Choice Board – Second Grade

Select and complete 1 activity per day from the choice board below.
Science Sun & Moon
Compare and contrast the
sun or moon to our planet.
How is it alike, different?
Create a riddle for each: the
sun, the earth, the moon.
Bring the riddles to school
and test them on your
classmates.
States of Matter Forces
List the physical properties of 5 Think of items you use everyday.
different objects. Think about Do they need a push (computer
color, mass, length, texture, keys) a pull (a loose tooth) or
hardness, strength, both (a drawer) List as many
absorbency, and flexibility. items as you can. Try to find 5
Which object is the hardest? objects in each category.
Which object is the most
flexible?
Which object is the lightest?
Pick one object to write 3 clues
on? Can your family guess
which object?

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SS Historical Georgia Figures
James Oglethorpe,
Tomochichi, and Mary
Musgrove were all vital in
founding Georgia. Create an
acrostic poem about one of
these Georgia figures.
S2P1 S2P2
Georgia Rivers & Regions Economic Understandings
Create a map of Georgia.
Include the major rivers: Create a collage of goods and
Savannah, Flint, and services using magazines.
Chattahoochee and these Explain how a good differs from a
regions: Blue Ridge, Piedmont, service.
Coastal Plain, Ridge and
Valley, and Appalachian
Plateau. Mark your favorite
place on the map. Explain why
it is your favorite Georgia place.

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Math Addition/Subtraction
Roll 3 dice, total them. Then
add +1, +2, +3, +10. Roll
again add them together
then subtract -1 ,-2, -3.
Place Value: Write 10 numbers Plane & Solid Shapes
that are important to you. Ex. Create a robot using shapes.
Age, parents age, house Label all the shapes.
number, weight, number of Create a story about your robot.
cousins, number of toys, etc.
Put in order from least to
greatest. Show each number 3
ways!

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ELA Compound Words Charade
All players write down five
compound words, place in a
bowl. Each player pulls a
word and acts it out. The
player that correctly identifies
the word goes next! After the
game write a silly story using
as many of the compound
words as possible.
Nouns: Naming Words
List 10 common nouns and
their plurals. Now write a proper
noun that matches.
Ex. cat cats Garfield
girl girls Mary Smith
Now write 4 sentences using 4
of the nouns. Draw illustrations
to match.
Adjectives: Describing Words
List 10 adjectives. Design a
house that uses all of your
adjectives. Label your house with
your adjectives. Write a
description of your house.

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 Choice Board – Second Grade
Select and complete 1 activity per day from the choice board below.
ELA ELAGSE3W3 Write narratives to develop real or
imagined experiences or events using effective
technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
Write a narrative using real or
imagined events and characters.
Write 3-5 paragraphs. Include a
narrator, characters, dialogue,
clear sequence of events,
descriptive details, and a sense
of closure.
Math MGSE3.OA.8 Solve two-step word problems
using the four operations. Represent these
problems using equations with a letter standing
for the unknown quantity. Assess the
reasonableness of answers using mental
computation and estimation strategies including
rounding.
Write and solve 3 word
problems with different themes
(example: sports, school,
movies, etc.)
Science S3L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information about the similarities and
differences between plants, animals, and
habitats found within geographic regions (Blue
Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plains,
Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau) of
Georgia.
Choose two plants, animals, or
habitats in Georgia. Compare
and contrast the animals using a
Venn Diagram. Write at least 5
similarities and 5 differences.
Social SS3E2 Explain that governments provide certain
Studies types of goods and services in a market economy
(schools, libraries, roads, police/fire protection,
and military) and pay for these through taxes.
Write at least 1 paragraph
explaining why schools, libraries,
roads, police/fire protection,
and military is paid through
taxes.
ELAGSE4W2 Write informative/explanatory texts
to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
Choose a topic you are interested
in or are an expert on. Write an
informative essay with facts,
definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information
and examples related to the
topic. 3rd grade will include a
concluding statement, 4th and 5th
grades will include introduction
and conclusion paragraphs.
(Example topics: football,
dinosaurs, Mars, etc.)
MGSE4.OA.5 Generate a number or shape pattern
that follows a given rule. Identify apparent
features of the pattern that were not explicit in
the rule itself. Explain informally why the pattern
will continue to develop in this way. For example,
given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 1,
generate terms in the resulting sequence and
observe that the terms appear to alternate
between odd and even numbers. Use place value.
Create and solve 5 problems by
creating a number or shape
pattern that follows a given rule.
S4E4. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information to predict weather events and infer
weather patterns using weather charts/maps and
collected weather data.
Observe the clouds in the sky.
Illustrate the clouds you see and
describe the weather associated
with the clouds.
SS4E2, SS5E4, SS3E4 Identify the elements of a
personal budget (income, expenditures, and
saving) and explain why personal spending and
saving decisions are important.
Imagine you win $1,000. Explain
how you would use the money
and why it is important to save
some of your money. Write at
least 1 paragraph.
ELAGSE4L1: Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking. g. Correctly
use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too,
two; there, their).
Write a narrative using the
homophones listed above. Be
sure to use them correctly! 3rd
grade write 2 paragraphs, 4th
grade 3, and 5th grade 4
paragraphs.
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MGSE4.NBT.4
MGSE5.NBT.7
Create and solve 8 addition and
subtraction problems. 3rd
grade will create problems
through 1,000, 4th grade
through 1,000,000 and 5th
grade will use decimals to
hundredths. For an extra
challenge use multiplication
and division.
S5L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate
information to group organisms using scientific
classification procedures.
Sort 10 animals into groups
(fish, amphibian, reptile, bird,
and mammal). You may draw
pictures of the animals or get
pictures from the internet or
magazines. This assignment
may be done electronically.
SS5E3, SS3E3 Describe how consumers and
producers interact in the U. S. economy.
b. Describe how people earn income by selling
their labor to businesses.
Choose a job you may like to do
one day. Describe how you
could earn an income by
performing the job you choose
(example: teacher, doctor, chef,
etc.) Write at least 1
paragraph.