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THEME 5: Family Time

Selections

1 Brothers and Sisters

2 Jalapeño Bagels

3 Carousel

4 Thunder Cake

Family Time

C H A L L E N G E A C T I V I T I E S F O RC H A L L E N G E A C T I V I T I E S F O R

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SELECTION 1:

Brothers and Sisters

1. Big Family

Who’s Who?

If you completed the Theme Challenge Activity and chosea family photograph to describe, use that photograph. Ifnot, choose a photograph of people and imagine they are afamily. Look up family tree in an encyclopedia. Make a listof family words. Write a name for each person. Decide howthe people are related. Draw a family tree. Write the nameof each person on the tree.

Who’s Who? Clues

Prepare a game to play with aclassmate. Make a clue list aboutyour imaginary family tree. Writetwo clues for each person on thetree. Copy your family tree on aseparate sheet of paper, but donot write any names on it.

Play Who’s Who?

Give the empty family tree to a classmate. Tell him or herto listen to your clues and write names on the tree. Readthe first clue on your list. Wait for your classmate to writeon the tree. If your classmate can’t figure out a clue, givehim or her the second clue about that person. Check to seeif he or she matched your clues with your imaginary family.

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CH 5–1 Challenge Master Grade 2 Theme 5: Family Time

Goal: Create a family tree.

• Be sure yourphotograph hasdifferent ages, andfive or more people.

• Use his, her, andtheir in the clues.

Challenge Master CH 5–1

1. Big Family 160 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Social Studies)

Who’s Who?Remind children who completed the Theme Project on page 119 ofthe TE to use those photographs. Help children who did not do thatproject find photographs. Illustrate a diagram of a family tree on thechalkboard. Tell children to think of extended family when planningtheir family trees.

English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs.

Children continue to work on this project.

Who’s Who? CluesReview possessive nouns and pronouns. Explain that classmates maynot be able to figure out the names in the family tree unless theclues are clear.


Play Who’s Who?Tell children to refer to their family tree graph to provide additional clues.

Expected OutcomeA good family tree projectwill include

✔ correct words for familyrelationships

✔ appropriate titles foradults, such as Mr.

✔ accurate use ofpossessives

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SELECTION 1: Brothers and Sisters

2. Time With My Family

Think about something that you like to do with your family. Write an opinion paragraph that tells

• what the thing is

• when and whom you do it with

• why you like it

Share your paragraph with a classmate.

3. Hero Beads

Choose someone in your family.Think about why this person isspecial. Fill in a web about thisperson with words that tell whythe person is special.

Make hero beads for thisperson. Cut triangles and rectangles from paper. Write aword from your web in the middle of each shape. Gluebeads onto a long piece of ribbon to make a necklace.

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Grade 2 Theme 5: Family Time Challenge Master CH 5–2

THEME 5/Brothers and Sisters

Goal: Write an opinion paragraph.

Goal: Tell why someone in yourfamily is special.

• Start with asentence that tellsyour topic andopinion.

• Give reasons foryour opinion.

• Use words like Ithink, I feel, andbest.

• Think of manywords that fit thatperson. Choose thebest ones.

• Tell what you thinkabout this person.


Expected OutcomeA good opinion paragraphwill include

✔ a topic sentence

✔ a clearly stated opinionand reasons to supportthat opinion

✔ words like I think, I feel,and best

2. Time With My Family 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL

If necessary, review opinion paragraphs with children.

3. Hero Beads 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, ribbon, and GraphicOrganizer Master 1

Brainstorm adjectives that describe people’s characteristics, such as generous. Ask volunteers to share their beads with the class.

English Language Learners: Have them use a dictionary.

Additional Independent WorkConnecting/Comparing Literature

Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader Swim, Dad!with the anthology selection Brothers and Sisters, using what theyhave learned about Making Generalizations. Children may discuss orwrite about their comparisons.

