2nd grade, week 10, day 4

Read: Three Rocks in a Shoebox

1. Your child reads it aloud to you, then reads one page again with expression, the way a character would say it.
2. When your child is stuck, say the first sound and let them finish the word, rather than saying the whole word.
3. Afterward, ask: where did the story happen? How do you know?

• Three Rocks in a Shoebox, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/three-rocks-in-a-shoebox
• What to do when a child guesses a wordteach.peabody.kidshttps://parent.peabody.kids/school/reading/when-a-child-guesses

The whole story

1. Write the whole true story with your best beginning, a middle and an ending.
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.

Regroup or not?

1. Look at 52 + 34 and 58 + 34 before solving. Which one needs regrouping, and how can you tell?
2. Sort eight sums into regroup and no regroup, then solve them.

• Math worksheet generatorteach.peabody.kids/make/math-sheet
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Many kinds in one square

1. Mark a square of ground one big step on each side with string, and count every kind of plant and animal in it.
2. Do the same on a lawn or a sidewalk. Which square has more kinds of living things?

Near and far on the globe

1. Find your country on the globe, then a place very far away and a place nearby.
2. Your child draws a labeled picture of today's activity and writes a caption.

• Planet Earth: the globe to turn and explore (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/planet

Read-aloud: Tadpoles in a Jar

1. Read “Tadpoles in a Jar” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. Afterward, ask: who was your favorite in the story, and why?
3. On the read-along you can show the pages on a big screen, or let it read the words aloud while each one lights up.

• Tadpoles in a Jar, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/tadpoles-in-a-jar