Somerset Elementary Schools    Grade 2 Remote Learning Guide  

Week 9: June 8th - June 12th   District Unit : This and That    

Grade 2, Week #9 Focus: Countries and Cultures   Frequently Asked Questions by Elizabeth Haskell, Director of Curriculum & Instruction  

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Remote Learning Plan Directions:   ❏ Monday-Thursday : Students will read the Morning Message and then complete the  

activities listed either in Choice #1 OR Choice #2 . These activities will incorporate all  academic areas. If you are unable to complete an activity for that day, please do it when  it is convenient for your family, but try to complete it by the end of the week.   

❏ Daily activities should be completed in the order they are listed .   ❏ If you would like to complete both Choice #1 & Choice #2 activities of the day, that is  

optional . Please do what works best for your child and family.   ❏ Friday is Family Fun Day. Use this flexible day to complete an enrichment activity of your  

choice! Suggestions are listed at the end of this remote learning guide.   *Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. Stay healthy and know we are thinking of you!  

 Google Classroom  ❏ All worksheets can now be completed on the computer and turned in to your  

teacher via Google Classroom. This digitized initiative is intended to provide you  with an additional non-print option for completing work, as well as an easier way  to submit work to your teacher. Please contact your teacher with questions.   Any activity that has a digital template (editable copy) to use in your Google  Classroom has been noted and highlighted in YELLOW.  

  

By the end of this week, Grade 2 students will be able to    

● Identify and compare elements of tales, fables and fairy tales.    ● Summarize a story using details from the text.  ● Compare two stories using a venn diagram and details from two resources.  ● Explore countries that specific stories originated from.   ● Identify and use nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.   ● Practice adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers with and without regrouping.  

  

Monday, June 8, 2020   Interdisciplinary Lesson: Ready, Set, Folktale!!   

Morning Message: Happy Marvelous Monday! Monday Message  Folktales, Fairy Tales, Fables...Oh My!!! We will work on reading more folktales, fairy tales, and  Fables this week!! Are you ready to learn about the countries where these stories came from?  Get ready to take a reading trip Around the World!!        

Choice 1   

   

   

Math links:   Lesson 6.10  

Anchor Chart   

Go Math   Lesson 6.10  

 Video: 3 digit  

subtraction with  regrouping  

Reading & Writing:  ❏ As you learned last week, Folktales are stories that can be found in many di�erent  

countries around the world.  ❏ Listen to the Folktale Stone Soup by Marcia Brown. This story originally takes place in a  

village on the continent of Europe.  ❏ Summarize the story Stone Soup using this Story Summary Organizer .   

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  Language:  ❏ A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Noun Sort : Let’s go on a noun  

hunt using the folktale Stone Soup!! Fold a paper into 3 columns and label them  Person/Animal, Place, Thing. Make a list of the nouns you found in the story and write  them in the correct column/label. Print the Doc, use plain paper OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Social Studies:  ❏ This version of Stone Soup written by Marcia Brown was based on an old French tale.  

France is one of the countries on the continent of Europe. Take a look at this book about  France to learn some interesting facts about this country in Europe!!   

(To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   Math:  ❏ The three soldiers in the story Stone Soup were traveling home from the war along the  

road. The distance to get home was 305 miles. They found a village after 189 miles. How  many more miles are left until they get home?  

❏ Practice three digit subtraction Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Choice 2   

  

  

Math links:   Lesson 6.10  

Anchor Chart    

Go Math   Lesson 6.10  

 Video: 3 digit  

subtraction with  regrouping  

Reading & Writing:  ❏ There are many versions of the folktale Stone Soup . Listen to the story Stone Soup by  

Marcia Brown and then listen to the version Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth to see how the  stories are the same and di�erent. Use the Compare and Contrast Organizer .      Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Language:  ❏ A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Noun Sentences : Choose 5 nouns  

from the folktales Stone Soup and use them in a sentence. Don’t forget to check your  sentence for capitals, punctuation and complete sentences.   

Print the Doc, use plain paper OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  Social Studies:  ❏ The story Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth takes place in a village in China. China is a country  

on the continent of Asia. Let’s find out some more information about this country by  listening to the book China !! (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

Math:  ❏ There are 408 people that live in the village. When the monks started to make the stone  

soup only 217 villagers came out of their homes to see what the monks were doing. How  many villagers stayed inside their homes?  

