2nd Grade Homework

Here's our 2nd grade Homework from 2006-2007!  


Homework Packets      Spelling Rings      Nightly Reading      Homeworkopoly!      Eagles of Excellence

HOMEWORK PACKETS
(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights--- No Homework on Fridays)
*** EACH NIGHT your child's homework is to complete the assignment(s) in the 
homework packet.  This may include activities from the Spelling Ring, Math 
activities, and/or Science/Social Studies activities.  

*** The completed Homework Packet is due on Friday. Parents, please sign the 
cover before returning it to school.
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SPELLING RING
*** This is a ring of activities that your child can choose from for 
spelling homework!  Every month, 8 new activities will be added to the 
Spelling Ring for greater selection.  


*** Each night (M-Th), your child will pick and complete an activity using 
at least 10 of his/her spelling words.  He/she should not complete the same 
activity twice in the one week. Write the activity in the Spelling Notebook 
(don't forget to date the page!).  

*** Keep Spelling Rings in the Eagle Notebook so they do not get 
misplaced!  :o)

*** Note for teachers:  I originally got 36 cards from Mrs. B's File Cabinet.  I 
adapted some cards and added others for a total of 72 cards.  I print the 
cards on card stock and we keep them on a metal ring.  Every month, the 
students get 8 new cards to add to their ring.  By year's end, they may 
choose from all 72 cards for their spelling homework.  Feel free to 
download them for use in your own classroom!  Let me know if you have 
additional questions.  
72 Spelling Cards
Alphabetical Listing of Spelling Ideas
Spelling Ring-1st card
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NIGHTLY READING
*** EACH NIGHT your child’s homework is to read for 20 minutes.   
Listen to your child reading.  Complete the form in the Nightly Reading 
Folder (date, title(s), number of minutes read, comprehension question 
number, and parent’s initials).

*** Your child should read the book he/she selected from our classroom 
Nightly Reading library first.  Then he/she can read other books, magazines, 
newspapers, or library books for the remainder of the 20 minutes (and 
hopefully, beyond!).


*** Note for teachers: Our Nightly Reading books were printed from Reading A-Z.  
The covers were copied onto colored card stock (each level has a different 
colored cover) and I made 8 copies of each book.  There are wonderful 
choices of both fiction and non-fiction for each level.  (By making multiple 
copies, you can also use these for reading groups!)  To keep track of our 
books, library pockets and cards were added to the inside of the back 
cover.  Students "check out" their books daily by removing the card, writing 
their name and date, and placing it into the pocket with their name on it.  
The pocket chart is just a piece of posterboard with library pockets 
attached.  The following day, students take the cards out of the pocket 
chart, put them back in the returned books, and check out new books.  It's 
easy to see who has forgotten to check out new books!


*** Every month your child can earn a FREE Pizza Hut personal pan pizza for 
reading 400 or more minutes through the Book-It program!  This is so easy 
since your child's homework is to read 20 minutes each night.  If your child 
reads 500 or more minutes he/she can earn a free pizza AND a prize from the 
Prize Box!

*** Please help your child to remember to return his/her Nightly Reading 
books to school each day.  Your child will NOT receive new books unless the 
books are returned each day.  

*** I have also included some helpful reading tips… please use them to help 
your child become a terrific reader!  
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HOMEWORKOPOLY
*** As an extra incentive for those children that complete their homework 
packet and nightly reading homework each week (and turn it in on time), we 
will play Homeworkopoly!!  


*** Each Friday, children who completed all their homework will have a 
chance to roll the die.  They can earn rewards for passing GO and for 
landing on certain spots on the game board!  There are even Chance and 
Community Lunchbox cards to add some more fun!  

*** Don't miss your chance to play... do your homework each day!!

*** Note for teachers: Homeworkopoly is a great, fun incentive for 
students to complete their nightly homework.  I downloaded the game from 
Homeworkopoly.com!  I used the game board without labels and made 
labels appropriate to our school, mascot, and grade.  There are card ideas 
on the site (for Chance and Community Lunchbox cards) that I used to help 
create cards that suited our class.  Email me if you have any great ideas 
that I can add to our card buckets!  
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EAGLES OF EXCELLENCE
*** Click here for more information about Eagles of Excellence... a special 
club for students who like to SOAR like an eagle!  
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REMEMBER… the MORE you read, the BETTER you read!!