15' (Math): Create an anchor chart about possible
attributes (shapes, color, number, size, position, etc.)
1h - ELA: Word wall: review, record, meaning,
examples, order. (community, belong,
different, respect and name stamps)
30'min: In centers kids will review and
finish Math pages from 15 - 17)
Monday
15' - Circle Time: Welcome/Hangman (Community)
30' (ELA): Introduce the "Name Jar" (object)
Ask students to write their
names on paper and put them in
the jar.
Read the message on the board and discuss:
"Welcome to Grade 2. We are going to have an
exciting year together! What can we do to
make our classroom a good place to be?"
Group Work: Create a "Y Chart"
about Y2's class community (Feels
like/Sounds like/Looks like)
45' (Math): Introduce new book. Show
kids when and how to use.
Whole Group: Unit 1 pages 13-14
Extra Class
15' (ELA): Read aloud "The Name Jar"
Tuesday
15' - Circle Time/Mystery Message
45' (Math): Game: teacher will choose objects from the
classroom and kids have to decide how to sort the items into
groups. Then, in groups kids create their own sorting rule to
show their frineds.
45' (ELA): Google Class - P.W. Name
Research (What does my name mean?
What language is it? Was I named
after anyone special?)
30' (Math): Group
Work: MB page 15
Kids have to create a sorting
rule and color
Wednesday
Extra Class
20' (Math): Whole group MB page 16 (introduce
pattern and attribute definition)
Identify and label the
sorting rule
20' (Science): Introduce unit 2 (Animals Grow)
Game: "Finding Your Animal Group" - The
teacher will whisper 5 different animal
sounds for each kid. Then when teacher
says "go" the students will make the sound
aloud and run to the matching sound.
25' - Circle Time/ Sharing your Name research
25' (ELA): Circle time - Sort a name
from the Name Jar. Ask the
student what they like about their
names. Record the answers in a
chart.
Thursday
15' - Circle Time/Mystery Message
1h15 - Centers:
1 - (T. Dé) ELA notebook: Ask the students to
write 3 sentences about what they've
learned using the key words from
board and their research. (Name,
special, important, different, choose...)
2 - (T. Nat) Science: Shared reading ("The Perfect Pet" book). T.G. pg 11
3 - (T. Dé) ELA: DIY
Name Stamp w/ paint
and alphabet beads
4 - Math Notebook: Answer
1)What is a pattern? 2) Give two
examples of attributes
15' (Science): Brainstorming and
recording of names of common
aminals in their environment
(air, water, land).