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Posted: May 4, 2020

Grade 2/3 Choice Board- Week 5 of Home Learning

Pick a favorite activity from the 5 previous choice boards and do the activity again.

Take a handful of LEGO. Count out your referent of ten. Estimate using your referent how many LEGO you have. Write your estimate down. Count how many you have. Find the difference between your estimate and the actual amount. Repeat with different amounts by using two hands, three hands, ask an adult or family member.

 

Read a non-fiction book. Before you read it, write or draw 4-5 things you already know about the topic. Read the book. Write or draw 4-5 new facts you learned. Also check to make sure the facts you knew where true.

Play Dream Box for 30 Minutes – remember there are still assigned outcomes. As students finish I will assign more.

Write a math story problem for me. Send a picture to me and I will solve it and send it back to you. Remember addition is my favorite (hehe)!

Play Dream Box 30 Minutes

Pick your favorite tag game from Phys. Ed and teach it to someone, then play.

Pick a board game that you like to play. Write up some new rules for the game and try it with a family member. This is something Henry LOVES to do!

 

Facetime, Skype or call a family member or friend. Tell them about three fun or new things you did this week. Ask them about what they did. See if you can ask them one follow up question to what they said. For example: Did you have fun? What was your favorite part?

Pick 2 or 3 words out of the book you are reading that you are not sure what it means. Can you look that word up in the dictionary? Can you ask an adult what it means? Write the words in a new sentence.

Play Dream Box 30 Minutes

Write about your favorite things about Spring. Don’t forget to make a plan first and check to make sure you have your upper cases and periods in the right spots.

Posted: May 1, 2020

Morning Message

Good Morning Grade 2/3,

How are you today? Today is May 1, 2020. Wow! Can you believe it is May already? Can you count how many days until Victoria Day? How was your week? I hope that you enjoyed some of the activities on the choice board. Did any of you do the STEAM Challenge? I hope you enjoyed the project this week. This week, Henry and I spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine or watching the clouds. Can you write an acrostic poem for Spring?

Have a great day and remember to be kind.

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

 

Write an Acrostic Poem- An acrostic poem is a poem where the letters of each line spell out a word or phrase.

S________

P________

R________

I ________

N ________

G ________

Posted: April 28, 2020

ASDN STEAM Challenge

Here is the STEAM challenge for this week. Have fun!

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Posted: April 27, 2020

Morning Message - Week 4

Good Morning,

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Please find this week’s choice board below. I have added some new outcomes to Dream Box for the students to work on this week and next week. Please note that Dream Box is on the choice board 3 times this week. Students will do a pre-assessment of the outcomes and then the program will place them where they can start growing their knowledge of that outcome. If you are having any issues with Dream Box please let me know especially if your child is not seeing the assigned outcomes which will have a calender like icon in the corner of the activity. Have a wonderful day!

Mrs. Melanson

Posted: April 27, 2020

Grade 2/3 Choice Board- Week 4 of Home Learning

Play Dream Box 30 minutes- I have assigned new outcomes.

Have someone record you reading a book so you can hear how smooth it sounds. Use a book that you know and love. Does it sound like talking? Do you pause at commas and stop at end punctuation? Does your voice get louder when you read bold letters?

 

STEAM Weekly Challenge- I will post this week’s weekly challenge but feel free to work on last week’s if you prefer. Have fun and send pictures!

Pick a book from Raz Kids, a book from home or read a chapter from any other book. If it is a narrative: Talk, write or draw about the characters, setting, problem and solution. If it is an informational book talk, write or draw 5 interesting facts.

Number of the Day: Roll dice to create a 2 digits (gr.2) or 3 digits (gr.3). On paper, represent your number in as many ways as you can. Ex: tallies, addition, subtraction, repeated addition, base tens, money, story problem and words.

Play freeze dance.

Write a letter to someone in your family, a relative or a friend. Tell them 3 nice traits you like about them.

Play Dream Box 30 minutes- I have assigned new outcomes.

Play follow the leader.

Play Dream Box 30 minutes- I have assigned new outcomes.

Read something different this week, like a comic book or a magazine. Did you like what you read? Would you read that type of text again? Share your thoughts with someone.

Mental Math

Solve the following problems in your head then show what you did in your head on paper.

24+16

54+32

75+21

14+15

27+39

 

68-22

45-13

34-12

Posted: April 22, 2020

Weekly STEAM Issue

Hello,

Each week our district puts out a STEAM Issue which is broken down into K-2, 3-5 and 6-8 sections. Each issue contains a theme with ideas and activities for Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science. This week’s is all about wind energy. I have attached a PDF on my web page so you can see the current issue. Next week I will be adding this to the choice board. Please contact me with any questions. Have fun!

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

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Posted: April 22, 2020

Morning Message

Good Morning Grade 2/3,

Today is April 22, 2020. How are you this morning? Today is Earth Day. Can you believe it snowed last night? I was pretty surprised when I looked out my window this morning and saw snow on the ground. Henry and I have been trying to play outside as much as we can when it is nice out. I hope you have been enjoying the nice weather too. We have also been talking a lot with family and friends. Have you been able to talk to your family and friends? How many words can you make with EARTH DAY? I was able to make “are” quickly. What other words can you make?

Have a wonderful day and remember to be kind.

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

Posted: April 20, 2020

Morning Message

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and enjoyed some time out in the sunshine!! I am very happy to see the snow melting. If you have any questions about the choice board this week please let me know. Also, if you would like, you can send me pictures of your children doing the activities or playing outside - I would love to see all the wonderful things they have been up to! Keep an eye out this week for some additional activities and morning messages I will be posting. 

Have a wonderful week and remember to be kind!

