2nd grade, week 2, day 2

Spell words with silent e

1. Say a word: plane, smile, globe and prune. 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 silent e 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
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Exact words

1. Write five plain words, like good and big, and an exact word to use for each instead.
2. 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.

Even is a double

1. Show that 12 is 6 + 6 and 10 is 5 + 5. Can 9 be written as a double?
2. Write each even number to 20 as a double.

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

Hard, soft, bendy

1. Test a spoon, a sponge, a pencil and a rubber band: which are hard, soft, bendy or stretchy?
2. Sort them, then add three more objects to the chart.

Family then and now

1. Ask a grown-up how family life has changed since they were your age: chores, games, school and how they got around.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The Princess and the Pea

1. Read “The Princess and the Pea” 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 Princess and the Pea, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-princess-and-the-pea