Other Activities• Theme 5 Assignment Cards 2,

3, 4

• TE p. T56, LiteratureDiscussion

• TE p. T58, Challenge WordPractice

• TE pp. R11, R25, R33,Challenge

• Education Place: www.eduplace.comMore activities related toBrothers and Sisters

• Accelerated Reader®,Brothers and Sisters

Expected OutcomeA good hero bead necklacewill include

✔ adjectives that describethe person’scharacteristics

✔ words that tell how thatperson is special

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SELECTION 2:

Jalapeño Bagels

1. New Countries

Cultures

Choose two countries you wantto learn about. Use a K-W-L chart.Find the countries on a globe.

Read about the countries in an encyclopedia. Make noteson index cards to answer these questions:

• What language do the people speak?

• What food do they grow?

• What are some popular foods?

Symbols

Find a picture of the country’s flag and draw it on anindex card. Write the country’s name on the card. Find apicture of the country’s money and draw a coin or bill on an index card. Write the name of the money on the card.

Present Your Countries

Decide how you want to present your information. Youcould do one of the following:

• Make a poster that shows pictures and facts about thetwo countries.

• Give an oral report using your index cards.

• Create a picture book describing each country.

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Goal: Find out about two countriesand present what you learn.

• List importantinformation abouteach country.

• Organizeinformation beforeyou present it.


1. New Countries 160 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Social Studies)Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 4, encyclopedia, globe, posterboard, index cards, crayons, and markers

CulturesTell children they may want to choose countries from differenthemispheres.

English Language Learners: Match children with fluent Englishspeakers who chose the same country.


SymbolsCheck with children on the progress of their information gathering.Tell them to write the name of currency and other items in thecountry’s native language.


Present Your CountriesProvide class time for children to present their information.

Expected OutcomeA good activity will include

✔ information about thecultures and symbols ofthe countries chosen

✔ clear organization ofinformation

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SELECTION 2: Jalapeño Bagels

2. Grandaddy and Janetta

Look at the chart on page 30 inyour Practice Book. Make asimilar chart:

• Label the chart Grandaddyand Janetta.

• Write these page numbers: 3, 8, 12, 20, and 24.

Reread the story. Stop readingwhen you come to a page on your chart. When you stop,you will see a picture. What is the main idea of the picture?Write one sentence in the chart that tells the main idea.Write details about the main idea in the other column.

3. Yummy Bakery Food

The family in Jalapeño Bagelsowns a bakery. Bakers use flour to make bagels. Flour comes from grains. Look up grains in an encyclopedia. Fill in a word web about grains. Write the names of grains in your web.

Compare your web to a classmate’s web. Add any newinformation to your web.

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Goal: Tell about a story using a Text Organization Chart.

Goal: Find the foods that belong to a group.

• Tell only theimportant events.

• Tell how thecharacters solvedproblems.

• Use a food pyramidto help you.

• Add as many circlesas you need to yourweb.


Expected OutcomeA good chart will include

✔ the main idea of eachchapter

✔ the sequence of eventsor development ofcharacters

2. Grandaddy and Janetta60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Challenge Theme Paperback)If necessary, review text organization with children. Have them usetheir charts to tell the story to a classmate.

3. Yummy Bakery Food 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL

(Science)Materials: encyclopedia and Graphic Organizer Master 1

Explain how food is grouped and why it’s organized in a pyramid.

English Language Learners: Bring in a variety of foods (or askchildren to bring in empty food packages from home), so childrencan associate food words with the actual items.


Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader Swim, Dad!with the anthology selection Jalapeño Bagels, using what they havelearned about Following Directions. Children may discuss or writeabout their comparisons.

