1st grade, week 14, day 2

Spell words with -ing

1. Say a word: resting, fishing, helping and eating. Your child says each sound, then writes the word.
2. Check each one together and fix any letter that is off.
3. Read all eight -ing words as fast as you can, then once more.

• Spelling practice sheet makerteach.peabody.kids/make/spelling
• Copywork maker: print a line to copyteach.peabody.kids/homeschool/aids/copywork

Writing big numbers

1. Say numbers between 90 and 120; your child writes them.
2. Watch for 110 written as 10010: say it as one hundred and ten, and write 110.

• Blank hundreds grid (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/hundreds-grid-blank

Bigger push, bigger change

1. Flick a paper ball softly, then hard. Measure how far each goes.
2. Do it three times each and compare.

Read-aloud: The Little Blue Engine

1. Read “The Little Blue Engine” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• The Little Blue Engine, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-little-blue-engine