Mrs. Paddock’s Lesson Plans

What’s going on in April in 2^nd Grade?

Week of April 13^:

Reading

Featured Book of the Week: Wind and Storms

·        Know and use the featured vocabulary

·        Describe personal experiences with storms and varying weather conditions.

·        Identify cause and effect relationships in different weather systems.

·        Write a poem about weather

Math

Whole Number Operations

11-1 Addition Number Stories with Dollars and Cents

11-2 Subtraction Number Stories with Dollar and Cents

11-3 The Trade-First Subtraction Algorithm

11-4 Multiples of Equal Groups

Spelling

Artist, burn, carpet, color, first, stir, sucker, tiger, almost, always

Science

Life Cycles

Lesson 6-Habitats

Lesson 7- Food Chains

Lesson 8- How do Animals Survive in their environment?

Week of April 20^:

Reading

Featured Book of the Week: A Game for Jamie

·        Know and use the featured vocabulary

·        Explain why fossils are important

·        List tools used and steps involved in uncovering fossils

Math

Decimals and Place Value-Chapter 10

11-5 Division Number Models

11-6 Multiplication Facts

11-7 Products Table

11-8 Multiplication/Division Fact Families

Spelling

Careful, cheerful, cure, doctor, firefly, scare, sport, steer, letter, long

Science

Lesson1- Life Cycles that Begin with an Egg

Lesson 2-How Much Do Caterpillars Grow?

Lesson 3- Getting to Know Your Caterpillar

Week of April 27^:

Reading

Featured Book of the Week: A Wetland Home

·        Know and use the featured vocabulary

·        Identify the characteristics of wetlands

·        Use photographs and illustrations as sources of infomation

·        List tools used and steps involved in uncovering fossils

Math

11-9 Multiplication/Division Fact Practice

Chapter 11 Test

Spelling

Birthday, hurt, party, sheer, square, storm, umpire, zipper, above again

Science

Lesson 4-What Do Monarch Caterpillars Eat?

Lesson 5- How Does A Caterpillar Change?