2nd grade, week 17, day 5
Day 85 of 180 · Science: Animals in winter · Social studies: Where food comes from · about 130 minutes
Reading30 min
Reread: Why Does Ice Float?
- Reread “Why Does Ice Float?” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
- Find this week's sight words, “made” and “many”, in the book or on their cards.
- Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.
- Why Does Ice Float?, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/why-does-ice-float
- Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games
Writing20 min
Retell it aloud
- Read your best retelling to someone who hasn't heard the story and ask if it made sense.
- 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
Math30 min
The same amount two ways
- Show 47¢ with the fewest coins, then another way with more coins.
- Do the same with 85¢.
- Coins and bills on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/money
- 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade
Science20 min
Winter food
- Squirrels store nuts and many birds eat seeds all winter. Put out a feeder and count visitors at the same time each day.
- Make a tally chart for the week.
- Bar graph template (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/bar-graph-template
Social studies15 min
Plan a meal
- Plan a healthy meal and write where each food came from.
- Afterward, your child writes how today's topic shows up in their own town or home.
- Healthy food bingo cardsteach.peabody.kids/bingo/healthy-food
Read-aloud15 min
Read-aloud: Heron Feels Left Out
- Read “Heron Feels Left Out” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
- Afterward, ask: has anything like this happened to you? How was it the same, or different?
- Heron Feels Left Out, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/heron-feels-left-out
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