2nd grade, week 15, day 3

ou and ow in sentences

1. Read the ou and ow 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: “found” and “gave”. 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

A thank-you letter

1. Write a thank-you letter to someone who helped you build or test something.
2. A letter has a date, a greeting, a body that says why you are writing, a closing and a name.

Quarter past and quarter to

1. Fifteen minutes after the hour is quarter past; fifteen minutes before is quarter to. Show 4:15 and 4:45.
2. Say each time two ways: 4:45 is also quarter to 5.

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

Heavy and light cars

1. Tape coins to the car to make it heavier and roll it again from the same height.
2. Did the weight change the distance? Write what you found.

Comparing prices

1. Compare two brands or sizes of the same food in a store or a flyer, and decide which is the better buy.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: Tom Thumb

1. Read “Tom Thumb” 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?

• Tom Thumb, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/tom-thumb