July Week 21. 2nd Grade. It takes the earth exactly 365 days, 6 hours, 9. revolution around the sun. Tuesday? How much did he spend?

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1 July Week 21 Fact of of the Week It takes the earth exactly 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes July 4th and celebrates 9.5 seconds our nation s to complete birthday. 1 revolution around the sun Alex Allison read ate books chocolate on. chip cookies. She read Jordan 5 books ate 6 cookies. on. How How many many more more did Allison did she eat? read on than? Mitchell Melissa saw went 8 to sea the gulls. Phillies Then game. she saw He ate 5 more. 3 hot How dogs. many They did cost she $1.00 see in each. all? How much did he spend? The Which cub shows scouts two went parts to that the circus. match? There were 25 scouts and 10 adults. How many people went to the circus? Kevin You can invited buy 315 pencils friends for over a dime. to play. How Only many 8 pencils friends can were you able buy to with play. 3 How many dimes? couldn t play? Write the missing numbers Ashley Finish the went pattern. swimming. She started swimming at noon and swam for 3 hours. What time did she finish swimming? Summer Fireworks are fun to watch but they are What Safety Random-Act-of-Kindness dangerous. Never were touch you fireworks involved... in let this adults week? Tip handle them. Watch from a safe distance.

2 Journal Entries: The Fourth of July is a national holiday. People celebrate by marching in parades, having picnics and watching fireworks. Describe your holiday celebration to a friend. Tell about your day, what you enjoyed most and why. Week 1 Book Corner: What book have you decided to read for the month of July? Challenge Corner: Philadelphia is called the birthplace of our nation. Why? Title: Author:

3 July Week 2 Fact of the Week It takes the earth exactly 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 9.5 seconds to complete 1 revolution around the sun Alex read 15 books on. She read 5 books on. How many more did she read on than? Mitchell went to the Phillies game. He ate 3 hot dogs. They cost $1.00 each. How much did he spend? The cub scouts went to the circus. There were 25 scouts and 10 adults. How many people went to the circus? Kevin invited 15 friends over to play. Only 8 friends were able to play. How many couldn t play? Ashley went swimming. She started swimming at noon and swam for 3 hours. What time did she finish swimming? Summer Safety Tip Fireworks are fun to watch but they are dangerous. Never touch fireworks... let adults handle them. Watch from a safe distance.

4 Journal Entries: Pretend your birthday is next. Write an invitation to your party. Be sure to include where, when, for whom, time and date. Don t forget to decorate it. Week 2 Dear, Please come to a Day _ Time Place Book Corner: Find 5 compound words. Challenge Corner: Make a safety poster about what to do if it thunders and lightnings. What page are you on?

5 Journal Entries: On your birthday, you received lots of gifts. Write a thank you note to a friend or relative for you favorite gift. Don t forget to begin with your friend s or relative s name and sign the note also. Week 3, Love, Book Corner: Find five words with endings added to them. Write the words. Then write each root word. Challenge Corner: What American holiday does Bastille Day remind you of? Why? What page are you on now?

6 July Week 3 Fact of the Week July 14 is Bastille Day in France which in 1789 signaled the beginning of the French Revolution. It is celebrated with parades, flags, and fireworks Shane has 15 cars. Daniel has 26. How many more does Daniel have than Shane? = 3 + = 12 If you have 3 tens and 6 ones, what number is it? Use a centimeter ruler. How long is the key? It is five o clock. What time will it be in 3 hours? Write the fraction of the part that is shaded. Summer Safety Tip Bike Safety: wear a helmet avoid busy streets follow traffic rules

7 July Week 4 Fact of the Week Write in order from least to greatest = = 13-7 = = The platypus and spiney anteater are the only mammals that lay eggs. Use coins to solve. Nicole has three dimes, one nickel, and five pennies. How much money does she have? Casey has 46 stars, Amy has 10 stars. How many stars do the children have together? What is the number pair? The sum is 6. The difference is Today is a in July. Look at a calendar. How many s are there in July? Write the dates. 6 + = = 14 What day of the week will August begin on? What Random-Act-of-Kindness were you involved in this week?

