Spelling City Login Information

Each 2nd grader has their own Spelling City account (www.spellingcity.com). The login information is as follows:

User Name: first name followed by last name - no space in between (ex. graceoetgen, lukeboyd, etc.)

There are 3 exceptions (ryanbailey1, brycenbonilla1, emmettcook1)

Password:  titans (everyone has the same password)

I have also listed each student's User Name under the link located in the top box on my blog's home page (see 2nd Grade Spelling City Logins).

I will update the spelling lists each week (both Regular Words and Challenge Words).  Students can login from home (or during Technology class), choose the correct weekly list and begin playing spelling games using this week's words.  If you have any questions, please send me an email at: cmiller@htsdc.org

Introduction to Powerpoint



Today, everyone will create an acrostic poem using PowerPoint.  We will use the word SNOW and come up with descriptive words that begin with S, N, O and W.  We will learn how to:

• Insert a text box
• Change the font size
• Change the font color
• Insert clip art

Grammar Practice

Click on all of the links below to practice what you are learning in Language Arts. Once you have finished, you may go to Spelling City (www.spellingcity.com) and play games to help you memorize your weekly spelling words.

1.  Which sentence is written correctly?
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/gr2/launcher.html?qid=0201

2. Consonant Clusters – 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.

3. Wordblender - practice consonants and consonant clusters.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/index.shtml

Thanksgiving Theme Today!

Today, we will watch a BrainPop, Jr. video about the pilgrams and their voyage to Plymouth Rock on the Mayflower.  Everyone will draw the Mayflower using Pixie.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/holidays/thanksgiving/

Counting Syllables & Missing Vowels

Today, there are 4 different games to practice what you are learning in your Language Arts class.  Click on all 4 links below.  If you have time at the end, you may try to solve the crossword puzzle. 

Choose the missing vowel.

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


Short and long vowel sounds.

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

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

Click on COUNT THE SYLLABLES. http://www.littlefingers.com/games/Syllables.html

Crossword Puzzle - Click on Unit 2 http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/gr2/crossword/

Finish-Up Book Recommendation Letters

On Wednesday, we will finish and print your letters to your Language Arts teacher.  Click on the link below to open the letter that you started last week.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/

Once you are finished with your letter, you may go to Spelling City and play games with this week's spelling words.  Choose either the Regular Word List or the Challenge Word List.  Click on the link below to get started:
www.spellingcity.com

USER NAME:  first name then last name (thomasdawson)
PASSWORD:  titans

Grammar Practice

On Tuesday, during our Language Arts Technology class, we will play games online to practice what you are learning in your classroom.  THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT GAMES FOR YOU TO CLICK ON AND TRY!

Click on the link below and then click on Unit 4 to begin practicing words with the long -e sound, the long -o sound and the long -u sound spelled with the vowel-consonant-e pattern.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/gr2/wordbuilder/

Multiple Meaning Words
Click on the link below and then choose the game:  Match It Sentences.
Word List #1

http://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=5666441 
(bit, bolt, bark, bat, bowl)

Word List #2
http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=5667233&x=2076f
(box, can, check, club, clip)

Try this crossword puzzle for fun!  Click on Unit 1 to begin.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/gr2/crossword/