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

Posted: April 20, 2020

Grade 2/3 Choice Board- Week 3 of Home Learning

Make a chart with the headings: Beginning, Middle and End. Sketch out a story that you read or listened to.

Play DreamBox for 30 minutes

Practice 3 sight words with a family member:

every – walk – make

 

Write them out using a pen, pencil and marker.

 

Review your doubles facts – Ex: 7+7, 9+9

Review Doubles + 1 – Ex: 7+8, 9+10

Review Doubles -1- Ex:

7 +6, 9+8

Play Balloon Toss – How long can you keep the balloon from touching the ground? Can you keep count of the number of times you touched the balloon?

Read or listen to a book. Write a book recommendation to one of your friends. Include your favorite parts and why you think they would like the book.

 

Play Red Light, Green Light

Play DreamBox for 30 minutes

Pick one word from the book you are reading that describes how you are feeling. Why did you choose this word? Explain. 

Math

Grade 2

25 + ____ = 54

____ + 37 = 72

15 + ____ = 32

42 + ____ = 90

Students can switch the question to subtraction instead of addition or use a number line which would go from 25 to 54 for the first question and then add up the “hops.”

Grade 3

Multiplication

3 x 4 =

2 x 5 =

3 x 3 =

5x 3=

Students can find the answer using an array, repeated addition or groups.

 

Listen or read a book(s) for 30 minute. You can use Raz Kids or Epic. Pick your favorite part of one of the books and act that part out for someone. You may want to write a script to help you remember what you want to say.

Math

Using LEGO start your pattern with 2 blocks and add 4 each time. Will you reach 26? How do you know?

 

Start at 3 and add 3 each time.  Extend your pattern 5 times. What number did you get?

 

Make up your own. What will you start at? How many will you increase by each time?

 

Posted: April 17, 2020

Morning Message - Can you help me edit?

Good Morning Grade 2/3,

today is Friday, April 17th, 2020. How are you this morning. The weather has been so beautiful out this week. I am seeing mor and more grass every day. I have also seen many robins in our year. Have you had any Robins in your yard? What are your plans for today? I will be talking with Mrs. Lee later and I am sure Henry and I will be playing outside too. Henry painted a rainbow with glitter paints and we it in our window so people walking by could see it and smile. How many days or weeks until the next birthday of someone in your family?

Have a greet day and remember to be kind!

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

Hint: There are at least 6 mistakes that need editing in our morning message. Can you find them?

Posted: April 15, 2020

LEGO Challenge

Can you….?

Build a pyramid using only 10 blocks

Create a house with a perimeter of 20 blocks

Build a perfect cube

Build an animal of your choice

 You can choose to do as many of the challenges as you wish. Feel free to send me some pictures! I would love to see your creations.

 

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

Posted: April 14, 2020

Spring Riddles From Mrs. Lee

Spring Things Riddles

You can tell we’re back

when you hear us sing. 

We build our nests

as soon as it’s spring.

Who’s back? _________

 

For now we’re buds

but soon we’ll be open.

We’ll soak up some water-

At least that’s what we’re hoping.

What are we?  ____________

 

We cannot fly all by ourselves.

We need some windy weather.

You just hold us by our long, white strings.

We swoop and soar together.

What are we?  ___________

Posted: April 14, 2020

Morning Message

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend and that the Easter Bunny found you! Below is the Choice Board for week 2 of Home Learning. I will be posting something every day this week so please try to check the website each day for some other fun activities to try. Tomorrow, keep a look out for a STEAM Challenge with LEGO. As well, if you would like me to sign your child up for Epic! please text me your email address and I will send you the invite by email.

Have a great week!

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

Posted: April 14, 2020

Grade 2/3 Choice Board- Week 2 of Home Learning

Play Dream Box for 30 minutes.

Read a book. Is the information true? Could it really happen? How do you know? Is this book fiction or non-fiction.

Play Charades

Use the food in your house to create a menu with prices. Use the prices to write and solve math problems.

Call, Facetime or Skype with a friend or family member. Ask them 3 questions about their day. Have them ask you 3 questions back.

Look at the 2 patterns. What are they skip counting by? Is there something wrong? How could you fix it?

Grade 2:

5,10,15,20,30,35,40.

And

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

Grade 3

104,108,112,115,120,

124, 128, 132

And

3,7,11,15,19,23,26

Can you build the correct pattern with LEGO? Or Base ten?

Build a Reading Fort. Bring your favorite books inside and read them.

Can you skip count by 2s starting at 100 and going down to 0?

 

Can you skip count by 2s from 25 to 7?

 

Can you skip count by 5s starting from 0-100?

 

Challenge: Skip count by 5s or 10s. Can you count all the way to 500?

 

Grade 2

Henry has 45 stickers. His cousin gives him 32 more stickers. How many stickers does he have now?

 

Grade 3

Henry has 342 cars. His cousin gives him 128 more. How many cars does he have now?

 

Now write your own story problem and find the answer.

 

Listen to a book on Epic or Raz Kids. Draw a picture of your favorite part and write about why it is your favorite part. Share with someone.

Play Dream Box for 30 minutes.

Play Freeze Dance

Posted: April 9, 2020

Morning Message

Good Morning Grade 2/3,

How are you this morning? I am good. Today is Thursday, April 9th, 2020. What are your plans for the day? Henry and I are going to read some stories, play with his toys and do a craft. Yesterday, Henry and I painted pictures of Easter Eggs. Henry wanted to paint with his paint brushes and I used pom poms to make dots. They turned out very nice! I hope you are enjoying the activities that I put on your choice board. I know I liked thinking up all the ideas for the choice board. I am getting one ready for next week and I think you will have fun doing the activities on it as well. Have any of you read a great book? 

I hope you have a great Easter Weekend! 

Have a wonderful day and remember to be kind.

Heart,

Mrs. Melanson

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