Mrs. Strahl

 

Second Grade Supply List

Accelerated Reader Quizzes

Chapter Book List

Star of the Week

Reading Log

Reading Strategies

COMPREHENSION
STRATEGIES:
GOOD READERS.…

·    VISUALIZE

·    MAKE CONNECTIONS

·    CLARIFY AND MONITOR

·    SUMMARIZE

·    MAKE PREDICTIONS

·    ADJUST READING SPEED

·    ASK QUESTIONS
COMPREHENSION SKILLS

·    MAIN IDEA / DETAILS

·    SEQUENCE

·    MAKING INFERENCES:

I know…,   OR  I remember…

NOW,  I can predict what comes next…

·    COMPARE / CONTRAST

·    CAUSE / EFFECT

·    DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

·    AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW

Math Worksheets for home practice

Multiplication 0,1,2,3,4,5

Multiplication 42 facts

Multipication 56 facts

Multiplication 64 facts

Multiplication 90 facts

Addition 100 problems

Addition page 1

Addition page 2

 

Search Engines
Google (information and images)
Alta Vista
Ask Jeeves for Kids
KidsClick!
Vivisimo
Yahooligans
Yahoo (for images)

Language Arts
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Vocabulary.com
American Literacy Classics - A Chapter A Day
Education 4 Kids
Fun Brain

National Geographic Society
TIME For Kids
Wacky Web Tales
Candlelight Stories - Children's Stories
The Kid's Storytelling Club
Literacy Center Education

Math
AAAmath
Fun Brain
Natural Math-multiplication
A Plus Math
Cool Math Sites
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
The Math Forum (Ask Dr. Math and others)
(on-line tutorial)
Mega Mathematics
Education 4 Kids
StudyWorks (math and science)
PBS Kids Cyberchase (math games)
BBC Revisewise Maths

Social Studies

Geography 4 Kids
CIA World Fact Book
The White House-Presidents
The American Presidency
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
National Geographic's The Underground Railroad
Helen Keller Kids Museum Online
U.S. Government (kids page)
The White House (kids page)
U.S. Congress (kids page)
Education 4 Kids
City of Irvine
History of Irvine Ranch
WorldAtlas.com
Maps.com
Geography at About.com
Quick Maps of the World
PBS Kids Democracy Project

Science Inventions
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Museum of Science
National Geographic Society
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Animal Diversity Web
Biology 4 Kids
California Science Center
San Diego Zoo
Bill Nye, The Science Guy
How Stuff Works
Virtual Field Trips
Our Solar System
Frogs - Science Web Quest

Activities and Games- General Information
PBS-Kids
Thinkquest

Fun School

Discovery School
First Gov for Kids
Internet Public Library - KidSpace

Art, Music, Performing Arts
Art Teacher on the Net
National Gallery of Art
Olga's Gallery (famous masterpieces)

Research tools- Bibliography, Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Encyclopedias
Bibliography Help
MLA Template
American Heritage Dictionary
Dictionary.com

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Roget's Thesaurus
Encyclopedia Britannica
Awesome Library
Fact Monster
Library Spot-Biographies
Worldbook Online Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia.com


Library Resources- Book Lists, Award Winners
Book Browser
Caldecott
Newbery
California Department of Education (recommended literature K-12)
GT World (book lists for talented readers)

 

NEW MATH ADOPTION ONLINE STUDENT TEXTS

IUSD’s new K-8 student textbooks are now available online. For K-5 students this includes the Student Activity Book and the Homework and Remembering Pages. For grades 6-8 a link is provided to the student textbook as well as additional support materials. Please click here for more information.http://www.iusd.org/student_resources/Mathematics.html

Language Arts-
Accelerated Reader Quizzes

Houghton Mifflin:
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/tnc/