Other Activities• Challenge Theme Paperback,

Grandaddy and Janetta

• Theme 5 Assignment Cards 6, 7, 8

• TE p. T136, LiteratureDiscussions


• TE pp. R8, R13, R15, R27,R35, Challenge

• Education Place: www.eduplace.comMore activities related toJalapeño Bagels

• Accelerated Reader®,Jalapeño Bagels

Expected OutcomeA good web will include

✔ foods made out of grains

✔ an understanding of howfood is made from grains

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SELECTION 3:

Carousel

1. Amusement Park

Favorite Rides

Do your classmates have afavorite ride at an amusementpark? Find out by talking tothem. First, prepare an interviewworksheet. Make a chart withthree columns. Label thecolumns: Name, Ride, and Notes.

Next, interview classmates.Write classmates’ names in thefirst column. Write the name oftheir favorite ride in the middlecolumn. Write notes about theride in the last column.

The Park

Create an amusement park with everyone’s favorite rides.Draw a map of the park with all the rides on a poster. Labeleach ride with fun names. Give your park a catchy name.

Share What You Know

Present your poster to the class and explain the rides andspecial attractions.

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Goal: Create ideas for a special amusement park based onclassmate interviews.

• Make notes abouthow each rideworks.

• Organize your parkso it’s easy to getaround.

• Tell why peopleshould go to yourpark.


1. Amusement Park 150 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Social Studies)Materials: poster board, crayons, markers, paints, scissors, glue,construction paper, and drawing paper

Favorite RidesTell children to prepare interview questions ahead of time.

English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs to comeup with good interview questions.


The ParkTell children to refer to their interview notes when creating theiramusement park.


Share What You KnowTell children to support their reasons for going to the amusementpark with facts from the interviews.

Expected OutcomeA good activity will include

✔ a well-organized park

✔ a summing up of theimportant features of the rides

✔ a presentation supportedby interview responses

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SELECTION 3: Carousel

2. Carousel of Sounds

Look at the animals on Alex’s carousel. Make a web that shows the animal names and noises. What do you think about a carousel with animal sounds? Write an opinion paragraph explaining why you think animal sounds would be good or bad on a carousel. Share your paragraph with a classmate.

3. Animal Fact Files

Look at the animals in Carousel.Make a fact file for two of the animals. Find information on your animals. Write three interesting facts about each animal on index cards. Include a drawing of the animal. Write one sentence about why this animal would or would not be good for a carousel.

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Goal: Write an opinion paragraph. • Say the sounds outloud to yourself tosee if they would be good for thecarousel.

• Support youropinion with ideasand examples.

Goal: Make fact files on carousel animals.

• Choose importantand interesting factsabout the animals.

• Use what you knowabout carousels toform opinions andmake judgments.


Expected OutcomeA good web and opinionparagraph will include

✔ information that isorganized clearly

✔ clearly expressed ideas

✔ valid reasons to supportthe opinion

2. Carousel of Sounds 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Science)Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 1

Children may not know the sounds made by some animals. If theycan’t find out by looking it up, tell them to either invent a sound or to think of the sound made by a similar animal. For example, use a sound made by a horse for the zebra.

English Language Learners: Have children pantomime or act outthe actions of various animals to help them remember and come upwith sounds.

3. Animal Fact Files 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

(Science)Materials: encyclopedia or book about animals, index cards

Tell children that their judgments should be based on their personalreactions and experiences. Have them share their cards with a classmate.


Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader Swim, Dad!with the anthology selection Carousel, using what they have learnedabout Making Judgments. Children may discuss or write about theircomparisons.

Other Activities• Theme 5 Assignment Cards

10, 11, 12



• TE pp. R17, R19, R29, R37,Challenge

• Education Place: www.eduplace.comMore activities related toCarousel

• Accelerated Reader®,Carousel

Expected OutcomeA good fact file will include

✔ interesting and importantfacts

✔ valid judgments basedon learned information

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SELECTION 4:

Thunder Cake

1. Weather News

Weather Words

Think about the different kindsof weather that happen duringdifferent seasons. Fill in fourword webs, one for each season—summer, autumn, winter, and spring. Choose one word fromeach web. Think of a symbol for each word. Write the wordnext to its symbol. This will be your key.

How’s the Weather?

