Instructional Technology
Grade 2 - 2nd Six Weeks
Below are ideas for technology integration that support the 2nd six weeks grading period in Grade 2. Contact your Technology Facilitator for assistance.
| ELA | ||
| Unit 02 | Talking Patterns | |
| Lesson 01 | Musical Patterns in Literature | |
| Curriculum activity: | To allow students to enjoy poetry for its rhymes, rhythms, and visual imagery, and to encourage them to experience poetry as a non-threatening genre. | |
| Technology idea 1 | Acrostic Poem | |
| Students can use this site to create an acrostic poem. | ||
| Technology idea 2 | I Poem | |
| Students can use Microsoft Word to create their "I Poem". Children can insert a picture from clip art to illustrate their poem. | ||
| Math | ||
| Unit 03 | Comparing/Ordering of Numbers (999) | |
| Lesson 01 | Comparing/Ordering of Whole Numbers Through 999 | |
| Curriculum activity: | Manipulatives such as base ten blocks represent numbers concretely (through 999). | |
| Technology idea 1 | Place Value | |
| Use the 2nd Grade link then select Place Value or Ordering of Numbers links. | ||
| Technology idea 2 | Base Ten | |
| Students can use this website to practice teacher directed problems in the computer lab. | ||
| Unit 4 | 2 Digit Addition and Subtraction of Numbers 2.5A, 2.3C |
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| Technology idea | edClass activBook e352 "Mental Math. Students use a number grid (Hundred's Chart) to add one and two digit numbers. Learn strategies that make mental arithmetic easier. |
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| Technology idea | Use Kidspiration 3 math work space. Use base 10 blocks. There is also a template. | |
| Activities- Addition with Regrouping | ||
| Science | ||
| Science Fair | Science Fair Projects | |
| Technology idea 1: | Students use "Scientific Method " Graphic Organzier in Timeliner XE software. Template is on main page under Sequence Category. | |
| Technology idea 2: | Create a Graph in Excel 2007 - Directions | |
| Students follow these directions to input their data and generate a graph. | ||
| Create a Graph in Excel 2007 Tutorial by Gulf Coast of Florida University | ||
| Technology idea 3: | Premade Excel Generic Graph Template .Students type in their titles and data and it automatically builds a graph. |
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| Technology idea 4: | Students create a graph of their data from one of the following resources: | |
| Create a graph online with NCES Create simple bar, line, area or pie graph. There is a link at the bottom to take a tutorial on how to create graphs. |
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| Technology idea 5: | Using Data Tools- Graph Creator | |
| Good for creating graphs that contain several trials or groups | ||
| Technology idea 6: | Students use Kidspiration 3 "Bar Graph Template" This is located under Math Activities. |
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| Unit 04 | Patterns of Change in Weather, Season and Natural World | |
| Lesson 01 | Patterns of Change: Weather Learning About Clouds | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students will discover that there are observable patterns in our weather, and that weather can be measured and classified. The three elements that comprise weather: precipitation, wind and temperatures will be discussed. | |
| Technology idea 1: | Clouds | |
| Using edClass activBook e708, students consider what clouds look like today and learn how weather affects our daily lives. | ||
| Technology idea 2: | View clouds and weather patterns in Google Earth |
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| Social Studies | ||
| Unit 03 | Physical Characteristics of Our Community | |
| Lesson 02 | Physical Characteristics | |
| Curriculum activity: | Students read and learn new terminology, learn about physical characteristics of two different places, and create a map of an imaginary place. | |
| Technology idea 1 | About My Community | |
| Using edClass activBook e717, students think about the places they have in their community and then create a page for a book about their community. | ||
| Technology idea 2 | Build a Community | |
| Using edClass activBook e590, students use a map, legend, and location clues to build a community. | ||
| Technoloyg idea 3: | Students use Google Earth to view the world, continents, states and cities. Then they use the "Fly to" feature to fly to Grand Praire. They can turn on layers to view the schools, fire departments, hospitals, etc... Click here for Directions | |