1st grade, week 32, day 2

Spell words with -er and -est

1. Say a word: smaller, smallest, longer and longest. 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 -er and -est 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

How to start

1. Write how to start the game: who goes first, and how.
2. Your child writes how to play a game: what you need, how to start, how to take a turn, and how to win.

• Sequencing organizer: first, next, last (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/sequencing-organizer

Dimes and quarters

1. A dime is 10 cents and a quarter is 25 cents, even though the dime is the smallest coin.
2. Sort a handful of coins and name each one.

• Coins and bills on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/money
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

A cup tower

1. Build the tallest tower you can from paper cups.
2. Then try a new way of stacking and compare the heights.

• Workshop: paper cup tower (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/build/paper-cup-tower

What the stripes mean

1. The 13 stripes stand for the first 13 states. Count them again and color a row of red and white stripes.
2. Your child writes one thing they learned today and reads it to you.

Read-aloud: The Squeaky Gate

1. Read “The Squeaky Gate” 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 Squeaky Gate, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-fixers-the-squeaky-gate