Second Grade
For the week of November 03, 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
ELA- Worksheet (reading comprehension passage & questions)
READ!
Math- Ready book pages 18-19
NO SCHOOL
Half-Day Parent Teacher
Conferences
ELA- Worksheet (reading comprehension passage & questions)
Math- Ready book pages 20-21
READ!
Math- Ready book pages 22-23
READ- please complete a book report in your homework
notebook Be sure to mention the book's title, author, illustrator,
characters, setting, and plot.
REMINDERS:
*Please note that this week we have spelling/vocabulary homework however, we ask
that you please review the vocabulary words listed with your scholar as a way of
reinforcing key concepts that they will learn this week.
* Wednesday November 4th,2014 is Report Card Day/Parent Teacher Conferences.
Please check with your scholar's teacher via email or your child's parent
communication notebook if you have any questions or concerns about your scheduled
meeting time.
HOME-SCHOOL CONNECTION - Week of November 3, 2014
*Writing*
Informative/Explanatory Writing – Scholars will write
informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic,
use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a
concluding statement or section.
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*Reading*
This week we will be supplying your scholar with some
information about the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and
Egypt in preparation for a Unit about Early Ancient Civilizations.
Here are some key concepts that you can review with your
scholar:
All Civilization have 5 key components:
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A leader or group of leaders who makes and enforces laws
2. Organized Religion (beliefs in some sort of higher being or beings)
3. Jobs/Social Groups- ways to make money and survive in a society
4. Arts and Architecture- a way to express values or beliefs in a
creative way. Building design and structure
5. Writing- a method for keeping records
Mesopotamia
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The land in Mesopotamia was mostly desert. It does not rain very
much in the desert. It is so dry that it is hard for many plants and
animals to live there.
Mesopotamia was a real place and there is a part that isn’t desert
where the land is fertile
Egypt
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*Vocabulary*
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Ancient- Describes the time period in which people lived
thousands of years ago. The word ancient means very, very
old or long, long ago.
Civilizations: A social organization of a high order.
Fertile- the soil in these areas is rich in nutrients and
water, making it easier for plants and animals
Canal- are long paths people dig into the land and fill with
water. Canals are used to water crops and are also used by
boats for travel and shipping.
Cuneiform- Writing using wedge-shaped symbols found in
Mesopotamia
Scribes- People whose job it is to write things down
Symbols,- Pictures or shapes used to stand for something
else
tablets- A thick, fl at piece of stone, clay, wood, or paper
used for writing
Priests- Religious leaders
Religion-The belief in and worship of a superhuman,
controlling power, such as a personal God or gods
Temples- Buildings created for worship and practicing
religious beliefs
Hieroglyphs- Pictures that represent sounds, letters, or
words
Papyrus- The paper made from the papyrus plant. The
ancient Egyptians wrote hieroglyphs on stone, wood,
or papyrus.
Egyptians are people from or living in Egypt.
There were Egyptians living in Egypt around the same time there
were people living in Mesopotamia.
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While people were creating cities and nations in Mesopotamia, the
Egyptians, were building another
great civilization on the banks of another river, the Nile.
Social Studies
*New York City Over Time*
Math:
Change- is the result of something new happening or to
make something be different.
*Sums and Differences to 20*
Module 1 Review
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Science
*Technology & Tools*
Technology- the use of science to solve problems