2nd Grade 2025-2026 — Wednesdays, 9:00 to 1:00
Instructor – Heather Villareal | 281-908-9701 | mrsveecpc@gmail.com
Materials
Sonlight 2nd Grade Language Arts IG
Beginner’s Bible (for reading)
Singapore Primary Math Textbook & Workbook 2A & 2B (Standards Edition preferred)
Additional materials sent home weekly
11/19 Homework
**No school next week — Thanksgiving Break! — class resumes Dec 3rd**
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 14 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Optional: Grasping Grids, From Grid to Story
Reading — “An Angel Visits Mary” through “The Bright Star & Three Visitors”
Spelling — told, gold, roll, colt, scold, hold, fold, stroll, jolt, cold
Math
Singapore Math 2A — Division with 2s and 3s
Textbook Pages 116-122
Workbook Exercises 13-15
*note this is different than what is listed on the homework sheet
History
None this week
Science
seasons worksheet
11/12 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 13 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Synonyms; Synonym Challenge
Reading — continue fun reading this week
Spelling — tall, hall, talk, fall, chalk, wall, call, stalk, small, ball
Math
Singapore Primary Math 2A — finish the unit on Threes Facts
Textbook Pages 113-114
Workbook Exercises 9-11
History
Luther worksheet — read the info together, answer the questions
Science
Earth’s Atmosphere — fill in the blanks on the diagram worksheet
11/5 Homework
Language Arts
Actvity Sheets — Week 12 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2; Optional: Fruity Rhymes, Fruity Poem
Reading — fun reading this week
Spelling — fixed, spilled, stacked, jumped, played, fished, opened, rocked, bumped
Math
Singapore 2A — Threes Facts
Textbook Pages 110-112
Workbook Exercises 7-8
History
Picture Analysis — choose an artwork online or in a book, painted/created by any Renaissance artist, and use the worksheet as a guide to study it (some artists might be Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, or others)
Science
color the veins & arteries in the circulatory system pages in the Body System book
10/29 Homework
**Show & Tell – Next Week, 11/5 – “My Favorite Food” — please have your child bring a photo of their favorite food, a drawing of their favorite food, a recipe for their favorite food, or if it is something shareable then a shareable option is also welcome! **
Language Arts
Activity Sheets – Week 11 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Optional: Speak it Out; Write Like You Speak
Reading – free reading this week
Spelling – heated, melted, listed, rested, added, printed, invented, hunted, slanted, acted
Math
Singapore 2A – Twos, Fives, and Tens facts
Textbook Pages 104-109
Workbook Exercises 1-6
History
Ponce de Leon map – mark his journey from Spain to Florida on the map (color each)
Science
“How Long can you hold your breath?” activity on the worksheet – optional
Respiratory System page in the Body Systems book
10/22 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 10 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2; Optional: Time to Explain Yourself & Explanation
Reading –– “Fiery Furnace” through “Jonah and the Big Fish” (there are no comprehension passages sent home; use free reading for the remaining days)
Spelling — teapot, needle, below, between, fifteen, window, teacher, mailbox, each, eagle
Math
Division (Splitting Groups)
Textbook Pages 94-99
Workbook Exercises 5-7
History
Map of Explorer’s Journeys — on the map, color the “from” and “to” countries in matching colors for each pair, and label the path with the name of the explorer (use the chart made in class, or details below):
Americo Vespucci — from Italy — to USA
Vasco de Gama — from Portugal — to India (SE around Africa and up)
John Cabot — from England — to Canada & USA
Balboa — from Spain — to Panama (Central & South America)
Magellan — from Portugal (with Spanish ships) — All the Way Around the World!
*Magellan went across the Atlantic, along the coast of S. America down, then up, around across towards the Phillippines, and back around to where he started in Spain (below Africa & up)
Science
None this week
10/15 Homework Language Arts
Activity sheets — Week 9 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Optional: Do Pictures Tell a Story? & Picture This… activities
Reading — “Jars of Oil” through “The Brave Queen”
Spelling — simple, paddle, candle, little, handle, middle, bottle, table, puzzle, apple
Math
Adding in Groups/Multiplication
Textbook Pages 90-93
Workbook Exercises 1-4
History
Map — color Italy and the small islands in the Bahamas, mark Columbus’ journey west; answer the Columbus questions that were sent home
Science
joints worksheet — complete the joints worksheet that was sent home as homework
bones worksheet — label the bones on the skeleton from class
body systems book — color the skeletal system in the book from earlier this year
10/8 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 8 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Favorite Thing; Optional: Give it a Try!
