2nd grade, week 16, day 2

Spell words with oi and oy

1. Say a word: royal, oyster, annoy and destroy. 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 oi and oy 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

What they do

1. Write two things the character does and what each one shows about them.
2. Your child describes a character from a read-aloud: how they look, what they do, and what that shows about them.

• Character traits organizer (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/character-traits-organizer

How long does it take?

1. Time how long getting dressed, eating breakfast and reading a chapter take, in minutes.
2. Which took the longest, and by how many minutes?

• Timerteach.peabody.kids/timer
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Water grows when it freezes

1. Fill a plastic cup halfway with water, mark the level, and freeze it. Is the ice higher than the mark?
2. Let it melt and check the level again.

A fair trade

1. Talk about what makes a trade fair: both people agree, and both get something they want.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The Frog That Freezes

1. Read “The Frog That Freezes” 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 Frog That Freezes, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-frog-that-freezes