Christmas is coming...

Today, everyone will use Pixie to make a Christmas drawing for someone special.  After you have printed your drawing, you may do anything on my blog.

Welcome to the National Hour of Code!

This year, schools across America are taking part in an "Hour of Code" project.  We will begin by watching a short video about why learning how use code is important. After the video, everyone will click on the link below and play the game to help the Angry Bird catch the pig.

http://learn.code.org/hoc/1

If there is time, we will work on the ipads and use an app called Kodable: 

Spelling Review Today

1) Practice hard and soft g sound - circle the correct answer:
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_g_2.html

2) Hard and soft g sound - true or false:
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_g_3.html

3) Fill in the blank:
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_g_7.html

4) Both hard g and hard c together:
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_20.html

5) Both soft g and soft c together:
http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_21.html

6) Double consonants (GO BACK TO BLOG AFTER DOUBLE CONSONANT GAME)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/activities_y6/activity1.shtml

7) Double consonants (ss and ff):
http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/double-consonants-ff-ss.html

8) Consonant clusters (bl and br):
http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/double-consonants-bl-br.html

9) Consonant clusters (cr and cl):
http://roythezebra.com/reading-games/double-consonants-cl-cr.html

10) Practice with sentences:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/gr2/launcher.html?qid=0201

$$ Money Games $$

Today, we will play a series of games to practice our money counting skills. Please play all four (4) of these games (including all levels of the games). 

http://bit.ly/IR86qO

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/lets_compare/

http://www.tvokids.com/games/coincombo

If there is time, you may play Give The Dog A Bone and Stickman. Click on either of these links to begin.

Spelling Games!

There are 6 games today.  Make sure you click on the link for all 6.

1. Fill in the missing letters to complete the word: http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/phonics/clusters/clusters.htm
Scroll down the page to Online and Interactive Consonant Cluster Resources and choose the game called Initial Clusters Spelling.

2. Word Sort for Double Consonants
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordsort/index.html?grade=2&unit=8

3. Word Builder for Double Consonants
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=2&unit=8

4. eWord Game with vocabulary from Around the Pond: Who's Been Here?

http://eduplace.com/kids/hmr/ewordgame/index.html?grade=2&theme=2&selection=3

5. Word Search for Double Consonant Words
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=2&unit=8

6. Wordblender - practice consonants and consonant clusters.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/index.shtml

7. Crossword Puzzle
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/crossword/index.html?grade=2&unit=8

Thanksgiving Word Clouds

Everyone will create a word cloud using Thanksgiving vocabulary.  You must include at least 10 words that have something to do with Thanksgiving.  Type your name in the box as well.  Click on the link below the picture to get started.

http://www.tagxedo.com/

If there is time, we will watch a video about life on the Mayflower.

http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm#

Listen Everyone...Shhh...

Today, we will listen to everyone's recording about their animal.  Then, you will open Pixie and make a Thanksgiving drawing for someone who is special to you.  See the example below:

Then, you will have free choice. 

Finish Pixie and Recordings Today

Today, you will finish your Pixie drawing of your animal and its habitat.  Please include your name and the name of your animal.  Please capitalize your name and the name of the animal.  I will give you a list of the students that DO NOT need to open Pixie (because they are finished with their drawing).

If you are finished with your drawing.  Please click on the Raz-Kids link below.  Choose a book, listen to the book, read the book on your own and then take the quiz.

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

I will call you to my desk one at a time in order to record your fun fact about your animal.

Animal Habitat Research Project

Today, everyone will click on the link below to begin your research project.  These are the steps to follow:
1. Choose an animal to research - no dinosaurs (everyone must choose a different animal).
2. Fill out the form that I hand out.  You will be able to fill out this form by reading about your animal on the National Geographic website.
3. When you have finished filling out your form, please open Pixie.  Draw a picture of the animal you have chosen which should include the scenery and background of the animal's habitat.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/

Next week, everyone will have a chance to make a recording of the fun fact about their animal.  We will convert your recorded voice to a QR code and insert it on your Pixie drawing.  Have fun!

Practice hard C and soft C

Today, you will play games to help you practice the difference between the sound of the hard c and the sound of the soft c.

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_2.html

http://216.255.77.73/sort-it-out-sounds-c-2-game

http://216.255.77.73/sort-it-out-sounds-c-3-game

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_3.html

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_7.html

http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/hardSoft_c_g/hard_soft_c_4.html

When you have finished, please go to www.spellingcity.com and login.  Choose Regular or Challenge words. 

