2nd grade, week 21, day 2

Spell words with -dge and -tch

1. Say a word: catch, watch, match and kitchen. 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 -dge and -tch 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

Layers of a hill

1. Draw a hill cut open to show soil, rock and roots, and label each layer.
2. A diagram shows the parts of something. Your child draws it, labels four parts, and writes a sentence about each.

A hundred more and a hundred less

1. Say 100 more and 100 less than 345, 509 and 790.
2. Which digit changes now, and why?

• Place value chart on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/place-value-chart
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Erosion in a tray

1. Build a hill of damp sand in a tray and pour water down it from a cup.
2. Draw where the sand went, and measure the groove the water cut.

Days in each month

1. Count the days in each month, and find which months have 30, which have 31, and the one with fewer.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

• Monthly calendar grid (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/schedules-and-planners/monthly-calendar-grid

Read-aloud: Three Rocks in a Shoebox

1. Read “Three Rocks in a Shoebox” 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.

• Three Rocks in a Shoebox, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/three-rocks-in-a-shoebox