Reading — “The Wise King” through “Chariot of Fire”
Spelling — baby, happy, handy, lazy, candy, tiny, pony, twenty, windy, fifty
Math
Singapore Primary Math 2A — Subtraction WITH Renaming
Workbook Exercises 18-19, Practice C & D in textbook
History
Joan of Arc comprehension page — read (with your child) the info sheet on Joan of Arc and answer the questions
Science
finish coloring the worksheet as needed (the teeth side)
10/1 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets – Week 6 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Week 7 Copywork 1, Copywork Application
Reading — pick any 5 from “Samson” through “The Lord is my Shepherd”
Spelling — basic, student, frozen, human, zero, lemon, planet, seven, cabin, travel
Math
Singapore 2A — Subtraction with Renaming
Textbook Pages 47-54
Workbook Exercises 14-17
History
Inventions Word Search
Optional: which one do you think is most important? why?
Science
“smell” scavenger hunt
9/24 Homework
**Show & Tell Next Week – 10/1 — All About my Family — have your child bring a family photo, drawing of their family, mini-poster (single sheet sized is fine!) of their family, or anything else that helps them tell us about their family!**
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 5 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Parts of a Story, What’s the Story?; Optional: Copywork 2
Reading — “Twelve Spies” through “Gideon’s Battle”
Spelling — hillside, homesick, upset, freshest, stillness, fixing, brushing, lesson, bottom, tablet
Math
Singapore Primary Math 2A — “Addition WITH Renaming (first 2 exercises only)
Textbook Pages 39-45
Workbook Exercises 9-10
History
Map — mark Italy on the map, and China (which was Cathay), and draw a line between the two showing how Marco Polo traveled there/how far he traveled
Science
Ear & Mouth worksheets — finish coloring the model ear & mouth as needed
Model Ear Drum — follow the instructions on the worksheet and make the model ear drum/do the model ear drum experiment/project
9/18 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 4 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Copywork 2, Optional: Journal Entry
Reading — “The Burning Bush” through “Ten Commandments”
Spelling — under, problem, number, basket, winter, escape, magnet, bandit, sister, picnic
Math
Singapore 2A — “Addition & Subtraction without Renaming” (2 sections)
Textbook pages 32-37
Workbook exercises 5-8
History
Map of Europe — color & label England on the map
Science
How light affects vision – can you see in the dark? — on the inside/back of the little folded paper from class with the drawing of the eye on front; review the vocabulary words inside, and then perform the “can you see in the dark” activity
9/10 Homework
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 3 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Dialog, Copywork 2; Optional: Fairy Tale Dialog
Reading — “Jacob & Esau Meet Again” through “A Baby in a Basket”
Spelling — happen, common, gallon, summer, supper, letter, traffic, butter, hammer, rabbit
Math
Singapore 2A — “Meaning of Addition & Subtraction” (unit 2)
Textbook Pages 25-31
Workbook Exercises 3 & 4
History
Map — mark & label the Cathedrals of Europe using the info link on the map provided
Science
None this week
9/3 Homework
**Evacuation Drills Next Week!**
**”Pizza by the Slice” Order Forms & Money (if ordering) due next week!**
Details on both in the email!
Language Arts
Activity Sheets — Week 2 Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Similes, Copywork 2; Optional: “Like What?”
Reading — “A New Home” through “Jacob’s Dream”
Spelling — hopeful, helpful, gladness, sadness, wishing, blackest, longest, careful, fishing, singing
Math
“Comparing Numbers”
Textbook Pages 20-24
Workbook Exercises 7-8, Review 1
History
Map — mark and label the 3 regions of the W. African kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, and Songhay); use the map at the following link to locate them:
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/activity-3-history-of-africa-during-the-time-of-the-great-west-african-kingdoms-expand/
Science
Touch Experiment – use the little booklet/folded paper with the touch experiment instructions to test other family members
Welcome Back, families!
8/27 Homework
**Show & Tell is next week, 9/3, “All About Me” — this can be a poster (paper-sized is fine!), a drawing, anything your child would like to bring that tells us about themselves (please keep items small enough to fit in the backpack)**
Language Arts –
Week 1 Activity Sheets – Copywork 1, Copywork Application, Descriptive Words, Optional: Copywork 2 “Describe an Animal”
Reading — “The Beginning” through “The Tall Tower”
Spelling — inside, maybe, himself, sandbox, bedtime, bathtub, sunset, baseball, cupcake
Math –
Singapore Primary Math 2A
“Hundreds, Tens, and Ones”
Textbook – pages 13-19*
Workbook – Exercise 4-6*
*pages given are for Standards Edition; if you are using US Edition, please follow the title headings OR contact me for a page conversion chart – the content is identical, but the page numbers are different
History
color the small Crusades map on the bottom of the worksheet from class
Science
Start the Body Systems Book – each week we will cover different systems; this week, color the cover of the book, and throughout the semester, I will assign different units to color in the same book
