2nd grade, week 22, day 2

Spell words with -s, -es and -ies

1. Say a word: pennies, cities, puppies and glasses. 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 -s, -es and -ies 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

Both and but

1. Write two sentences with both and two with but about cars and bikes.
2. To compare, your child writes how two things are alike and how they are different, using both, but and however.

• Venn diagram: same and different (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/venn-diagram

Making a picture graph

1. Draw a picture graph of the answers, one picture for each vote, lined up in rows.
2. Give it a title and a key.

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

Beaks and food

1. Look at pictures of a hawk, a hummingbird, a duck and a woodpecker, and write what each beak is shaped for.
2. Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.

Trains cross the country

1. When railroads crossed the country, a trip that took months by wagon could be made in about a week.
2. Find two far-apart cities on a map and trace a route between them.

Read-aloud: The First Flight

1. Read “The First Flight” 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.

• The First Flight, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-first-flight