your turkey
- Activities on ABCya!
November 21st:
November 21st:
- Whole Class: Turkey Trouble
- Whole Class: Drawing a Turkey in Tux Paint
- Draw a Turkey in Tux Paint
- Thanksgiving Games:
November 14th & 17th:
November 14th & 17th:
- Whole Class: How to like & comment on posts in Seesaw
- Whole Class: Typetastic Homerow & beyond
- Caroline, Esteban, Logan, Sophia, Tyler:
- Finish Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides, if not done.
- Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
- Go to Seesaw and add a post for Build a Jack-o-Lantern which includes your Jack-o-Lantern slide and a caption which tells your favorite part of this activity.
- Go to Seesaw and like and/or comment on classmates 2nd Grade posts
- TypeTastic - Start with #7 Homerow
November 7th:
November 7th:
- Whole Class: How to Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
- Finish Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides, if not done.
- Download your Jack-o-Lantern slide
- Go to Seesaw and add a post for Build a Jack-o-Lantern which includes your Jack-o-Lantern slide and a caption which tells your favorite part of this activity.
- TypeTastic
October 31st & November 3rd:
October 31st & November 3rd:
- Whole Class:
- How to Copy & Paste in Google Slides
- How to Download your Jack-o-Lantern
- Open Build A Jack-o-Lantern Google Slides & find your slide:
- Create your Jack-o-Lantern
- Write a story about your Jack-o-Lantern
- Halloween Activities OR TypeTastic:
- ABCYa! Halloween Games:
- Smarty Games - Halloween Math
- Halloween Addition Game
- Halloween Subtraction Game
- Math World - Grade 2
- Halloween Hangman
- Halloween Pairs
- Jack-o-Lantern Dress Up
- Create a Tale - The Witches Stew
- Candy Corn Addition
- Halloween Costume Dress-Up
- Paint & Make Halloween Costumes
- Trick or Treat Game
October 24th:
October 24th:
- Whole Class: Look at Final O.R.E.O. Project Results
- How many total classes participated?
- How many 2nd grade classes participated?
- How many different countries were the 2nd grade classes from?
- How many different states in the U.S. were the 2nd grade classes from?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked LESS on average than we did?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked THE SAME on average than we did?
- How many 2nd grade classes stacked MORE on average than we did?
- Which 2nd grade class stacked the LEAST on average?
- Which 2nd grade class stacked the MOST on average?
- Tyler & Kaelyn - Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for your self-portrait. Make sure to add a caption to say how you created your portrait.
- Add a post for the O.R.E.O. Project.
- TypeTastic
October 20th:
October 20th:
- Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for the O.R.E.O. Project.
- TypeTastic
October 17th:
October 17th:
- Whole Class:
- How to download your OREO Slide
- How to add a post for your self-portrait
- How to add a post in Seesaw for the OREO Project
- Find and download your OREO Slide
- Go to Seesaw and:
- Add a post for your self-portrait. Make sure to add a caption to say how you created your portrait.
October 13th:
October 13th:
- Whole Class: Password Power
- TypeTastic
October 10th:
October 10th:
- Finish your self-portrait, if not done
- TypeTastic
October 3rd & 6th:
October 3rd & 6th:
- Algorithms with Legos
- Caroline, Ian, Jesse: Complete your OREO Slide
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing
September 26th:
September 26th:
- Whole Class: Reminders on completing OREO Slide & How to use Dance Mat Typing
- Complete your OREO Slide
- Finish your self-portrait, if not done
- Typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing
September 22nd:
September 22nd:
- Whole Class: Let's look at our OREO Results:
- What DATA did we collect?
- Who thought they could stack the most?
- Who thought they would stack the least?
- Did anyone stack the exact amount they predicted they would?
- How many people did better on their first try than on their second try? How many did better on their second try? How many did the same?
- Whole Class: How to complete your OREO Slide
- Complete your OREO Slide
- Finish your self-portrait, if not done
- Activities on ABCya!
September 19th:
September 19th:
- Whole Class: OREO Project
- OREO Wonderfilled Anthem
- What's the OREO Project?
- What are the rules for stacking?
- Each student will have 2 attempts to create a cookie stack.
- Students will place one cookie on the paper plate/table cloth and add one cookie at a time to the stack.
- Students may NOT adjust the cookie after they have placed the cookie on the stack and moved their hand away.
- Cookies need to be freestanding and NOT leaning against any kind of support or use any kind of adhesion so they stick together.
- Cookie needs to be a regular cookie and not separated in ANY way.
- Another student should be tallying as the student stacks.
- A tumble has occurred once 1 or more cookies have tumbled off the stack. The complete stack DOES not need to completely tumble for it to be called a tumble.
- How many do you think you can stack? Add this to our OREO Project Spreadsheet
- Let's stack OREOs - outside on Kindergarten tables
- Record results on our OREO Project Spreadsheet
September 12th & 15th:
September 12th & 15th:
- Whole Class: Review shapes, fill bucket, and pencil drawing tools in Tux Paint and expectations for self-portrait
- Draw self-portrait in Tux Paint
- Done? Try some typing lessons in Dance Mat Typing (start with Level 1)
September 8th:
September 8th:
- Whole Class: Computer Lab Rules
- Choose Computers
- Complete the Student Technology Survey
- Check out some activities on ABCya!