2nd grade, week 14, day 4

Read: The Little Blue Engine

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?

• The Little Blue Engine, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-little-blue-engine

How to hit a target

1. Write how to flick a marble or a coin to hit a target, with three tips.
2. A grown-up follows your child's how-to exactly; every place they get stuck needs a clearer step.

Length story problems

1. Solve: a snake was 48 inches long and grew 9 more inches. How long is it now?
2. Make up two length stories for each other and solve them.

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

Flick and measure

1. Flick a coin across a table and measure how far it slides. Try a soft flick and a hard one.
2. Make a table of five flicks and the distance of each.

A shop of your own

1. Set up a play shop with prices up to a dollar, and take turns buying and making change.
2. Your child draws a labeled picture of today's activity and writes a caption.

• Making change worksheetsteach.peabody.kids/worksheets/math/making-change

Read-aloud: The Squeaky Gate

1. Read “The Squeaky Gate” 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.

• The Squeaky Gate, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-fixers-the-squeaky-gate