2nd grade, week 12, day 3

er, ir and ur in sentences

1. Read the er, ir and ur words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
2. New sight words: “call” and “cold”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• R-controlled vowels (ar, or): decodable sentencesteach.peabody.kids/decodables/r-controlled
• Dolch second grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/second
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

For example

1. Write why gardens are good for a town, giving one reason with for example.
2. Linking words (also, another reason, for example, so) connect reasons. Your child uses at least two in each opinion.

A foot is 12 inches

1. A foot is 12 inches. Find three things that are about one foot long.
2. Is your own foot longer or shorter than a ruler's foot?

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

Plants make food

1. Plants use light, air and water to make their own food in their leaves.
2. Put a plant in a dark closet and another by a window for three days, then compare their color and how they lean.

A made-up island

1. Draw a map of a made-up island with three landforms, a key and a compass rose.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

1. Read “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-tale-of-peter-rabbit