Week 36, Friday: Complete the multi-domain 'Plan a class picnic' · Present their published book and portfolio to family

Day 180 · 3 lessons · 140 min

Math

Students will complete the multi-domain 'Plan a class picnic' performance task, present the portfolio, and celebrate a year of Grade 2 math (2.NBT.A.1, 2.NBT.B.6, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.C.7, 2.MD.D.10, 2.G.A.3).

Done

Remember?

3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

17 − 8 = ? Facts to 20
A rectangle is split into 2 rows and 3 columns of same-size squares. How many squares? Week 35
90 − 33 = ? Week 33

Standards Addressed

2.NBT.A.1 2.NBT.B.6 2.NBT.B.7 +6 more

Activities

10 min

Warm-Up

Set up a small audience (family, a pet, or stuffed animals in a row) and lay out the booklet pages in order. Ask your child to say the six picnic tasks from memory before opening the booklet.

planner bookletportfolio folder

15 min

Mini-Lesson

Presentation: your child presents the Picnic Planner page by page, showing the 364 cups in expanded form, the three-price total with coins, the table measurement in both units, the schedule on the clock, the bar graph with its questions, and the cake in fourths. The audience asks one question per page (for example 'How do you know 5 + 5 + 5 is the same as 3 rows of 5?').

planner bookletcoinspaper clocktape measure

15 min

Weekly Assessment

Performance task check with fresh numbers: count a new supply pile of 4 hundreds, 2 tens, 7 ones and write it three ways (427); add 3 prices (36 + 24 + 18 = 78 cents) and pay with coins; measure a book in inches and centimeters; set the clock to 11:40 and say a time 25 minutes later (12:05); read the vote graph to find total votes and the difference between the top two; draw a rectangle and shade one fourth. Score each of the six domains as secure, developing, or needs review.

assessment sheetdried beanscoinsrulerpaper clockvote graphpencilcrayons

5 min

Wrap-Up

Math celebration: present a handmade 'Grade 2 Mathematician' certificate, write the date on the portfolio cover, and let your child choose one favorite piece to hang up. Ask the last question of the year: 'What is one thing you can do now in math that you could not do in September?'

certificateportfolio foldertape

Materials Needed

planner bookletportfolio foldercoinspaper clocktape measureassessment sheetdried beansrulervote graphpencilcrayonscertificatetape

Assessment

Year-end performance task: multi-domain assessment and portfolio

Related Resources

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

English Language Arts

Students will present their published book and portfolio to family with a clear voice and relevant details (SL.2.4, SL.2.5, SL.2.6) and reflect on their growth as a reader and writer across the year.

Done

Remember?

3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

Read with expression: 'Hooray, we won!' Week 35
Read: light, night, bright. Which letters spell the long i sound? Week 33
Is 'jump' a noun or a verb? Grammar and spelling

Standards Addressed

SL.2.4 SL.2.5 SL.2.6 +5 more

Activities

10 min

Reading Celebration

Family Author's Celebration opens. Set up chairs, a decorated author's chair, and a table displaying the published book, the portfolio, and the Frog and Toad, Amelia Bedelia, Ivan, Mercy Watson, and Year of the Dog books read this unit. Your child welcomes the family and tells them what they will hear.

published bookportfoliounit bookschairs

15 min

Reading Response or Assessment

Year-end reflection. Your child completes a half-page with three prompts: 'The most important thing I learned as a reader this year is...', 'The most important thing I learned as a writer is...', and 'The central message of The Year of the Dog is ____, and it matters to me because...'. Add it as the last page of the portfolio.

paperpencilportfolio

15 min

Publishing and Author's Chair

The main event. Your child reads their published book aloud from the author's chair, showing each illustration, then plays the Week 35 audio recording for anyone who arrived late or wants to hear it again. They walk the family through the portfolio, reading the 'Dear Reader' letter and one favorite piece. The family applauds, and each listener says one specific thing they loved.

published bookportfoliophone or tablet with recording

10 min

Phonics Check

Year-end word check. Your child reads any Dolch grade-2 words missed in Week 32 plus ten mixed pattern words (sleep, boat, shape, storm, unfair, kindness, blanket, didn't, knight, celebrate). Record the total and present a handwritten 'Second Grade Reader' certificate with the Week 35 words-per-minute score written on it.

Dolch grade-2 word cardsindex cardshandwritten certificate

15 min

Independent Reading

Summer reading launch. Your child chooses three books from the library basket or a list of series they loved this year (Frog and Toad, Mercy Watson, Amelia Bedelia, Who Would Win?, Elephant and Piggie, Grace Lin's Pacy books) to start over the summer, writes the titles on a 'Summer Reading Plan' page in the portfolio, and reads the first pages of one right now.

library books of choiceportfoliopencil

Materials Needed

published bookportfoliounit bookschairspaperpencilphone or tablet with recordingDolch grade-2 word cardsindex cardshandwritten certificatelibrary books of choice

Assessment

Year-end performance: published and illustrated book read aloud to family with audio recording; portfolio of five writing pieces, a 'Dear Reader' letter, a book list, a favorite-book opinion, and a written reflection; year-end sight word and mixed pattern check recorded on a completion certificate.

Related Resources

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

Science

Students will present their science portfolio, reflect on their growth as a scientist, and receive awards tied to real skills demonstrated during the year (all Grade 2 science standards reviewed).

Done

Standards Addressed

2-PS1-1 2-PS1-2 2-PS1-3 +11 more

Activities

10 min

Drawing Conclusions

Your child presents the 6-piece science portfolio to the family, reading each caption card, and ends with the science fair poster. Ask the audience to name one thing they learned from the presentation.

15 min

Extension or Art Connection

Make 3 award certificates: 'Science Fair Scientist' for the project, 'Careful Observer' naming the investigation with the best drawings or tallies, and a third your child chooses, such as 'Engineer of the Year' for the Unit 3 build or 'Life Cycle Expert' for the bean. Decorate with a drawing of the matching experiment. Then plant something or check the Week 31 bean plant in its cup as a living reminder of the year.

3 sheets of papermarkerscrayonsbean plant from Week 31

5 min

Week Reflection

Read the sticky note from Monday. Ask: 'What is one question you still wonder about? What could you test this summer?' Write it on the last page of the portfolio and title it 'Next Year's First Question.' Hold the award ceremony and applaud.

Materials Needed

science portfolioscience fair poster3 sheets of papermarkerscrayonsbean plantsticky note from Monday

Related Resources

Science Worksheets (Weeks 33-36)Science 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 · Friday

I can get ready to present my picnic plan.

Get ready: mixed review.

Write 6 hundreds, 3 tens, 5 ones three ways.
22 + 31 + 27 = ____
What time is 15 minutes after 9:50?
Draw coins that make 64 cents.
Draw a rectangle in thirds. Shade one third.

Challenge

Which picnic page will you show first? What will you say?

How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

ELA practice · Week 36 · Friday

I can get ready for my Author's Celebration.

Get ready to welcome your family.

Welcome to my Author's Celebration. Today you will hear ____.
My summer reading plan. Write three books.

Draw a line between the syllables. Then read the word.

thankful
unkind
sunshine
lantern

How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

Science practice · Week 36 · Friday

I can share my science portfolio and earn my awards.

Make your science awards.

Careful Observer award for my work on ____.
My own award: ____ for ____.
Draw a picture for one award.

Next Year's First Question.

One thing my audience learned:
A question I still wonder about, and how I could test it this summer:

How did it go? Great Okay Tricky