2nd grade, week 17, day 3

aw, au and all in sentences

1. Read the aw, au and all 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: “made” and “many”. 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 five-sentence retelling

1. Retell the story in five sentences, using first, next, then, after that and finally.
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

Making a dollar

1. Make one dollar three different ways with coins.
2. Write $1.00 and 100¢ and talk about why they mean the same.

• Coins and bills on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/money
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Fat, fur and feathers

1. Make a blubber glove with shortening between two sandwich bags, and test it in ice water.
2. Write how fat, fur and feathers keep animals warm.

Farms near and far

1. Read food labels and mark on a map or the globe where three foods were grown.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

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

Read-aloud: Muskrat Is Grumpy

1. Read “Muskrat Is Grumpy” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• Muskrat Is Grumpy, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/muskrat-is-grumpy