Prepare a weather report about your weather. Use chartpaper to make a weather chart. Draw lines to make sevencolumns. Label the columns with the days of the week. Findtoday in your chart. Draw a weather symbol for the weathertoday. Think of the weather before today. Draw symbols onthose days.

Predict the weather for the rest of the week. Drawsymbols. Draw your key at the bottom of your chart toexplain your symbols.

Share What You Know

Pretend you are a meteorologist. A meteorologist is aperson who tells about the weather on the news. Practicesaying your weather report aloud. Use a ruler or pointer topoint to days and symbols on your chart as you speak. Giveyour weather report to a small group of children.

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Goal: Present a weather report. • Describe one day at a time.

• Use time words.

• Include details inyour report.


1. Weather News 150 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR

Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 1, chart paper, calendar,thesaurus, encyclopedia and/or geography book, markers, and crayons

Weather WordsEncourage children to use a thesaurus to find adjectives for weather.You may want to brainstorm seasons, especially if you are located inan area with minimal seasonal changes, or you might want to havechildren choose an area that has distinct seasons to report on.Discuss the use of symbols in weather reports.

English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs.


How’s the Weather?Have children use a calendar to help them write the days of theweek. Review past, present, and future tenses for children’s weatherreports. You may need to help those who have difficulty inunderstanding the concept of time.


Share What You KnowTell children to refer to their webs to find symbols and words to describe weather. Explain why weather reporters are calledmeteorologists.

Expected OutcomeA good weather news reportwill include

✔ ideas represented assimple, clear symbols

✔ accurate calendar timelines and day sequence

✔ appropriate tenses aswell as words about timeand sequence

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SELECTION 4: Thunder Cake

2. Special Event

Think about one special eventin your life. Write a personalnarrative about it. Use a chart orstory map to plan your narrative.Think of an interesting beginning.Write details to describe whathappened. End the story bytelling how the event worked outor how you felt. Draw a picture of the event. Write acatchy title for your story.

3. Pretty Patterns

Patricia Polacco uses patterns inher illustrations for Thunder Cake.A pattern is an arrangement ofshapes that is repeated. Makesome patterns with a classmate. Look at the clothes peopleare wearing in Thunder Cake and examine the patterns.Draw the same pattern on a sheet of paper. Talk about eachpattern you make. Is there repetition? Then make patternsof your own.

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Goal: Write a personal narrativeabout a special event in your life.

• Write as if you weretalking. Use I andme.

• Tell the story inorder using first,next, and last.

• Write about a trueevent.

Goal: Discover what makes apattern.

• Repeat the sameshapes.

• Repeat the samearrangement ofshapes.


Expected OutcomeA good personal narrativewill include

✔ a summary of one event

✔ a consistent personalpoint of view

✔ details about setting,actions, and feelings

2. Special Event 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL

Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 3

Highlight what makes a personal narrative different from otherstories. Ask volunteers to share their narratives with the class.

English Language Learners: Have children use a dictionary to check the spellings and meanings of words.

3. Pretty Patterns 60 MINUTES PAIR SMALL GROUP

Materials: crayons, markers, and drawing paper

On the board, illustrate the difference between a random design and a pattern. Refer to examples for each on children’s clothing orother classroom objects. Ask children to help you illustrate shaperepetition on the board. Note that patterns are one way of showingsequence.


Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader Swim, Dad!with the anthology selection Thunder Cake, using what they havelearned about Sequence of Events. Children may discuss or writeabout their comparisons.

Other Activities• Theme 5 Assignment Cards

14, 15, 16

• TE p. T275, Descriptive Words

• TE p. T281, UnderstandingStory Characters



• TE pp. R21, R23, R31, R39,Challenge

• Education Place: www.eduplace.comMore activities related toThunder Cake

• Accelerated Reader®,Thunder Cake

Expected OutcomeA good pattern will include

✔ a clear understanding ofrandom and patterneddesigns

✔ well-drawn patterns

✔ elements in differentpatterns arranged in acertain sequence

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