2nd grade, week 1, day 2

Spell words with closed syllables

1. Say a word: shelf, clock, drift and plump. 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 closed 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
• 2nd grade learning games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games-by-grade/second-grade

Changed and the same

1. Write a paragraph about how you have changed and how you have stayed the same.
2. A paragraph has a topic sentence, three or four sentences that tell more, and an ending sentence. Your child indents the first line.

Doubles and near doubles

1. Say the doubles to 10 + 10 as fast as you can. Then use them: 7 + 8 is 7 + 7 and one more.
2. Do six near doubles together.

• Dice rollerteach.peabody.kids/dice
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

A detailed drawing

1. Draw a flower or a shell slowly, labeling every part you can see, with a measurement in inches.
2. Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.

How I have changed

1. Compare a baby photo or drawing with now: list three ways you have changed and two ways you have stayed the same.
2. Talk about which changes came from growing and which from learning.

• The Body: growing bones (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/body/bones/growth-plates

Read-aloud: Goodbye, Waffles

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

• Goodbye, Waffles, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/goodbye-waffles