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Mrs. Ashley's Website |
This website is informative and filled with interactive websites that will reinforce existing strategies and skills students possess. Please let me know if you encounter a bad link. Have fun exploring!
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Mrs. Ashley's Website |
This website is informative and filled with interactive websites that will reinforce existing strategies and skills students possess. Please let me know if you encounter a bad link. Have fun exploring!
Class Cheer: We are the Ashley Amazon Adventurers, and we are awesome!
Mrs. Ashley believes in all of her ADVENTURERS
because they are awesome!
tree of knowledge fact finder (<--click on me)
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Parents Corner
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Includes: 2nd Grade Newsletter, Classroom Expectations, Tutoring Schedule, Homework Tips, and TEA Website, Allen ISD Calendar and Bus Routes
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Reading
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Elements of
Non-Fiction
§ Author’s Purpose:
To provide information to the reader. Three reasons to
provide information are:
§ persuade
§ entertain
§ Major Idea(s): The
key points the author wants his/her reader to understand.
§ Supporting Detail(s):
The information that clarifies the major ideas.
§ Vocabulary: The
labels for ideas and concepts.
§ Reader’s Aids: The
variety of pictorial, graphic, typographic and structural
representations used to convey information. Non-Fiction
Text Structures A text structure is
the manner in which major ideas and supporting details are
organized in a non-fiction text. The information being
presented and the author’s purpose determine how the writer
organizes the concepts and ideas.
§ Compare/Contrast:
The supporting details of two or more major ideas indicate
how those concepts are similar or different.
§ Cause/Effect: The
supporting details give the causes of a major idea or the
supporting details are the results produced by the major
idea.
Here are the forms of nonfiction:
A diary is the day-by-day record a person keeps of his or her own activities and thoughts. It is meant for the writer alone.
An autobiography is the story of a person's own life. Usually, the writer wants to share what he or she learned from the events.
A biography is the story of another person's life. The writer bases the report on records of what the person did and said.
A personal recollection, like an autobiography, is written about a person's own life. However, it concentrates on one event Purpose. Different types of nonfiction have different purposes. Biographies and autobiographies, for example, have the purpose of informing the reader. They use explanatory, descriptive, and narrative paragraphs. Other types of nonfiction, such as newspaper editorials, are intended to win readers over to a certain opinion. They use persuasive paragraphs. Sometimes a piece of writing combines purposes. In his diary, for example, Davy Crockett both explains and persuades. Tone. The writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter is called tone. A writer's tone may be sympathetic, as in "We'll Always Sing His Songs." It may be bitter, as in "The First Day of the War." It may be comic, hopeful, solemn, or anything the writer likes.
How To Read Nonfiction 1.As you read, try to separate facts from opinions. Keep in mind that the writer has chosen facts that present a certain picture of the subject. Think about what might be missing as well as what is there. 2.Think about the writer's purpose. What is he or she trying to explain? Or is the writer trying to win you over to his or her opinion of an action or a person? You can appreciate how well a writer says something, even when you don't agree. In fact, this ability is an important quality of a critical reader. 3.Be aware of the writer's tone. Frequently a writer reveals much about himself or herself by the tone he or she uses. This is especially important in autobiographical writing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLOOM'S TAXONOMY THINKING STEMS (<--click on me) POETRY(<--click on me)
Keep a Poem in Your Pocket
The little poem will sing to you
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March April May Shel Silverstein Jack Prelutzsky Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry Bruce Lansky Ken Nesbitt FICTION STORY ELEMENTS (<--click on me) Folktales and Fairytales (<--click on me)  Readquarium
Short Vowel Games Starfall
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Phonics Instruction/Review
(<--Click on me)Books Online Tumble Books (<--click on me) Georgia Read Alouds (<--click on me) Leveled Online Books (<--click on me) More Online Readers (<--click on me) Yet More Online Books (<--click on me) Oh yes! Even More Online Books (<--click on me) Huh! More... (<--click on me) Stories with celebrities (<--click on me) |
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Writing
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_________________________________________________ Preposition Song You Tube (<--Watch a child sing it on You tube) Preposition Song Lyrics: Sung to the tune of “Yankee Doodle” Against, along, around Amid, among, after, at Except, for, during, down Behind, below, beneath, beside Between, before, beyond By, in, from, off, on, over, of Until, unto, upon Under, underneath, since, up Like, near, past, throughout, through With, within, without, instead Toward, inside, into, to
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Avoid telling the reader what to feel, e.g. it
was scary. Make them feel it through your descriptions.
Show, Not Tell is a technique developed by Rebekah Kaplan to help students write so that they are able to create a picture in the reader's mind, to get away from the repetition of such empty words as weird, really neat, beautiful, wonderful, and b-o-r-i-n-g.
Examples Telling: The pizza was delicious. Showing: Steam rising up off the melted cheese made my mouth water. The first bite, my teeth sinking into the cheese through the tomato sauce and into the moist crust, made me chew and swallow rapidly. Even the cheese and tomato sauce, sticking to my fingertips, begged to be licked.
Telling: He is angry. Showing: Sitting at his desk, his jaw tightened. His eyes flashed heat waves at me. The words erupted from his mouth, "I want to talk to you after class." The final hiss in his voice warned me about his feelings.
Telling: The morning was beautiful. Showing: Behind the mountains, the sun peaked brightly, ready to start a new day. The blue sky remained silent yet showed signs of sadness. The wind whispered through the trees as the cheerful sun rose. The birds sang gently by my window as if they wanted to wake me up.
