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School Closure Learning Activities
- Spruce Second Grade Resources/Ideas for Home During School Closure-
(Online and Technology Free)
Online Resources:
Reading
Pebble Go – Nonfiction/Science/Social Studies RelatedUsername: spruce1
Password: school
Scholastic – 20 days worth of literacy activities
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
Book Flix – Paired Passages
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/bookflix/#/
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
Math
Investigations Math - Our math curriculum gameshttps://media.pk12ls.com/curriculum/math/Investigations3/gamecenter/english/index.html#/Grade:2/
Splash Math – Practice Math
Parents sign up for free account
Cool Math 4 Kids (not cool math)
https://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Science
Mystery Science – Science Videos, Experiments, and Explorationhttps://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
Pebble Go – Nonfiction/Science/Social Studies Related
Username: spruce1
Password: school
Check out different zoo websites to see interactive experiences.
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Cincinatti Zoo will have a live facebook video at 3pm everyday!
Social Studies
Pebble Go – Nonfiction/Science/Social Studies RelatedUsername: spruce1
Password: school
Brain Pop – Videos/Activities
Username: ntspruce
Password: bpop
Technology Free Learning Ideas:Reading-
Read all the books you ownRead newspapers/magazines
Read recipes (bake/cook together)
JUST READ, READ, READ!
Writing-
Keep a daily journal about anything you want (Share your day!)Write a card or letter to a family member
Write a card or letter to a nursing home patient and mail it
Write a poem
Write a personal narrative
Write a nonfiction book
Write a grocery list or any list
Write a book review (reader’s response)
Phonics-
Read and write your snap words (at the end of the document) in various creative ways:- Three times each
- Rainbow letters
- Capital letters
- Ghost writing
- Bubble letters
- Write in sentences
Rhyming Practice
- Choose words that rhyme and create a list (cat, hat, bat)
Math-
Math facts (addition and subtraction facts up to 20)Tell time on an analog clock (hour hand/minute hand)
Counting coins
Skip counting (2s, 5s, 10s)
Discuss fractions while baking/cooking
Shape hunt in your house (cones, spheres, cubes, cylinders)
Write and solve story problems (word problems)
Other-
Play board games/cards for funPuzzles
Scavenger hunt in your house
Take walks
Play outside
Write with chalk
Also see district website for additional information.
Our SNAP Words: Students should be able to read AND write these words.
- ate
- about
- bear
- bare
- you're
- your
- was
- with
- what
- when
- went
- where
- very
- too
- to
- two
- they
- they're
- their
- there
- school
- sea
- see
- said
- I
- here
- hear
- girl
- friend
- first
- eight
- eye
- could
- answer
- better
- different
- enough
- follow
- happen
- people
- special
- terrible
- trouble
- through
- does
- goes
- probably
- question
- slowly
- suddenly
