2nd grade Homework Week of 10/21-10/25, 2019

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

LANGUAGE Write spelling words 4 Write sentences using Write sentences using 5 Study spelling words Spelling test
times each. 5 of your spelling of your spelling words. Take a practice
ARTS words. spelling test. Circle the
words you got wrong
and write them 3
times each.

MATH Estimate the length of a Find an object around Find an object around What tool would you
paper clip. your house to your house that is 6-8 use to measure a
measure. Tell the cm long. Tell the name pencil? Circle your
name of the object and of the object and its answer.
its length. length.
meter stick OR
centimeter ruler

SCIENCE Fill in the blank below. How are day and night
Please use complete In the summer, there different from one
sentences. are ______ days, and another?
_____ nights.
SOCIAL What kind of housing Tell which regions the
did the Cherokee live in? Creeks and Cherokees
STUDIES lived in.
Please use complete
sentences.
Spelling Words
1. tooth 6. vote 11. skirt 16. hill
2. birth 7. quit 12. help 17. cliff
3. luck 8. choke 13. fix 18. moon
4. mess 9. far 14. sir 19. foot
5. five 10. cross 15. first 20. squirt
 Social Studies Vocabulary
adapt: to adjust to changes in one’s environment
Cherokee: a group of American Indians (Native Americans)
known for their structured government and community life
who formerly occupied much of Northern Georgia,
Tennessee, and the Carolinas
choice: making a decision when faced with two or more
possibilities
Creek: a group of American Indians (Native Americans)
whose confederation formerly occupied much of Alabama
and Georgia colony
contrast: to note differences
compare: to note similarities
cultural: of or relating to a particular group of people and
their habits, beliefs, traditions, etc.
culture: the pattern of human behavior that includes ideas,
beliefs, values, artifacts, and ways of making a living
geographic: belonging to or having a characteristic of a
particular region
historical: of or relating to history
location: where something is
natural resources: materials or substances such as
minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in
nature and can be used for economic gain or personal use
opportunity cost: benefit, profit, or value of something
that must be given up to acquire or achieve something else
regions: an area with one or more characteristics or
features that make it from other areas
scarcity: in short supply
settler: one who travels to a new place to create a new
living situation
transportation: the act or process of moving people or
things from one place to another
Math Vocabulary
Academic Language:
Select- choose
Appropriate- suitable or proper in the circumstances
Measure- to find a number that shows the size or amount
of something
Length- the measurement of how long something is
Object- a material thing that can be seen or touched
Benchmark -a standard or point of reference…
Estimate- to make a rough or approximate calculation
Length- the measurement of how long something is
Unit- quantity used as a standard measurement
Science Vocabulary
Autumn: the season when weather gets cooler and daylight
hours begin to decrease
Fall: another word for autumn
Pattern: a design or event that is repeated
Season: several months that have the same weather
Spring: the season when the weather gets warmer and
daylight hours begin to increase
Summer: the hottest season with the most daylight hours
Winter: the coldest season with the fewest daylight hours
Represent - stand for
Data- facts about something that can be used
Tables - a set of facts usually organized in columns
Graphs - a math diagram that shows relationships
Recognize - recall or remember
Day - when the sun is out in the sky
Night - when the sun is not out in the sky
ELA VocabularyAcademic Language:
Action – the series of events that form the plot in a story
Analyze – to break into smaller components for the purpose of
study or examination; to separate into its constituent elements
or parts
Beginning – the point at which the action starts
Character/Individual – a personality in a literary work
Climax – the highest point of tension or interest in the plot
Conclude – end
Conflict – problem that the major character has; struggle
between opposing forces
Describe – to represent or give an account in words
Difference – the way that something/someone is not the same
as something/someone else
Distinguish – to note differences
Dialogue – conversations between two or more
persons/characters
End – the point at which all action is over
Event – something that happens, an activity or occasion
Exposition – provides important background information and
introduces a setting, characters and conflict
Explain – to make something clear by describing it in more
detail or by revealing relevant facts or ideas
Falling Action – the action that takes place after climax to
reveal the final outcome of key events
Introduce – the act of providing (someone) with a beginning
knowledge or first experience with something
Key Details – important words or phrases
Literary – any piece of text that is story, poem, or play/drama
Overall Structure – relates to the choice made by the author to
put the parts of the plot (exposition/beginning, [rising action,
climax, falling action]/[middle], and resolution/end) together in
a way that makes sense to the reader
Plot – the pattern of events of a literary work, which includes;
an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution