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2nd grade homeschool plan, week 2

Silent e on every vowel · Odd and even · My five senses

Week 2 of 36 in 2nd grade, in quarter 1. Five days, about 130 minutes each.

Reading: silent e, the e at the end makes the vowel say its name: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e. Words to read and spell: brave, shine, stone, flute, plane, smile, globe and prune. Sight words: “those” and “upon”. The new story is “Ruby and the Rainy Picnic”, and the reread is “The Moon Follows Me”.

Writing: Details that show. Details let a reader see, hear and feel. Your child adds at least two sense words or exact words (not 'nice' or 'big') to each paragraph.

Math: Odd and even. Even numbers make pairs with none left over; odd numbers have one left over. An even number is a double.

Science: My five senses. Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching are how we find out about the world, and the first tools of a scientist.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Me and my family. Families come in many sizes and shapes; children name who is in theirs, what they do together, and how they care for each other.

Read-alouds: “Hum Under My Hand”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “The Bremen Town Musicians”, “The Fox and the Crow” and “Stone Soup”.

For the whole family: Take a senses walk outside: everyone names one thing for each sense.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 6

    • ReadingNew: silent e
    • WritingA detailed object
    • MathPairs or one left
    • ScienceDescribe it like a scientist
    • Social studiesA family map
    • Read-aloudHum Under My Hand

  2. Day 2day 7

    • ReadingSpell words with silent e
    • WritingExact words
    • MathEven is a double
    • ScienceHard, soft, bendy
    • Social studiesFamily then and now
    • Read-aloudThe Princess and the Pea

  3. Day 3day 8

    • Readingsilent e in sentences
    • WritingTaste and smell
    • MathThe ones place tells
    • ScienceTaste needs smell
    • Social studiesFamilies help
    • Read-aloudThe Bremen Town Musicians

  4. Day 4day 9

    • ReadingRead: Ruby and the Rainy Picnic
    • WritingThe best material
    • MathSkip count by 2s
    • ScienceBest material for the job
    • Social studiesFamilies around the town
    • Read-aloudThe Fox and the Crow

  5. Day 5day 10

    • ReadingReread: The Moon Follows Me
    • WritingSwap a word
    • MathOdd and even game
    • ScienceSenses that protect us
    • Social studiesA family interview
    • Read-aloudStone Soup