2nd grade, week 20, day 2

Spell words with kn, wr and mb

1. Say a word: wrap, wrong, lamb and thumb. 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 kn, wr and mb 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

Condensation

1. Write what condensation means, with an example like a cold glass on a warm day.
2. Informative writing explains new words. Your child writes a word, what it means, and an example of it.

• Word map: definition, example, picture (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/frayer-model
• The Water Cycle: passage with questionsteach.peabody.kids/passages/2/the-water-cycle

Breaking a ten to subtract

1. Build 452 − 127. There aren't enough ones, so break a ten into ten ones, then subtract.
2. Do 634 − 218 the same way.

• Base-ten blocks on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/base-ten
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Mapping water

1. On Planet Earth, find an ocean, a sea, a lake, a river and a glacier.
2. Draw a map with a key showing a lake, a river that runs out of it, and the ocean it reaches.

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

A day last week

1. Pick a day from last week and write what happened in order, using time words.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Why Is the Ocean Salty?

1. Read “Why Is the Ocean Salty?” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• Why Is the Ocean Salty?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-is-the-ocean-salty