Antonyms and Fact or Opinion Games

http://school.eb.com/lm/games/GE_2_6/GE_2_6.htm - Antonyms

http://www.abcya.com/synonyms_antonyms.htm - Antonyms

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/ - Fact or Opinion

http://www.quia.com/pop/12709.html - Fact or Opinion

Spelling City

During the last 30 minutes of Language Arts, we will login to Spelling City and play games using this week's spelling words.  Choose either the Regular List or the Challenge List depending on how you did on the Pre-test.  Your username is your first name followed by your last name and everyone's password is: titans
Reminder:
ryanbailey1
eilishcg
macjenkins
elizabethiseler
matthewjest

www.spellingcity.com

Turn the Question into a Statement

Click on the link below to practice turning the question into a statement:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Za0MnsHpeWzqUOtfu76VraOxBAvjd4DQjGBHAb6rlAw/viewform

When you have finished, you may choose games from Toy Theater:

www.toytheater.com

Spelling City Today!

Everyone will click on the link to Spelling City and login with their username and password. You can click on 2nd Grade Spelling City Logins to look up your username.  Choose the list called "Week of 10/21/2013 Spelling Words" and play games to practice your words.

Login Example
Username:  abbylinson
Password:  titans

www.spellingcity.com

Inferring & Predicting

Read the clues in the detective’s notebook and figure out what happened by INFERRING or what is going to happen by PREDICTING. It can be tricky, but all the information you need is in the story. Can you figure it out? Click on the link below to get started. 

http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/games/detective/DetectiveGame.html

When you have finished, see if you can you solve the maze.  Click on the link below to give it a try:

 http://www.toytheater.com/maze.php

Missing Vowels - Counting Syllables - Homophones

Today, there are a number of different games to practice syllables, vowel sounds and homophones.  Click on each link below to get started.

Choose the missing vowel.

1) http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/missing_vowel.jsp

Click on the link below and choose Short-Vowel Sounds, then choose Long-Vowel Sounds.

2) http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/picturematch/ 

Counting Syllables 3)http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/word_jumbler/big_sound/full.shtml

Choose the game:  Count the Syllables

Homophones - Words that sound alike but are not spelled the same. 1)  https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294726 2) https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294732 3)  https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294741 4) https://www.spellingcity.com/word-match-vocabulary-game.html?listId=7294750

Let's Watch Your Hurricane Videos!

Animoto web address:  www.animoto.com

When we are finished watching your videos, you may try out these games to practice typing.  Click on the link below the picture.

http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/keyboard/

After typing games and if there is time, you can go to:  Mathletics or Raz-Kids.
http://cmiller-2ndgradetech.blogspot.com/p/2nd-graders-mathletics-logins.html
or
http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

Spelling Practice Today!

Practice Vowel-Consonant-E Words

http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e/load.htm?f

Practice the short 'a' sound and the short 'i' sound

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=2&unit=1

Practice the short 'e', short 'o' and the short 'u' sounds

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=2&unit=2

Practice the long 'a' and the long 'i' vowel sounds 

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=2&unit=3


Word Search 1
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=2&unit=1

Word Search 2
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=2&unit=2

Word Search 3
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=2&unit=3

Animoto Videos about Hurricanes

Today, everyone will create an Animoto video that includes the following:

• Title:  Hurricanes 
• By: Mrs. Miller (put your name here)
• 3 hurricane photos
• 2 facts about hurricanes

You may include any facts that you have learned about hurricanes.  Here are some suggestions to help you:

• Hurricanes form over warm oceans
• Hurricanes have strong winds of at least 74 MPH
• Hurricanes get weaker when they hit land
• The eye of the hurricane is the calmest part
• Most hurricanes happen in Florida

Nouns, Verbs & Spelling City!

Today, you will play games online involving nouns and verbs.  Click on the link below the picture:

http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/cleanup_eng_launcher.html

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/gg.cgi?A1=m&A2=0&A3=0&AFUNCT=1&ALEVEL=0

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/gr2/launcher.html?qid=0205

When you have finished all 3 noun and verb games, please click on the Spelling City link below.  You will choose your list of spelling words for the week (Regular or Challenge words) and play spelling games to practice your words.

www.spellingcity.com

Story Sequencing

On Tuesday, we didn't have access to the internet.  Therefore, I want everyone to complete the story sequencing games first.  When you are finished with those 3 games, you may go back and finish your Pixie story sequence drawing.  Scroll down to the post below and click on the links to the story sequencing games.

Practice with Story Sequencing & Types of Sentences

Today, we will practice putting the events of a story in the proper order.  Click on the links below the pictures to begin.

http://www.quia.com/pp/1305.html


Order the steps in making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

http://www.quia.com/pp/1299.html

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/scramble.html

Once you have finished the story sequencing, we will work on identifying Telling Sentences vs. Asking Sentences.  Click on the link below to start the first game.

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language_arts/statement_or_question/quiz1525.html

This one is a little tougher.  You have 3 choices, is it: 1) a telling sentence, 2) an asking sentence or 3) an exclaiming sentence.  Give it a try by clicking on the link below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/penguins_on_ice/small_no_sound/standard2.shtml