Strega Nona
2nd Grade
May 11-15, 2020
Monday May 11- “Strega Nona”
Tuesday May 12- “Strega Nona Her Story”
Wednesday May 13- “Stega Nona’s Magic Lessons”
Thursday May 14- “Strega Nona Meets Her Match”
Friday May 15- “Strega Nona Takes a Vacation”
May 11
May 11 Math
Strega Nona Science & Social Studies ActivitiesScienceStrega Nona had a magic pot. If you want to make your own magic pot, use the following recipe to make dough and create it! Don’t forget to take a picture to send to your teacher!
Salt Dough Recipe: ● 4 cups of flour● 1 cup of salt● 2 tablespoons of cooking oil● 1 ½ cups of water● Food coloring (if you want to add it)
Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Then add the oil and water together to the dry ingredients until the mixture is smooth. Then knead the dough. You can separate it into a few different balls and add different food coloring, or you can just leave it one color. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour and then use it! You can leave it out for a few days to dry. Social StudiesStrega Nona takes place in the Calabria region of Italy. Italy is a country in Europe. Find Italy on this map and color it in. What does the country look like?
May 11 Writing
May 12
Math May 12
Strega Nona Her Story Social Studies Activity
In Strega Nona Her Story we learned about how Strega Nona became who she is. She was born, went to school, and was taught by her grandma how to be a Strega. This is like a timeline, which we studied this year. Here is a fun activity. Make a timeline of important events in your life. If you want, add pictures and then send a picture of it to your teacher. You can use this template or create your own!
May 12 Writing
Making Connections: STREGA NONA HER STORYGood readers make connections as they read. This means that they think as they read a story about how the story relates to their own life (text to self). What connections can you make when you think about Strega Nona’s interesting birth? What do you remember about your birth?
May 13May 13
Math May 13
Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons Science & Social Studies Activities
Science
Objects can combine to look very different but remain the same. These are mixtures. Here is a fun activity that you can do if you have time.
Mix one spoonful of salt with one spoonful of pepper. Describe the results. What does your mixture look like? Then, take a plastic comb and run it through your hair or brush it on some wool. Hold the comb close to the mixture and describe what happened. (Hint: There’s a physical change.)
Social Studies
In the story they talk about different occupations or jobs. What do you want to be when you grow up? If you have time, write a list of three jobs or careers that you would like to do when you grow up.
When I grow up I want to be a…
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
May 13 Writing
May 14
Math May 14
Strega Nona Meets Her Match Science & Social Studies LessonsScienceBaking is a science! It’s actually chemistry. Here is a fun activity where you can see how baking soda can make a gas. Make sure you do this with a grown up.
Materials: ●Soda bottle●Balloon●Baking Soda (1 tablespoon)●Vinegar (3 tablespoons)●Yeast ●Sugar
Put the baking soda in the balloon. Put the vinegar in the soda bottle. Slip the end of the balloon over the top of the bottle and shake the soda down in the vinegar. Observe what happens. You can also do this with yeast and sugar in the balloon.
Social Studies Strega Nona Meets Her Match is set in the Calabria region of Italy. Regions are like counties here in Arizona. Color the Calabria region. What part of Italy is the Calabria region located?
May 15
Math May 15
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation Social Studies ActivitySocial Studies
In the story, Strega Nona takes a trip. Have you ever taken a trip before? Gone out of town, even just to visit family? Sometimes when we take a trip, we send postcards home to our friends and family. Design a postcard to send home to your friends or family and write them a note!
May 15 Writing
Grammar 1
Grammar 2
Phonics 1
Phonics 2
Phonics 3
Phonics 4
Fluency 1
Fluency 2
