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2nd grade, week 24, day 2

Day 117 of 180 · Social studies: School, then and now · Science: Worms and soil · about 130 minutes

Reading30 min

Spell words with re-, pre-, dis- and mis-

  1. Say a word: disagree, misspell, mislead and replay. 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 re-, pre-, dis- and mis- words as fast as you can, then once more.
Writing20 min

Under the first heading

  1. Write a paragraph of three or four sentences under your first heading.
  2. A short report has a title, two headings and a paragraph under each. Your child chooses the headings first.
Math30 min

Making a line plot

  1. Draw a number line from 0 to 10 inches and put an X above it for each length you measured.
  2. Which length has the tallest stack of X's?
Science15 min

Which soil grows best?

  1. Plant seeds in sand, in clay and in potting soil, and predict which will grow best.
  2. Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.
Social studies20 min

Tools for learning

  1. Children long ago used slates, chalk and a few shared books. Today there are pencils, paper and screens.
  2. Make a chart of learning tools then and now.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Goblins on Good Behavior

  1. Read “Goblins on Good Behavior” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
  2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

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