Mastery Club is a club for students who are interested in exploring
topics "above and beyond" the standard classroom curriculum. We want to
thank Mrs. Renz of Tom McCall Elementary School in Oregon for inspiring and
our Mastery Club. Without her hard work, we wouldn't have this opportunity.
Click here to visit Mrs. Renz's Mastery Club
page.http://www2.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/masteryclub.htm
http://www2.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/masteryclub.htm
Choosing a Challenge
To participate, choose a challenge from your challenge notebook list, the
second grade lists in our hall, or on the website. You can pick and choose
from the challenges. They do not need to be studied in any specific order,
and you do not need to complete all of the challenges to be a STAR!
Completing a Challenge
Get a spiral notebook and staple the lists of challenges inside the front
cover. Write a checkmark for each challenge you complete and write the date
in the box. The challenges you turn in must be in your very best handwriting
and be organized and neat looking. You may not turn in pages printed directly
from the Internet or copied from a book. Avoid plagiarism by writing your
challenge information in your own words using your own writer’s VOICE. Work
must also be in your own handwriting, and you should be able to read/explain
your answers to me. Submit your internet research with your challenge. Be
ready to discuss your challenge in detail telling what you have learned, why
it was interesting, and how you found the information.
The Challenge Conference
Turn in your Mastery Club notebook to the Mastery Club area in your classroom
as soon as it is completed. Your teacher will then set up a time with you to
have a STAR Student-Teacher Conference. Be prepared to present your new
knowledge to your teacher. Your teacher will initial a challenge that you
have successfully completed.
Parent Permission and Signature
Always get your parent’s permission to use the internet before you begin a
challenge.
Each challenge that you turn in for credit, must have your parent’s initials
on the challenge sheet, written after the challenge topic. This shows they
knew you were working on the challenge and that you were not on the internet
without their permission.
Calculating Your Challenges
After four completed challenges, you will be awarded a "STAR" for the Mastery
Club and will then be added to the Mastery Club Hall of Fame! We will keep
track of the amount of challenges you complete. You may complete as many as
you like. Have fun! You'll receive certificates at the end of the year
awards ceremony based on STARs you have earned.
Mastery Club:
If your child is interested in participating in Mastery club, send in a spiral
notebook with your child’s name written on the top, right hand corner of the
front cover. Please write it in sharpie or make a label.
Have your child use the first page of the notebook to write his/her teacher a
note expressing an interest in Mastery Club.
We will then make a copy of the challenges and staple them inside the notebook.
SOCIAL STUDIES Number
1 Name the 7 continents.
2 Name 15 world countries.
3 Name 15 major world cities.
4 Name 15 types of dwellings.
5 Name 10 South American and Central American countries.
6 Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.
7 Name 10 countries in Europe.
8 Name 10 countries in Africa.
9 Name 10 major bodies of water.
10 Name 10 major world rivers.
11 Name 10 large deserts of the world.
12 Name 10 large lakes in North America.
13 Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges.
14 Name the 50 states.
15 Write the names of the 50 states on a map.
16 Name the state capitals.
17 Name the 13 Colonies.
18 Name 10 Native American tribes.
19 Name 10 Oregon Trail landmarks.
20 Label 10 of Oregon’s counties on the map.
21 Name the state symbols of Oregon.
22 Name 8 explorers.
23 Name 8 Civil War battlefields.
24 Name the 1st – 10th presidents in order.
25 Name the 11th – 20th presidents in order.
26 Name the 21st – 30th presidents in order.
27 Name the 31st – current presidents.
SCIENCE
28 Name 15 kinds of fish.
29 Name 15 marine creatures.
30 Name 15 mammals.
31 name 15 vertebrate animals.
32 Name 15 desert animals or wildlife.
33 Name 10 amphibians.
34 Name 10 reptiles.
35 Name 10 dinosaurs.
36 Name 10 types of birds.
37 Name 10 rainforest birds or mammals.
38 Name 10 deciduous trees.
39 Name 10 rocks or minerals.
40 Name 10 chemicals and their chemical symbols.
41 Name 10 constellations.
42 Name 10 organs in the human body.
43 Name 8 types of clouds.
44 Name 5 inventors and their inventions.
45 Name 5 human body systems.
46 Name the stages of the water cycle.
47 name the order of the colors in the rainbow.
48 Label the major bones in the skeleton.
49 Name the order of the planets in the solar system.
LANGUAGE ARTS & LINQUISTICS
50 Name 20 verbs.
51 Name 15 adjectives.
52 Name 15 adverbs.
53 Name 15 prepositions.
54 Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns.
55 Name 10 famous authors.
56 Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile,
metaphor, onomatopoeia
57 Count to 20 in Spanish.
58 Count to 20 in French.
59 Use sign language to “sign” the alphabet.
60 Score 100% on the grade-level 100-word spelling test.
MATH
61 Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet.
62 Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles.
63 Name the perfect square numbers up to 225.
64 Write in Roman numerals up to 100.
65 Name 5 famous mathematicians.
66 Earn 100% on the area and perimeter of rectangles quiz.
67 Earn 100% on the square roots test.
68 Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test.
69 Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basis facts test.
70 Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test.
71 Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test.
MISCELLANEOUS
72 Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.
73 Name the birthstones for each month.
74 Name 20 different modes of transportation.
75 Name 15 breeds of horses.
76 Name 15 breeds of dogs.
77 Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.
78 Name 10 large U.S. corporations.
79 Name 10 instruments in a marching band.
80 Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.
81 Name 10 football teams and their cities.
82 Name 10 basketball teams and their cities.
83 Name 10 baseball teams and their cities.
84 Name 10 hockey teams and their cities.
85 Name 10 National Parks.
86 Name 10 colleges and their states.
87 Name 10 State Parks in Texas.
88 Name 10 museums in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Area.
89 Name 10 different types of ethnic food served in restaurants.
90 Name 10 teachers you have talked to personally who have taught more
than 20 years.
91 Name 10 trees native to Texas.
92 Name 10 flowers that could grow in your yard in full sun.
92 Name 10 different colleges from which ten teachers have graduated.
94 Name the 10 places in the USA that have hot air balloon festivals.
95 Name all the ingredients in homemade chocolate chip cookies.
96 Name the three driest months in Texas and the three wettest months in
Texas.
97 Write 10 sentences each having every letter of the alphabet used at
least once.
98 Make a list telling how old each USA president was when he took
office.
99 Make a list telling how old each deceased USA president was when he
died.
100 Make a list of 25 words that break spelling or phonics rules. List
the broken rule.
