2nd Grade Learning Board May 26th-June 4th

Complete daily activities under each category. We recommend spending 2-3 hours on learning each day. Feel free to take breaks between tasks. MAPEL activities can be done any day.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

- ABC Countdown Fun- Reading

S is for Silly Sock and Sunglasses day!

Curl up in a comfy spot wearing your silly socks and sunglasses

and dive into a great book.

Math

Shapes & Subtraction Pick 1 of the following:

Shape Scavenger Hunt

Grab your shades and go on a Shape Scavenger Hunt in your

neighborhood. How many different shapes can you find?

*See Attachment*

OR

Sidewalk Chalk Fractions *See Directions Attached*

OR

Subtraction Battle

*See Directions Attached*

Optional IXL: T.1-9, U.1-8

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/ Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Act of Kindness

Build

PE

Lesson: Toss and Catch Find a ball at your house and

practice from the toss and catch sheet. See if you can

think of some different ways to catch.

*See Attachment*

You can also practice throwing and catching with a family

member.

Lesson: Countdown To Wellness Read over the Daily Wellness

Guidelines with a family member. *See Attachment*

Writing

T is teach your family something

Write a how to and teach your

family something.

Example: How to play a game

How to make a PB&J sandwich How to make slime

How to make a S’more How to tie your shoes

Science

Trees

Gather materials from trees and create a natural work of

art

Tracks Go on a nature walk. Can you

find any animal tracks?

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/ Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Music

Review the attached So La Mi activity and game!

Remember:

If So is on a line, Mi is on the line below it, and La is in the space

above So!

If So is in a space, Mi is in the space below it, and La is on the

line above So.

Sing the familiar song! (recall from class)

Then, find a ball and teach the

game to someone!

Reading

U is for Under

Build a fort in your house or outside and read UNDER it.

Read a book and play in your fort.

Math

U is for Ungrouping

First Down Differences-3-Digit Subtraction with Ungrouping

*See Attached Game*

Create 2 playing chips. Each player will place them at

opposite ends of the field. Use 3 dice or a deck of cards with the face cards removed (keep the Aces to use as 1s). Player 1 will

roll the dice twice (or pick 6 cards) and create two 3-digit

numbers to write a subtraction problem.

Example: 466 -321 On their recording sheets, both players will show how to solve

the problem. Players will compare answers to see if it is

correct. If Player 1 was correct, he gets to move 10 yards on the

game board. If he was not correct, he must move back 10 yards. Repeat for Player 2. The first player to make it from their

end zone to the other is the winner.

Optional IXL: J.1-5, 7

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Art

Draw a Self-Portrait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouiumHlnmA

Click Here

See attached images

Writing

V is for Volunteer

Make a list of the ways you volunteer to help your family

OR Make a card to thank an

essential worker.

Science

Vegetable Exploration

Cut up fruits or vegetables. Look inside. Can you find any

seeds? If you found any seeds, it is actually a fruit!

You could use: potatoes,

cucumbers, radishes, celery, apple, orange, green beans,

pepper

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Writing

W for water day

Use a paint brush or sponge to write 2nd grade words outside

on the sidewalk/driveway OR

Use watercolors to write your

words *See Attachment*

Math

Water Balloon Math

Pick 1 of the following:

Play Water Balloon Number SPLASH!

OR

Splash Math

  

*See Directions Attached*

Optional IXL: E, F, G, H, L

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/ Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

PE

Have a fun, safe, and active

summer. Remember to be physically active every day. Use the Summer Activities sheet for

ideas on ways to stay active. *See Attachment*

Go for a family walk or bike ride

this week.

Writing

X is for X marks the spot

Draw a treasure map and write clues to find the hidden

treasure!

Ideas: -Go to the room that you eat dinner in. (Leave a new clue

here) -Go to the room where you

sleep at night. (Leave a new clue here)

Science

Build your own Xylophone

Materials: •Cardboard tubes (paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, wrapping paper rolls) •Rubber bands •Yarn, ribbon, etc.

Directions: •Cut your tubes so you have 5 different lengths (about 1″ difference in length between each tube). •Start with your two smallest tubes. Put one rubber band around one tube, twist it (so it makes a figure 8) and put the other loop around the next tube. Hold them in place and put another rubber band around the two tubes the same way. •Then, add the next biggest tube using the same method with the rubber bands. Repeat the process for all your tubes. •Next, use your yarn or ribbon to weave in and out of your tubes for decoration. You can run ribbon through the largest tube, and tie a knot so you can wear it around your neck.

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Music

Interview family members about their musical backgrounds and interests.

1. What is their favorite song right now and why?

2. What instruments do they play? (The voice is an instrument too!)

3. What does music mean

to them?

4. Who are their favorite artists?

5. Record the responses

you get and also answer the questions yourself!

Reading

Y is for Yellow Day!

Snuggle up with a book while

wearing yellow! OR

Read outside with the yellow sun!

Math

Yay for Arrays!

Play Capture the Array

*See Attachments*

OR

Go on an array scavenger hunt around your house to find

objects that are natural arrays. See how many arrays you can find. Write 2 repeated addition equations and 2 multiplication equations for each object you

find. *See Attachment*

OR Find objects around your house (rocks, Legos, toy cars, candy,

etc.) and arrange them into arrays. Write 2 repeated addition equations and 2

multiplication equations for each array.

