1st grade, week 29, day 2

Spell words with two syllables

1. Say a word: muffin, basket, button and lesson. 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 two syllables 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

Two bugs talk

1. Write two lines of a bee and a beetle talking to each other.
2. When characters talk, their words go inside quotation marks. Your child adds one or two lines of talking to a story.

Building with squares

1. Put two squares side by side. What shape do they make? Add a third square.
2. Draw each new shape and count its sides.

• Dot paper for drawing shapes (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/dot-paper
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Insect or not

1. Spiders have eight legs, so they are not insects, and worms and pill bugs aren't either.
2. Sort ten small creatures into insects and not insects.

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

Small town life

1. Talk about a small town: a main street, a few stores, and neighbors who know each other.
2. Your child writes one thing they learned today and reads it to you.

Read-aloud: The Ant and the Grasshopper

1. Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” 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 Ant and the Grasshopper, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper