2nd grade, week 14, day 3

oo and u in sentences

1. Read the oo and u 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: “fast” and “first”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch second grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/second
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Fixing the steps

1. Rewrite the unclear steps, adding exact words like how far and how many.
2. A grown-up follows your child's how-to exactly; every place they get stuck needs a clearer step.

Adding lengths

1. Two sticks, 14 cm and 23 cm, are laid end to end. How long are they together?
2. Check by measuring two real things laid end to end.

• Blank number lines (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/blank-number-lines
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Changing direction

1. Set up a target and bounce a ball off a wall to hit it.
2. Draw arrows to show each push that changed the ball's direction.

Price tags

1. Look at a store flyer or three price tags and put the items in order from cheapest to most expensive.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: Tam and the Wind-Up Tractor

1. Read “Tam and the Wind-Up Tractor” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• Tam and the Wind-Up Tractor, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/tam-and-the-wind-up-tractor