2nd grade, week 10, day 2

Spell words with drop the e

1. Say a word: riding, shining, danced and waved. 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 drop the e 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

A sound to start

1. Start a true story with a sound, like "Crunch!", and write the first three sentences.
2. A strong first sentence makes a reader want more: a sound, a question, or a moment of action. Your child tries two beginnings and keeps the better one.

Regrouping on a place value mat

1. Do 47 + 36 on a place value mat: add the ones first, regroup ten of them, then add the tens.
2. Do 29 + 54 and 66 + 18 the same way.

• Place value mat (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/place-value-mat
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

What living things do

1. Living things need food and water, grow, and make more of their kind. Check a houseplant, a pet and a toy against each one.
2. Make a chart with a check for each thing it does.

Where things are

1. Describe where five things in your home are, using next to, between, across from and behind.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Three Rocks in a Shoebox

1. Read “Three Rocks in a Shoebox” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• Three Rocks in a Shoebox, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/three-rocks-in-a-shoebox