F.D. Titus

2nd Grade Reading: Menu: Day 5:

Overview: Read a new short story and illustrate your favorite parts

Estimated Time: Approximately 20 minutes 

Explanation: You will read and illustrate your favorite parts within the story. This can be done in your writing journal. 

Things to Know: Show a parent, guardian, sibling, or adult your favorite parts of the story. Retell them through your illustrations  

Tasks:

• Read a short story
• Illustrate your favorite parts 
• Spread out your favorite parts from the story, beginning, middle, and end 
• Retell your favorite parts from the story through your pictures 

2nd Grade Reading: Reading A-Z: Grab Bag

Overview: Read independent level book 

Estimated Time: 15-20 minutes 

Explanation: You will choose one of your independent leveled books that is in your grab bag, and then complete one activity that goes with your reading.  

Things to Know: Sit with a parent, guardian, sibling, or adult to practice reading fluently and accurately. Directions should be read allowed to student to ensure they know the expectation of the activity. 

Tasks:

• Pick 1 book from grab bag 
• After book has been chosen, pick 1 activity to go along with your reading
• Read book silently to self, pointing to ever word
• If adult or sibling is available read to them, showing them your best reading skills (pointing to all words, turning pages, stretching words by sounds, and fluently reading the text)
• Then complete the activity that you have chosen

***Note: Students should read the book each time before completing the activity for that day. Read the same book each day until all activities have been complete. Then move on to another book. Skipping around from book to book before completing all activities can confuse students and cause them to mix up events, characters, and other story elements. 

2nd Grade Writing: Writing Journal: Calendar 

Overview: Using capital letters and punctuation properly 

Estimated Time: Approximately 20 minutes 

Explanation: You will write a topic sentence, clear beginning, middle, end, and closing sentence. (7 sentences) 

Things to Know: Sit with a parent, guardian, sibling, or adult to help generate ideas and check for proper capitalization and punctuation 

Tasks:

• Look at the date: March 24th 
• Each day you should put the date and a title for your prompt 
• Focus on capitalization at the beginning of your sentences and differing punctuation at the end. (., !, ?)
• Think of emotions, who, when, where, and what you are doing 
• Have fun and share with someone!
• Feel free to always draw a picture to go along with your writing!