1st grade, week 34, day 2

Spell words with -ly

1. Say a word: kindly, gladly, loudly and nicely. 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 -ly 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

Describing a balloon

1. Write a sentence about a balloon, then add two describing words to it.
2. To revise, your child adds details: a describing word, a when, or a why. Two added details make a piece stronger.

Stories with ten rods

1. Tell two stories with tens, like 40 cars in a lot and 20 more drive in.
2. Your child draws them as ten rods and solves them.

• Base-ten blocks on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/base-ten
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Air takes up space

1. Blow up a balloon and talk about what is inside it.
2. Put a balloon in a bottle and try to blow it up. Why is it so hard? The bottle is already full of air.

The White House

1. The president lives and works in the White House, in Washington, D.C. Find the city on a map.
2. Your child writes one thing they learned today and reads it to you.

Read-aloud: Marit and the Storm Pony

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

• Marit and the Storm Pony, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/marit-and-the-storm-pony