2nd grade, week 17, day 2

Spell words with aw, au and all

1. Say a word: sauce, launch, ball and small. 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 aw, au and all 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

Leave out small details

1. Cross out any event on your list that the story could do without, and say why.
2. A retelling keeps the main events in order and leaves out small details. Your child retells a story in five sentences.

• Sequencing organizer: first, next, last (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/sequencing-organizer

Counting a mix of coins

1. Count a mix of coins, starting with the quarters, then the dimes, nickels and pennies.
2. Write the total with ¢. Count three more handfuls.

• Counting coins worksheetsteach.peabody.kids/worksheets/math/counting-coins
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Long trips

1. Some birds and butterflies fly thousands of miles each fall. Trace a path from the north to somewhere warmer on Planet Earth.
2. Measure the path with a string on a globe and compare it with a trip your family has taken.

• Planet Earth: the globe to turn and explore (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/planet

Plants and animals

1. Sort a day's meals into foods from plants and foods from animals.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The Ant and the Grasshopper

1. Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• The Ant and the Grasshopper, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper