1st grade, week 19, day 2

Spell words with igh and y

1. Say a word: fly, my, cry and sky. 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 igh and y 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
• 1st grade learning games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games-by-grade/first-grade

Spend or save

1. Write whether you would spend or save five dollars, and tell why.
2. Your child writes an opinion with a reason about spending and saving, and ends by saying the opinion again.

Counting on from a big number

1. 47 + 3: start at 47 and count on 3: 48, 49, 50.
2. Do 65 + 4 and 88 + 2 on the hundreds chart, one finger hop for each one added.

• Hundreds chartteach.peabody.kids/hundreds-chart
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Sand settles

1. Stir sand into a jar of water, then wait five minutes. Where did the sand go?
2. Your child writes what they noticed, starting with “I saw.”

Sort the catalog

1. Cut pictures from an old catalog or magazine, or draw them, and glue them onto two sheets: needs and wants.
2. Talk about any that could go either way, like shoes or a coat.

• Group sort game from your own listteach.peabody.kids/activities/group-sort

Read-aloud: The Fisherman and His Wife

1. Read “The Fisherman and His Wife” 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 Fisherman and His Wife, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-fisherman-and-his-wife