❏ Practice three digit subtraction Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Special   Music Monday Bingo  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 9   

Tuesday, June 9, 2020   Interdisciplinary Lesson: Twisted Tale Tuesday!  

Morning Message: Happy Terrific Tuesday! Aka~ Twisted Tale Tuesday! Terrific Tuesday!  Today you are going to read 2 tales about a man with a terrific talent-Rumplestiltskin! One is the  original story and one is that same story with a twist.  

Choice 1   

  

  Math links:   

Lesson 6.10 Chart    

Go Math 6.10   

Video: 3 digit  subtraction with  

regrouping  

Reading & Writing:    ❏ Read the original German tale of Rumplestiltskin on myON.   

(To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   ❏ Summarize Rumplestiltskin using this Story Summary Organizer .   

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!   

Language:  ❏ A VERB is an action word. Make a list of 10 verbs you read in Rumplestiltskin .   

Print the Doc, use plain paper OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!   

Social Studies:  ❏ Rumplestiltskin is a tale popularly associated with Germany. Listen to this book  

about Germany to learn more about this interesting country.   (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

 

Math:  ❏ Rumplestiltskin spun 134 yards of straw into gold on Monday, and 203 yards on  

Friday. How many more yards of gold did he spin on Friday than on Monday?   ❏ Practice Subtraction with regrouping Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

❏ Do 15 minutes on REFLEX.  

Choice 2   

  

  Math links:   Lesson 6.10 Chart  

 Go Math 6.10  

 Video: 3 digit  

subtraction with  regrouping  

 

Reading:  ❏ Read the twisted tale of Rumplestiltskin and then listen to the original tale  

Rumplestiltskin . (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)    ❏ Complete the Venn diagram to compare the two tales.  

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Language:  ❏ Write 5 sentences using these verbs from Rumplestiltskin.   

SPIN, CRYING, WORKED, GIVE, TRAVEL. Underline the verb in each sentence.    Print the Doc, use plain paper OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

 

Social Studies:  ❏ Rumplestiltskin is a tale popularly associated with Germany. Listen to this book  

about Germany to learn more about this interesting country.    (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

 

Math:  ❏ The spires on Germany’s Cologne Cathedral are more than 515 feet tall. The  

coniferous trees in the Black Forest in Germany can grow to be 250 feet tall. How  much taller are the Cathedral’s spires than the coniferous trees?   

❏ Practice Subtraction with regrouping Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

❏ Do 15 minutes on REFLEX  

Special   Artistic Tuesday Bingo  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 9   

Wednesday, June 10, 2020  Interdisciplinary Lesson: Aesop’s Fables  

Morning Message: Happy Wonderful Wednesday! Wonderful Wednesday!  Let’s go back in time to ancient Greece, where a clever man named Aesop wrote his famous  Aesop’s Fables. One well-known fable told over and over again is “The Ant and the Grasshopper”  It is a fable about a hard-working ant and a lazy grasshopper. We will also review adjectives  today. Adjectives are words that describe nouns (shape, size, color, personality, etc.) Can you  find 9 adjectives in this Morning Message?                 

Choice 1  

 

Math links:   Lesson 6.10 Chart  

 Go Math 6.10  

 Video: 3 digit  

subtraction with  regrouping  

Reading & Writing:    ❏ Read/Listen The Ant and the Grasshopper (The Original Aesop’s Fable) on myON.   

(To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   ❏ Summarize The Ant and the Grasshopper using this Story Summary Organizer .  

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!   

Language:  ❏ Go on an Adjective Hunt! Adjective Hunt (The Ant & The Grasshopper) .   

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!   

Social Studies:  ❏ Aesop, the author of Aesop’s Fables is from Greece. Read/listen to Let's Look at  

Greece to check out where these classic fables originated from.    (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

 

Math:  ❏ The hard-working ants collected 902 kernels for the cold winter. Even though the  

grasshopper did not store his own food for the winter, they kindly gave him 149  kernels. How many kernels did the generous ants have left?   

