2nd grade, week 13, day 4

Read: Look at Ants

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: who was in the story, and what happened?

• Look at Ants, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/look-at-ants

How to make a bug hotel

1. Write a how-to for a bug hotel made from sticks, leaves and a box, with materials and steps.
2. A how-to lists what you need, then numbered steps with order words, and a picture for the hardest step.

• Sequencing organizer: first, next, last (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/sequencing-organizer

Estimating in centimeters

1. Guess the length of a fork, a book and your hand in centimeters, then measure them.
2. Write each guess next to the real length.

• Centimeter graph paper (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/centimeter-graph-paper
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Underground homes

1. Prairie dogs, moles and ants dig tunnels. Look for holes in the ground on a walk, without poking into them.
2. Write a guess about who lives in each one.

The fifty states

1. Play the states quiz on peabody.kids and find three states you have never heard of.
2. Your child draws a labeled picture of today's activity and writes a caption.

• US states quiz (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/us-states-quiz-for-kids

Read-aloud: Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees

1. Read “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?
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.

• Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/winnie-the-pooh-and-the-bees