Week One Assignments
(August 24th-30th)
Subject
Assignment
Daily Reading
Every day you will read for 20 minutes. You can choose books you have at home or books through Epic (a digital library for kids), which can be found here:
Log into Epic (click here) using your Teacher's code:
Ms. Edwards: cmq8251
Ms. Enuol: pzy6826
Ms. Louhichi: IMN4253
Mrs. MJ: dzh9467
Please explore, look at the different options, and find stories to read! Remember to read 20 minutes per day!
Make a list of all the books you read (on Epic or offline) and the date you read it. This will be your reading log. Take a picture of it and post it in Seesaw!
Note: Epic is only available during school hours (8am-3pm).
Videos to Watch
Please watch this Zoom tutorial video!
Weekly Project
Standards: 2.C&G.2.2 Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community Teaching Tolerance: ID.K-2.1-- I know and like who I am and can talk about my family and myself and name some of my group identities.
Please complete the Portrait of Me project. Instructions are in the document (click here to make it larger!) and submit to Seesaw.
Click here for audio directions.
You can watch Mrs. MJ's video for instructions on drawing a self-portrait too (click here or click the image to watch)!
Writing
Standards:W.3 – Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences
Teaching Tolerance: ID.K-2.1-- I know and like who I am and can talk about my family and myself and name some of my group identities.
Mrs. MJ's I Am statement:
Click here or on the document to the right to view instructions for completing an "I am" statement.
Click here for audio directions.
Please submit assignment to Seesaw.
Reading
Please listen to both read alouds (by watching the videos to the right) and watch the following videos on how to be a good reader and the parts of a book!
Respond to the stories by choosing from the response options listed below the story. Upload your responses to Seesaw!
Standards:RI/RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.5, RI.4, RL/RI.7 & RI/RL.10The Day You Begin
Follow along and read The Day You Begin.
Click here for audio directions.
Choose 2 of the following questions. Answer the questions by writing/drawing them down on paper or recording yourself on Seesaw. Upload your work to Seesaw.
-What is one way you feel different than most people around you?
-What are some ways you feel the same as other people around you?
-How does it make you feel to be different? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
-How can you make someone feel like they belong?
The Colors of Us
Follow along and read The Colors of Us.
Click here for audio directions.
Choose 2 of the following questions. Answer the questions by writing/drawing them down on paper or recording yourself on Seesaw. Upload your work to Seesaw.
-Look at your hand. What color do you see? What colors would you mix to match your skin color?
-What kinds of food match your skin color?
-Lena says the different colors sound delicious. What would you name your skin color?
-What were some of your favorite colors in the book?
Also, check out this video!
1st Grade Math
Please choose one of the questions to answer and upload your response to Seesaw. You can always choose to do more than one if you want!
NC.1.NBT.2 Read and write numerals, and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
Olin was counting his legos to see how many he had. 91, 92, 93….oh no, Olin lost count! Help Olin finish counting and don’t stop until you get to 150!
Too easy? Try these different numbers to start counting at (76)(65)(42).
Write down or record yourself counting the numbers that come next and post your work to Seesaw!
August loves Pokemon cards and he just got some new ones! He adds them to his collection and counts them. Now he has 27 cards. Can you find 27 things in your house or outside that are the same? (Ex: coins, crayons, counters)
Too easy? Try to find another collection of things to count and try to count to these numbers (50)(75)(90).
Take pictures of your collections and post them on Seesaw!
Nani has a pile of 12 mini unicorns. Does she have enough to make 10? If she does, how many will she have left over?
Too easy? Try these different numbers and answer the same questions as above (6)(22)(36).
Draw pictures to show your work and post it on Seesaw!
2nd Grade Math
Please choose one of the questions to answer and upload your response to Seesaw. You can always choose to more than one if you want!
Wynn and Iris were playing a game. Wynn threw a ball 10 yards. Then, Iris threw the ball 10 yards farther than Wynn. How far did Iris throw the ball?
Once you figure that out, use the next set of numbers to do a new problem.
(12, 8) (15, 5) (17,3)
Show/record how you figured it out on Seesaw. You can draw a picture to help you think it out.
Sharon loves to go on hikes. She found 5 arrowheads on the first hill. Then she found 15 more at the top of the hill. How many did she find all together?
Once you figure that out, use the next set of numbers to do a new problem. (4, 16) (7, 13) (1, 19)
Show/record how you figured it out on Seesaw. You can draw a picture to help you think it out.
Go outside and find 6 of the same kinds of things (rocks, sticks, acorns, etc...) Then find 14 more. How many do you have? Now, show how many ways you can group them to make the same total you had to begin with.
Show/record how you figured it out on Seesaw. You can draw a picture to help you think it out.