Days of the Week and Months of the Year

Today, we will play spelling games using the days of the week and the months of the year which are proper nouns.  Login to Spelling City using your User Name and Password.  Play the following games:

www.spellingcity.com

• Missing Letter
• Read-A-Word
• Which Word Sentences
• Word O Rama
• Letter Fall
• Word Search 

Introduction to Comic Life!

Today, everyone will create a Comic Life collage all about your field trip to the Museum of African Art.  Please follow along with me while I give instructions from the smart board.  Don’t forget to include your name on the collage.

Title:  Museum of African Art

Word Clouds with Spelling Words!

Today, you will create a word cloud using a cool website called www.tagxedo.com.  First, you will need to type all of your spelling words in the box provided.  Then, choose a shape for your word cloud – there are close to 100 shapes to choose from.

After you are finished with your word cloud, please login to Spelling City to play some games for practice with this week's spelling words.  Click on the link below:
www.spellingcity.com
Student User Name:  first name followed by last name (no space in between)
Password: titans
3 exceptions for User Names:
ryanbailey1
brycenbonilla1
emmettcook1

Choose your words -- either Regular or Challenge.

Welcome Back!

Hello 2nd Graders!  I hope everyone had a fun Christmas break and enjoyed time with your family and friends.  Today, those of you who have not finished your acrostic poems will complete them.  If you did finish your poem before the break, you will login to your Raz-Kids account.  Choose a story to read and then take the Quiz to see what you have learned.  Click on the link below to login to Raz-Kids:

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login
You will need to type Ms. Green's user name:
mgreenaar

Creating Trifold Brochures

Today, we will continue working on your trifold brochures about Christmas traditions in other countries.  Please focus on inserting appropriate clip art for each category (Special Food, Decorations, Weather, Traditions, etc.).  Do not worry about typing the text as you will be able to hand write the information after we print the brochures.  Good luck!

Raz-Kids Login

Each student has their own account on Raz Kids.  This is an online reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes set at each student's "Just Right" reading level.  Click on the link below and then click on YOUR folder.  Choose one of the books and complete the following for each book:

1. Listen to the story.
2. Read the story.
3. Take the quiz.
When finished, you will see a check mark next to each of these icons (ear, book and ?).

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login
IMPORTANT! YOU WILL NEED TO TYPE MS. GREEN'S USER NAME:
mgreenaar

PowerPoint Acrostic Poems

Today, we will finish your PowerPoint poems.  Good luck with clip art!