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    Week 36, Tuesday: Measure the picnic table in inches and centimeters · Determine the central message of a longer story

    Day 177 · 3 lessons · 140 min

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    Math

    Students will measure the picnic table in inches and centimeters and build the picnic schedule by reading and writing times to five minutes (2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2, 2.MD.B.5, 2.MD.C.7).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 6 + 4 = ? Facts to 20
    2. A rectangle is split into 3 rows and 2 columns of same-size squares. How many squares? Week 35
    3. How much money is 1 quarter, 3 nickels and 2 pennies? Week 34

    Standards Addressed

    2.MD.A.12.MD.A.22.MD.A.3+2 more

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    Reread yesterday's booklet pages aloud. Then estimate: 'How long do you think our table is in inches? In centimeters? Which number will be bigger?'

    planner booklet
    15 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Part 3, the table (Week 19 and 20 skills): your child measures the length and width of a real table with the tape measure in inches, then in centimeters, and records both with the estimate. Then a length problem (Week 21): 'The tablecloth is 60 inches long. How much longer or shorter is it than the table?' Write the equation in the booklet.

    tape measureruler with cmplanner bookletpencil
    15 min

    Practice

    Part 4, the schedule (Week 23 skill): your child decides the times for five picnic events and sets each on the paper clock: arrive, games, lunch, cake, clean up. Each event gets an analog drawing and a digital time (for example 10:00, 10:35, 11:45, 12:15, 1:05) with a.m. or p.m. Then answer: 'If games start at 10:35 and lunch is at 11:45, how many minutes of games?' (70 minutes) using five-minute counts on the clock.

    paper clock with movable handsplanner bookletpencil
    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Ask: 'Why did you choose those times? Is the picnic in the a.m. or the p.m.?' File the booklet.

    portfolio folder

    Materials Needed

    planner booklettape measureruler with cmpencilpaper clock with movable handsportfolio folder

    Related Resources

    Math Worksheets (Weeks 33-36)Math Answer Key (Weeks 33-36)Unit 6 test (end of unit)

    English Language Arts

    Students will determine the central message of a longer story (RL.2.2, first taught in Week 4) and write a reflective letter to the reader of their portfolio (W.2.2 and W.2.1, first taught in Weeks 7 and 4).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. Name two things a good listener does. Week 35
    2. Fix the spelling: Thay went hoam. Week 34
    3. Fix the capitals: we went to ohio in june. Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    RL.2.2RL.2.3W.2.2+3 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Read-Aloud

    Read the chapters of The Year of the Dog in which Pacy tries out for the school play and discovers the book contest. Add each try to the 'Pacy's Tries' list. Ask: 'When something does not work out for Pacy, what does she do next?'

    The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Say: 'In Week 4 we learned that the central message is the big idea an author wants us to carry away.' Look at the list and ask: 'What is Grace Lin showing us about finding what you are good at?' Guide toward the idea that you find your talent by trying many things and not giving up.

    15 min

    Independent Reading

    Your child reads a book of their choice and writes the central message on a sticky note stuck inside the cover. Then they reread the sticky notes on Monday's portfolio pieces and choose the one piece they are proudest of.

    library book of choicesticky notesportfolio
    15 min

    Writing Workshop

    Portfolio day two: 'Dear Reader' letter. Your child writes a one-page letter for the front of the portfolio with three parts: what kind of reader they were in September and what kind they are now, which piece they are proudest of and why (opinion with a reason, Week 13), and one goal for third grade. Model the greeting and closing with commas (Week 21 letter conventions).

    portfoliolined paperpencil
    10 min

    Phonics

    Cumulative review game, day two: word ladder. Start with 'cat' and change one letter or add one part per rung, reading each: cat, coat, boat, boast, toast, toasted, untoasted. Then your child builds their own seven-rung ladder starting with 'pin' and reads it to you. Support: give the next word's clue ('a boat that floats in the bath'). Stretch: every rung must be a real word your child can define.

    paperpencil

    Materials Needed

    The Year of the Dog by Grace Linwhiteboard or paperlibrary book of choicesticky notesportfoliolined paperpencilpaper

    Related Resources

    ELA Worksheets (Weeks 33-36)ELA Answer Key (Weeks 33-36)Unit 6 test (end of unit)

    Social Studies

    Students will assemble a social studies portfolio and reflect on how they have grown as a citizen, mapmaker, historian, and economist (D2.Civ.2.K-2, D2.Geo.1.K-2, D2.His.1.K-2, D2.Eco.1.K-2).

