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2nd grade homeschool plan, week 1

Short vowels and blends · Facts within 20 · All about me

Week 1 of 36 in 2nd grade, in quarter 1. Five days, about 130 minutes each.

Reading: closed syllables, a short vowel shut in by consonants, often two together: tr-i-p, st-a-m-p. Words to read and spell: trip, stamp, crust, blend, shelf, clock, drift and plump. Sight words: “their” and “these”. The new story is “The Moon Follows Me”, and the reread is “The Little Lantern”.

Writing: A paragraph about me. A paragraph has a topic sentence, three or four sentences that tell more, and an ending sentence. Your child indents the first line.

Math: Facts within 20. Adding and subtracting within 20 quickly, from memory or with a fast strategy like making ten or a double.

Social studies: All about me. Children start with themselves: their name, their family, how they have grown, and what they like.

Science, a shorter piece each day: Looking closely. Scientists notice details: looking slowly, with a magnifying glass if there is one, and drawing exactly what they see.

Read-alouds: “Priya Moves Away”, “Goodbye, Waffles”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “Dumpling Takes the Lead” and “Eeyore's Birthday”.

For the whole family: Look at baby pictures together and put everyone in the family in order from youngest to oldest.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 1

    • ReadingNew: closed syllables
    • WritingMy life so far
    • MathMaking ten to add
    • ScienceObserve and infer
    • Social studiesA timeline of my life
    • Read-aloudPriya Moves Away

  2. Day 2day 2

    • ReadingSpell words with closed syllables
    • WritingChanged and the same
    • MathDoubles and near doubles
    • ScienceA detailed drawing
    • Social studiesHow I have changed
    • Read-aloudGoodbye, Waffles

  3. Day 3day 3

    • Readingclosed syllables in sentences
    • WritingI am good at
    • MathSubtracting by thinking of adding
    • ScienceSame object, two eyes
    • Social studiesThings I am good at
    • Read-aloudThe Ugly Duckling

  4. Day 4day 4

    • ReadingRead: The Moon Follows Me
    • WritingMy goal
    • MathFact families
    • ScienceMagnify and compare
    • Social studiesA goal for this year
    • Read-aloudDumpling Takes the Lead

  5. Day 5day 5

    • ReadingReread: The Little Lantern
    • WritingCheck the paragraph
    • MathFact fluency check
    • ScienceA science notebook page
    • Social studiesA poster about me
    • Read-aloudEeyore's Birthday