❏ Practice 3 digit subtraction . Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Choice 2   

   

Math links:   Lesson 6.10 Chart  

 Go Math 6.10  

 Video: 3 digit  

subtraction with  regrouping  

Reading & Writing:  ❏ Read/Listen The Ants and the Grasshopper: Narrated by the Fanciful But Truthful  

Grasshopper on myON. (To access enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   ❏ Watch the original version of the Aesop’s Fable, The Grasshopper and The Ants. ❏ Compare the twisted fable, The Ants and the Grasshopper: Narrated by the Fanciful  

But Truthful Grasshopper with the original version The Grasshopper and The Ants  using this Venn Diagram . Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

 

Language:   ❏ Go on an Adjective Hunt! Adjective Hunt (The Fanciful But Truthful Grasshopper) .  

Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!   

Social Studies:  ❏ Aesop, the author of Aesop’s Fables is from Greece. Read/listen to Let's Look at  

Greece to check out where these classic fables originated from.    (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

 

Math:  ❏ Harper the grasshopper exchanged music lessons for kernels. If the ant had 705  

kernels and gave Harper 422 kernels for music lessons, how many kernels did the ant  have left for the winter?    

❏ Practice 3 digit subtraction . Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Special   Wellness Wednesday Bingo VIRTUAL FIELD DAY Sneak Peek Equipment List   

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 9   

Thursday, June 11, 2020  Interdisciplinary Lesson: MiXeD Up FaIrY TaLe DaY  

Morning Message: Happy Thrilling Thursday! Thursday Message  Things have gotten a little mixed up this week with some of the tales! Today, it’s even more  twisted!! Both choices are MiXeD uP! Enjoy a twisted version of two tales mixed together. You’re  sure to get a giggle out of either one. Then, you’ll design a brochure of a foreign “folktale” land  highlighting landmarks, food, culture, sporting events or anything of interest! Maybe someday  you might even travel there!       

Choice 1   

    

Math links:   Shape   Poster  

Reading:  ❏ It’s a MiXeD Up FaIrY TaLe DaY !    ❏ Read or listen to Red Riding Hood Meets the Three Bears .  

(To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)    

Writing & Social Studies & Language:  ❏ Design a BROCHURE highlighting a foreign land where a tale was from! Tell about the  

landmarks, food, sports, and places to see! Choose one of these countries, then read  or listen to Germany , Greece , France , or China . (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username:  readnow , password: myon  

❏ Click here for the BROCHURE ! Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  ❏ Add three ADVERBS to your brochure and underline them.  

 

Math:  ❏ Red Riding Hood traveled 238 feet down a path in the woods. She then went left and  

traveled 567 feet. Uh, oh! She’s lost! She ran 102 more feet and was at Grandma’s  cottage, finally. How far did she travel?   

❏ Practice 3 Digit subtraction and shapes .     Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Choice 2   

    

Math links:   Shape  Poster  

Reading:  ❏ It’s a MiXeD Up FaIrY TaLe DaY !    ❏ Read or listen to The Frog Prince Saves Sleeping Beauty .   

(To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username: readnow , password: myon)   

Writing & Social Studies & Language:  ❏ Design a BROCHURE highlighting a foreign land where a tale was from! Tell about the  

landmarks, food, sports, and places to see! Choose one of these countries, then read  or listen to Germany , Greece , France , or China . (To access the story enter School: Read at Home , username:  readnow , password: myon  

❏ Click here for the BROCHURE ! Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  ❏ Add three ADVERBS to your brochure and underline them.  

 

Math:  ❏ Sleeping Beauty was soooo sleepy! She slept for three days! On Monday, she slept 18  

hours. On Tuesday, she slept 19 hours. On Wednesday, she slept 22 hours! How many  hours did she sleep in three days?   

❏ Practice 3 Digit subtraction and shapes .    Print PDF link, use plain paper, OR use the editable copy in Google classroom!  

Special   Tech Thursday Bingo  

SEL   Today’s SEL Activity: Week 9   

DAY #5- Friday, June 12, 2020  FAMILY FUN FRIDAY! Enrichment  

  Choose an activity from the list below or create our own adventure!  

  ● Complete unfinished work from this week.  ● Family Decides  ● Other Academic Choice Activities  ● Reading for enjoyment  ● Math Fact Practice   ● Lexia   ● Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/    ● Learning Farm https://www.learningfarm.com/   ● Brain Pop https://www.brainpop.com/    ● PBS https://pbskids.org/ https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/   ● Reflex https://www.reflexmath.com/    ● Epic https://bit.ly/2WYLKgf   ● Keep a daily journa l of what you are doing each day.  ● Help your family with a chore.