8 Journal Entries: Make sun tea. Fill a large glass with cold water. Add a tea bag. What do you see when you add the tea bag to the water? Feel the glass. How does it feel? Describe it. Place the glass in a sunny spot. Watch it for a few hours. How does the glass feel now? How did the sun help you make tea? Enjoy your tea! Week 4 Book Corner: Now that you ve completed reading your first book, turn to the suggested activity page and do the assignment. Challenge Corner: Complete the following: 1 pint = cups 1 quart = cups 1 quart = pints 1 gallon = quarts

9 August Week 5 Fact of the Week Although the sun is only a middle-sized star, it is so large that it could hold all the material in the solar system. Finish the pattern. 7, 9,, 13 4, 6,, 10 Tom picked 5 roses. Jay picked 3 roses. Anne picked 4 roses. Fill in the graph. Tom Jay Anne Use the graph above. How many flowers did Tom and Jay pick in all? How many more did Tom pick than Jay? How many pets do the children in Ms. Smith s class have? Dogs Cats Fish Number of Pets Ms. Smith s Mr. Jones Class Class Use the graph above. How many pets do the children in Mr. Jones class have? Use the graph above. How many dogs do both classes have? How many fish do all the students have? Summer Safety Tip Wear a sunscreen to protect your skin when outside on sunny summer days

10 Journal Entries: Keep track of this week s weather. Make a chart and draw a picture of each day s weather. Week 5 Pick the best day of this week and tell what you did. How did the weather affect your day? Book Corner: Challenge Corner: What book have you chosen for your second selection? What was the high temperature for each day? Listen to the radio or T.V. or have someone help you find it in the newspaper. Title: Author:

11 August Week 6 Fact of the Week Many of you will be going to the shore this summer. Did you know that 3/4 of the earth s surface is water? Write in order from greatest to least. 28, 35, 53, 82,,, Use + - or = signs. 7 4 = = Joaquin collected 15 seashells on. He collected 3 more on. How many did he collect? Demi read 10 books. Natasha read 5 more than Demi. How many did she read? Koby has 6 dimes and 2 nickels. How much money does he have? There are 10 pieces of candy. There are 5 children. How many pieces of candy will each child get? Which plane figure is on the face of the solid shape? Draw it here. What Random-Act-of-Kindness were you involved in this week?

12 Journal Entries: Week 6 Buy a small bag of M&M s or Skittles. Group the candies by color. Make a graph. List the colors and shade boxes for the number of candies of each color. Write four questions about your graph. Ask a friend to answer them. Color of Candy * Have fun eating your candy after you ve completed your graph. Book Corner: Find two interesting words in your book. Use them in your own sentences. What page are you on? Challenge Corner: Color 3/4 of this figure blue. What part is not colored?

13 August Week 7 Fact of the Week Most of the world s fresh water lies beneath the earth s surface. This water is more than 30 times the amount stored in the rivers, lakes and reservoirs combined = 15-5 = Match the shape with the name. cylinder sphere cube Finish the pattern. 15, 20, 25, 30,, 20, 30, 40,, Zachary has written 5 thank you notes and 3 letters. How many letters and notes did he write? What time is it? Fill in the missing numbers. 62, 63,, Use the clock to the left. Kelsey is going to the beach in half an hour. What time will she leave? Caroline and her parents drove to Sesame Place to play. She traveled 24 miles one way. How many miles did she travel both ways? Which numbers come next? 89,,, Whitney is riding the roller coaster. She rode it 3 times. Katie rode it 5 times. Beth rode it 2 times. How many times did the children ride the roller coaster? Summer Safety Tip Remember never to swim alone. Always use the buddy system. Swim at guarded beaches and obey the lifeguards.

14 Journal Entries: It s fun to eat lunch outside on a nice summer day. Plan a picnic with a friend. Write down your menu. Design an invitation to your friend for the picnic lunch. Week 7 Menu You are invited to a picnic Day Time Place Book Corner: Illustrate a favorite part in your story. Challenge Corner: Put a saucer of salt water out on a sunny window sill. What do you see when the water has evaporated? What is left? What page are you on now?

15 August Week 8 Fact of the Week All of the oceans of the world are connected to each other. What ocean do you swim in at the shore? What shape comes next in the pattern? How much money is there? How many cubes are there in all? Use coins for this problem. Anna had 1 quarter, 4 dimes, 1 nickel, and 3 pennies. How much money does she have? Ryan swam 20 yards in the swim meet. Harry swam 31 yards. How many more yards did Harry swim than Ryan? What Random-Act-of-Kindness were you involved in this week?

16 Journal Entries: Write about imaginary animals. Look up at the sky and study the cloud formations. Do any of the clouds remind you of a particular animal, or perhaps an imaginary creature? Write a story about your picture in the sky. Week 8 Book Corner: Now that you ve completed your second novel, turn to the activity page and respond to your book. Challenge Corner: Make a list. Look around your house. Name things for each geometric shape. circle square rectangle triangle cylinder cube pyramid sphere