Optional IXL: Y.1-5

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Art

These 2 projects can be made all summer long, just for fun!

1. How to make sidewalk

paint (it lasts much longer and is brighter than sidewalk chalk)

2. Recycle paper tubes to make animals, creatures, bracelets or flowers. *See Attachment*

Writing/Reading

Z is for Zoo Day!

Read about your favorite animals

AND Write about what you learned!

Science

Build a Zoo!

FInd a stuffed animal or toy animal.

Use things around your house

to build the animal’s habitat.

Additional Learning

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Spelling Word Practice

Handwriting

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Play Outside/Ride your bike

Science Experiment

Hobby/Craft

Plant Seeds/Garden

Act of Kindness

Build

Draw/Paint/Color

Write a Story/Letter

Day 1- Physical Education Activity

2nd grade spelling words

Day 1-Math Activity Options

Sidewalk Chalk Fractions Materials: 1 Die, Sidewalk Chalk Directions: 1. Roll a die and draw that number of triangles. 2. Roll again and draw that number of circles. 3. Roll again and draw that number of squares. 4. Roll again an draw that number of rectangles. 5. Make a Fraction Key with 1 triangle, 1 circle, 1 square, and 1 rectangle 6. Count up the total number of shapes you drew. That number will be your denominator (bottom number) for all your fractions. 7. Next, find the numerator (top number) for each shape you drew and write that next to each shape in your Fraction Key. See Example:

Subtraction Battle *This game is a twist on the classic card game of WAR.* Materials: Deck of playing cards and 2 players Directions: 1. Remove the face cards from a deck of playing cards, but keep the Aces. Aces will count as 1s. 2. Deal out the entire deck of cards equally between both players, keeping them face down. 3. On the count of 3, each player will turn over the top card from their individual pile and place it face up in the middle. The objective is to be the first player to correctly find the difference between both cards. For example 5 and 7. The first player to answer 2 (7-5=2) gets to keep both cards. *If both players say the correct answer at the same time, rock, paper, scissors can be used as a tie breaker or the traditional WAR tie breaker may be used. 4. Repeat the process until one player runs out of cards. Remember to follow good Sparta Way sportsmanship! =)

  

Day 3- Math Activity-First Down Differences 3-Digit Subtraction Game Board Directions: Create 2 playing chips. Each player will place them at opposite ends of the field. Use 3 dice or a deck of cards with the face cards removed (keep the Aces to use as 1s). Player 1 will roll the dice twice and create two 3-digit numbers to write a subtraction problem. Players

will compare answers to see if it is correct. If Player 1 was correct, he gets to move 10 yards on the game board. If he was not correct, he must move back 10 yards. Repeat for Player 2. The first player to make it from their end zone to the other is the winner.

 

Day 5- Math Activity Options

Game 1- Water Balloon Number SPLASH!

Materials: water balloons (or sponge and bucket of water) Players: 1-2 Directions: Fill water balloons and use a permanent marker to number them 1 through 20. Have a grown up write 20 addition and/or subtraction equations (1 matching equation for each numbered balloon) on a large concrete surface using sidewalk chalk. For example, the equation 15-7 will match with the balloon marked 8. To play, grab a balloon, find the matching number, and splash the balloon on the corresponding number. You can also set a timer and play Beat the Clock.

OR Split up the balloons and race against a friend to be the first to find all your matching equations and Splash your balloons. *If you don’t have water balloons, you can use a bucket and sponge(s) instead. Have a grown up call out a number from 1-20 and find the matching equation written in chalk. Splash the sponge on the corresponding number. You will need to soak the sponge again before solving the next equation.

Game 2- Splash Math

Materials: water balloons (or sponge and bucket of water) and flash cards Players: 2-4 Directions: Fill up as many water balloons as you would like for this game. Have a grown up hold up a flashcard and call out the answer. Then, grab a balloon (or damp sponge) and play catch with a partner, tossing the balloon the number of times equal to the problem's solution (if the flashcard reads "2 + 3," toss it 5 times). Players who drop the balloon get a point (and get wet). The player with the fewest points wins. *If you don’t have flashcards, you can use a permanent marker to write equations on the balloons and toss the balloon the number of times equal to the problem’s solution written on the balloon. ---------------------------------------------------------- *Take it Further with Spelling: Use this idea to practice spelling words. Have a grown up call out one of your spelling words. Play catch, tossing a balloon back and forth as you take turns spelling each letter of the word until the word is complete. Players who drop the balloon get a point (and get wet). The player with the fewest points wins. Repeat for 20 spelling words.

Day 7-Math Activity Option 1

Day 7-Math Activity Option 1

Leave Blank for Math Activity

Day 7-Math Activity Option 2

Day 2 Music Attachment

Art- Day 2 Draw a Self-Portrait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouiumHlnmA Click Here

You might enjoy this morphing video of the famous artist Rembrandt Van Rijn who painted self-portraits his whole life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ATwJEPwTNw Click Here

Art-Day 7

How to make sidewalk chalk paint

1. Add 1 cup of water to 1 cup of cornstarch or any 1:1 ratio. 2. Mix until there are no clumps of cornstarch and then pour the

mixture into the cups of muffin tin or into small plastic containers. 3. Next add a few drops of food coloring or washable paint to each

cup and mix until blended. 4. Any brushes will work to paint!

Recycle paper tubes to make animals, creatures, bracelets, or flowers.