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2nd grade homeschool plan, week 16

oi and oy · Morning and afternoon · Snow and ice

Week 16 of 36 in 2nd grade, in quarter 2. Five days, about 130 minutes each.

Reading: oi and oy, oi in the middle (noise) and oy at the end of a syllable (royal) both say /oy/. Words to read and spell: noise, point, voice, spoil, royal, oyster, annoy and destroy. Sight words: “goes” and “green”. The new story is “Why Does Ice Float?”, and the reread is “The First Flight”.

Writing: Describing a character. Your child describes a character from a read-aloud: how they look, what they do, and what that shows about them.

Math: Morning and afternoon. a.m. and p.m., how long things take, and reading a simple schedule.

Science: Snow and ice. Cold turns water to ice and warmth turns it back, and winter weather changes what people and animals do.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Trading and sharing. Before money, and still today, people trade one thing for another; trading is fair when both sides agree.

Read-alouds: “Why Does Ice Float?”, “The Frog That Freezes”, “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting”, “The Run to Nome” and “The Bear Who Could Not Sleep”.

For the whole family: Freeze water in different containers, then race to melt the shapes in different places.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 76

    • ReadingNew: oi and oy
    • WritingHow they look
    • Matha.m. and p.m.
    • ScienceWhere water is frozen
    • Social studiesBarter
    • Read-aloudWhy Does Ice Float?

  2. Day 2day 77

    • ReadingSpell words with oi and oy
    • WritingWhat they do
    • MathHow long does it take?
    • ScienceWater grows when it freezes
    • Social studiesA fair trade
    • Read-aloudThe Frog That Freezes

  3. Day 3day 78

    • Readingoi and oy in sentences
    • WritingTrait words
    • MathLater and earlier
    • ScienceChanges that undo
    • Social studiesWhy money helps
    • Read-aloudPooh and Piglet Go Hunting

  4. Day 4day 79

    • ReadingRead: Why Does Ice Float?
    • WritingTwo characters
    • MathReading a schedule
    • ScienceKeep the ice cold
    • Social studiesTrade between countries
    • Read-aloudThe Run to Nome

  5. Day 5day 80

    • ReadingPassage: The Lost Mitten
    • WritingA character paragraph
    • MathPlan an afternoon
    • ScienceIce cream in a bag
    • Social studiesThings a town shares
    • Read-aloudThe Bear Who Could Not Sleep