Telling: The girls were excited. VS. Showing: Giggles and screams filled the arena. They held tight to each other in an effort to contain themselves. Arms flailed upward, and voices echoed in varying tones. The moment was here, and they were ready to cheer.
Avoid telling the reader what a character feels, e.g., she was sad. Show how they feel through what they say or do, e.g. her lip trembled. Great LeAds/Hooks Power Point (<--click on me) CURSIVE HANDWRITING Practice - Cursive Handwriting Cursive Alphabet Cursive Lower Case Cursive Upper Case Making Cursive Capital Letters  practicing
Cursive Handwriting
BECOMING A WRITER (<--learn from great writers)
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Word
Work (<--click on me to access
interactive games
The ir, er, and ur, sound the same as in bird, her, and fur. These all make a /ər/ sound like someone is mad. Use the "look right strategy." Usually, /ar/ always sounds like the ar in car-- the sound a pirate makes. Usually, /or/ always sounds like the or in for like the sound an ore in a boat makes. R-Controlled Words Explained (click on me0 Starfall Explains R-Controlled Words (click on me) Worksheets for R-Controlled (click on me) Spelling City (<--click on me for help studying weekly words) |
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Social Studies
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How
Transportation Has Changed - Interactive
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Math
(<--click on me for interactive games to help solidify concepts) Subtraction Strategies (<--click on me) DOUBLE DIGIT ADDITION When your number is over nine, you regroup
Double Digit Subtraction Rap
If there is more on top, no need to stop! If there is more on the floor, go next door! Grab one ten, that ten ones more! If the number is the same, zero is the game! Inverse Operation using Fact Families (<--click on me) Problem Solving Strategies Math Plans/Strategies to use with UPS Check (Understand the Problem, Come up with a Plan, Choose a Strategy, Check the Answer): SSM+--> Some and Some More (add) Jane has 5 cookies. Her mom gave her 3 more. How many cookies does she have in all? Key buzz words in word problems are: How many in all How many altogether How many did they have What is the total What is the sum SWA- --> Some Went Away (subtract) Jane has 5 cookies. She gave her sister 3. How many cookies does she have left? Key buzz words in word problems are: How many are left What is the difference BSD- --> Bigger Smaller Difference (subtract to compare) Jane has 5 cookies. Her sister has 3 cookies. How many more does Jane have? How many more The greater amount How many less The lesser amount How many fewer Who has the greater amount Who has the least amount Addition and Subtraction Facts Alien Addition Jet Ski Addition Addition Machine Basketball Addition Island Chase Subtraction Minus Mission Balloon Math Addition Timed Tests (<--click on me Goal = 64 problems without regrouping in 2 minutes) Subtraction Timed Tests (<--click on me - Goal = 64 problems without regrouping in 2 minutes) Practice Counting back from 18 every day!!!!! IXL Math Fact Practice Fact Monster Flashcards Allen ISD Math Fact Games |
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Science
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Biomes of the World Interactive World Biomes Map Explore Biomes of the World (Deserts, Rainforests, Grasslands, etc.)   
click to learn on each to learn moreView Animal Power Points (click on me) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAINFOREST The Great Kapok Tree Play - Rainforests More About Rainforests (<--Click on me) Mammals of the Amazon Amazon Mammals mammals and Birds of the Amazon first View: Animals of the Amazon River Then view for specific info. Click on the links below to learn about each animal!!! AMAZONIAN MANATEE, Manatee 2, Manatee 3 Capybara, capybara2Jaguars, Jaguar 2 JAGUAR 3 Spider Monkeys Boto-River dolphin, DOLPhin2 PINK RIVER DOLPHIN Tree Sloth, sloth2, sloth3 Anteater, Anteater 2, Ant3 Tapir, tapir 2, TAPIR3 Peccary, PECCARY2 Giant Otter, giant otter2 False vampire bat, Bat2 pgymy marmoset monkey, Pgymy Marmoset 2, Pgymy 3 Howler Monkey, Howler2 Piranha Red-Eyed Tree Frog, frog2, Frog3 Scarlet Macaw, Scarlet2 Scarlet 3 blue and Yellow MaCaw, 2 Hoatzin, HOATZIN2 Green Anaconda, anaconda2 Black caiman, Black Caiman2 Boa constrictor, Boa2, Boa3 Scientific Method (<--click on me) EBSCO Research Website (Login is: Kerr Password: EBSCO) |
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100th Day of School Activities
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Contact me: geri_ashley@allenisd.org
The Rainforest Song
(to the tune of
"If You're Happy and You know It")
There are layers in the forest, yes indeed
Yes indeed! (shout this part!)
There are layers in the forest, yes indeed
Yes indeed!
Emergent, canopy and the understory
There are layers in the forest.
Yes indeed!
The emergent's home to birds and butterflies
Butterflies!
The emergent's home to birds and butterflies
Butterflies!
The trees are so high that they almost touch the sky
The emergent's home to birds and butterflies.
Butterflies!
The canopy is like a big umbrella
Big Umbrella
The canopy is like a big umbrella
Big Umbrella
Monkeys, sloths, orangutan
Eat all the fruit they can
The canopy is like a big umbrella
Big Umbrella!
The Understory's home to many snakes
Many snakes!
The understory's home to many snakes
Many snakes!
They eat cats and rats and bats
And they like the gnats for snacks
The understory's home to many snakes!
Many Snakes!
The Forest Floor is dim and dark and wet
Dark and wet
The forest floor is dim and dark and wet
Dark and wet
The ants go marching by as they watch the birds up high,
The forest floor is dim and dark and wet.
Dark and wet!
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