    This week's reading: Reading a Map

    Standards Addressed

    D2.Civ.2.K-2D2.Civ.6.K-2D2.Civ.14.K-2+6 more

    Activities

    10 min

    Read-Aloud and Discussion

    Read Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña. Ask: 'Which parts of this book are about community? About helping? About needs and wants? About the places on the bus route?' Point out that one story can hold all four kinds of social studies.

    15 min

    Hands-On Activity

    Sort the social studies work from the year into 4 piles: Civics, Geography, History, Economics. Your child picks one favorite from each pile, staples a cover sheet titled 'My Social Studies Portfolio' on the front, and writes a caption under each favorite: 'I chose this because ____.' Include the community project poster from Week 34.

    social studies work from the year4 sheets of paper for labelsstaplercover sheetpencil
    5 min

    Quick Write

    Your child finishes: 'At the start of the year I did not know ____. Now I can ____.' Support: reread one September page together before writing. Stretch: write one thing you still want to learn about your community and how you could find out this summer.

    Materials Needed

    Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peñasocial studies portfolio piecespaperstaplerpencil

    Related Resources

    Social Studies Worksheets (Weeks 33-36)Social Studies Answer Key (Weeks 33-36)Unit 6 test (end of unit)

    Today's Practice

    One page for your child for each lesson. Answers are for grown-ups.

    Math practice · Week 36 · Tuesday

    I can measure the picnic table and make a picnic schedule.

    Look: Measure and plan times

    1. The bench is 36 inches, or about 91 centimeters. Smaller unit, bigger number.
    2. Lunch starts at 11:50. 15 minutes later it is 12:05.
    3. 12:05 is just after noon, so it is p.m.

    Estimate first. Then measure the table.

    EstimateInchesCentimeters
    1. Which number was bigger: inches or centimeters?inchescentimeters
    2. A table is 42 inches long. The tablecloth is 54 inches long. How much longer is the cloth?

    Picnic schedule.

    1. Draw the hands to show 10:20.
    2. What time is 5 minutes after 11:55?
    3. Games start at 10:40 and end at 11:25. How many minutes of games?
    4. Lunch is at 12:10, just after noon. Is that a.m. or p.m.?a.m.p.m.

    You need: a tape measure, a paper clock

    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 36 · Tuesday

    I can tell a story's big message and write a letter.

    Look: Big message and a letter

    1. Mo wants a bike. He saves his coins all year. At last he buys it.
    2. Message: Hard work pays off.
    3. A letter starts Dear Reader, and ends Love, Mo

    Think about the story you read today.

    1. When something does not work out for Pacy, what does she do next?
    2. What is Grace Lin showing us?

    Start your Dear Reader letter.

    1. Put in the commas: Dear Reader Love Maya
    2. The piece I am proudest of is ____ because ____.
    3. One goal for third grade:

    Challenge

    • Word ladder. Change one letter each time: pin, then a pot for cooking (p_n), then a grown-up boy (_an), then a rug by the door (ma_), then something you wear on your head (_at).
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Social Studies practice · Week 36 · Tuesday

    I can choose my best social studies work and tell why.

    Pick one favorite piece for each part of social studies.

    • Civics
    • Geography
    • History
    • Economics
    PartMy favorite pieceI chose this because ...
    1. At the start of the year I did not know ____. Now I can ____.

    Think about the story you read today.

    1. Where do CJ and his grandma go at the end of the bus ride?
    2. Which part of social studies does that show? Why?
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky