Cross-Curricular Literacy Centers by Angie Brand https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0 Culture and Community: Cross-curricular centers on Iowa and Farming Communities for 2nd grade. en-us 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC 2026-03-24 17:55:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f437.png Objective brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179770 RL.2.2: I CAN retell folktales.

RL.2.6: I CAN speak in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179770 Read Folktale brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179771 Read the book The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall. ]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179771 Watch brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179772 Watch this video with a twist on the Three Little Pigs. ]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179772 Write brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179773 Write a reader's theater of The Three Little Pigs. Change the story in some way: use different animals, use a different villain, use different building materials, it's your choice!]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179773 Create brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179774 Record yourself reading your reader's theater on Flipgrid. Use different voices for the characters.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179774 Objective brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179780 2.NBT.B.5: I CAN add and subtract numbers less than 100.

2.NBT.B.8: I CAN add 100 to a number and subtract 10 from a number between 100 and 900.

2.NBT.B.9: I CAN explain why addition and subtraction strategies work.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179780 Read Poems brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179781 Our math station today is about corn. Pick a poem from Corn-Fed by James Stevenson to read before you start.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179781 Watch brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179782 Log in to Khan Academy and do the lessons assigned to you. You can work at your own speed, so take your time and understand each lesson.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179782 Write brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179783 Complete the worksheet. After finishing, cut out your corn and leaves. Glue them together and put your name on the back.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179783 Create brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179784 Color each of the squares on your ear of corn using yellow, orange, red, brown, and black. You may color them how ever you want, but each small square can only be one color and there should be at least 10 of each color. Color the leaves green. ]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179784 Objective brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179791 SS.2.20: I CAN identify an important person from Iowa and what they did.

W.2.6: I CAN use digital tools to publish writing with other students.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179791 Read Biography brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179792 Find your Reading Circle below and read the assigned book. Check the comments under your book for your name and topic. Take notes as you read using the graphic organizer.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179792 Watch brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179793 Watch the video biography of your famous Iowan after reading your book. Add more information to your notes.]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179793 Write brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179794 Use the graphic organizer to plan, 3 paragraphs about your person and topic. You are the class expert so put in any information you think is important!]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179794 Create brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179795 Use Book Creator to work on your pages of the class book. Open the book for your Iowan, and find the page listed for your topic in the Table of Contents. You need to include your writing about your topic, a heading, and one picture. ]]> 2019-06-25 21:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369179795 Book - Reading Circle 1 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304315 (Annie, Lucy, Tia, Caleb)
Who Was George Washington Carver? by Jim Gigliotti ]]> 2019-06-26 16:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304315 Book - Reading Circle 2 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304614 (Grace, Danielle, Lee, Jesse)
Grant Wood by Mike Venezia ]]> 2019-06-26 16:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304614 Book - Reading Circle 3 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304919 (Anika, Tommy, Paxton, Joe)

Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? by Patricia Brennan Demuth

]]> 2019-06-26 16:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369304919 Book - Reading Circle 4 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369305225 (Constanza, Maria, Max, Jude)
Herbert Hoover by Mike Venezia]]> 2019-06-26 16:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369305225 Book - Reading Circle 5 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369306315 (Mara, Mahi, Antonio, Jaime)
The Kid Who Changed the World by Andy Andrews (Biography of Norman Borlaugh)]]> 2019-06-26 16:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369306315 Video - Reading Circle 1 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369307528 (Annie, Lucy, Tia, Caleb)
George Washington Carver: ]]> 2019-06-26 16:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369307528 Video - Reading Circle 2 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369307705 (Grace, Danielle, Lee, Jesse)
Grant Wood: ]]> 2019-06-26 16:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369307705 Video - Reading Circle 3 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308042 (Anika, Tommy, Paxton, Joe)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: ]]> 2019-06-26 16:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308042 Video - Reading Circle 5 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308202 (Mara, Mahi, Antonio, Jaime)
Norman Borlaug: ]]> 2019-06-26 16:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308202 Video - Reading Circle 4 brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308205 (Constanza, Maria, Max, Jude)
Herbert Hoover: ]]> 2019-06-26 16:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369308205 Objective kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351053 2-LS2-1: I CAN determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

2-LS4-1: I CAN make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in Iowa.

RI.2.5: I CAN use text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.]]> 2019-06-27 00:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351053 Read Nonfiction Book 1: Soybeans kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351266 Soybeans in the Story of Agriculture by Susan Anderson and Joanne Buggey]]> 2019-06-27 00:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351266 Read Nonfiction Book 2: Corn kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351389 From Kernel to Corncob by Ellen Weiss.]]> 2019-06-27 00:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351389 Watch kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351614 Watch this video about a day on a Midwest farm. We will have individual bags of popcorn for you to enjoy while watching the movie.]]> 2019-06-27 00:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351614 Write kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351839 Use information from the nonfiction books to create a Venn Diagram on soybeans and corn. You can look back at the books we read if you need to.]]> 2019-06-27 00:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351839 Create kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351884 Please plant two of each corn and soybean seeds, two of the most common crops in Iowa. One of each will be placed under a sun lamp, while the other is placed on a back counter. Measure the growth of your plants over the next 3 weeks to determine if the plants need sunlight to grow. Remember to record your observations and drawings of your plants in your journal. At the end of the 3 weeks you will compare corn and soybeans.]]> 2019-06-27 00:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369351884 Objective kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352024 W.2.1: I CAN write opinion pieces which introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words , and provide a concluding statement.

W.2.6: I CAN use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing.]]> 2019-06-27 00:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352024 Read Fiction Book kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352068 Talk with your table partner about what people outside of Iowa might think about our state. Some ideas can be found at: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/iowa/things-people-think-about-ia/. After talking about how most people think about Iowa as just farms, you will read a funny fiction book about farms and discuss how that is similar and different to our real lives. The book is Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell.]]> 2019-06-27 00:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352068 Watch kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352120 Brainstorm other things you would want to tell people about our state. You will watch a series of videos called "This is My Iowa" that show fun things to do and see in Iowa. There are 7 2-minute videos to watch throughout the day.

]]> 2019-06-27 00:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352120 Write kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352200 You will pick a place in Iowa you want to visit, either from the video or from Iowa guidebooks. Write a short opinion paragraph using the OREO graphic organizer.]]> 2019-06-27 00:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352200 Create kantnera https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352235 After doing the OREO assignment, you will create a poster on a place in Iowa that they would like to visit. You will need to include your opinion paragraph, cost, and location. Then create a poster on Adobe Spark. You can take this poster home to try to persuade your parents to take you to the place you chose. ]]> 2019-06-27 00:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369352235 To Do: brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865106 1. Read a biography of a famous Iowan. As you read, take notes on a topic you have been assigned.
2. Watch a video about your Iowan.
3. Using a graphic organizer, write about the Iowan you are learning about.
4. Use Book Creator to create your page of the class book about your Iowan.]]> 2019-07-01 21:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865106 To Do: brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865352 1. Read “Soybeans in the Story of Agriculture”.
2. Read “From Kernel to Corncob”.
3. Complete a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast soybeans and corn.
4. Watch a video about a day on the farm.
5. Plant soybeans and corn.
6. Record your observations about the seeds you plant in your science journal.]]> 2019-07-01 21:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865352 To Do: brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865560 1. Read a poem about corn from “Corn-Fed”.
2. Watch the videos and do the assigned lessons on Khan Academy.
3. Color an ear of Indian Corn.
4. Fill out the math worksheet.]]> 2019-07-01 21:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369865560 To Do: brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369866853 1. Talk about what people outside of Iowa might think about our state.
2. Read “Farmer Duck”.
3. Watch videos from “This is My Iowa”.
4. Use the OREO graphic organizer to write an opinion paragraph.
5. Create a poster on Adobe Spark.]]> 2019-07-01 21:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369866853 To Do: brandaal https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369867158 1. Read “The Three Little Pigs”.
2. Watch “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs”.
3. Write a reader’s theater of your own twist on the Three Little Pigs.
4. Record your reader’s theater on Flipgrid.]]> 2019-07-01 21:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brandaal/273coxuxf1k0/wish/369867158