2nd grade, week 15, day 2

Spell words with ou and ow

1. Say a word: crown, flower, growl and shower. Your child says each sound, then writes the word.
2. Check each one together and fix any letter that is off.
3. Read all eight ou and ow words as fast as you can, then once more.

• Spelling practice sheet makerteach.peabody.kids/make/spelling
• Copywork maker: print a line to copyteach.peabody.kids/homeschool/aids/copywork
• 2nd grade learning games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games-by-grade/second-grade

An invitation

1. Write a whole invitation with the date, a greeting, what, when and where, a closing and your name.
2. A letter has a date, a greeting, a body that says why you are writing, a closing and a name.

Reading five minutes

1. Set the clock to 3:15, 7:40 and 10:55, and read each one aloud.
2. Your child sets three more times for you to read.

• Clock face on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/clock
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Ramp surfaces

1. Cover the ramp with a towel, then foil, then a rug, keeping the height the same.
2. Which surface made the car go farthest? Write why you think so.

What you give up

1. When you choose one thing, the next best thing you gave up is what it really cost. Write about a choice you made this week.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The First Flight

1. Read “The First Flight” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• The First Flight, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-first-flight