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-
- Say a word: disagree, misspell, mislead and replay. Your child says each sound, then writes the word.
- Check each one together and fix any letter that is off.
- Read all eight re-, pre-, dis- and mis- 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
Writing20 min
Under the first heading
- Write a paragraph of three or four sentences under your first heading.
- A short report has a title, two headings and a paragraph under each. Your child chooses the headings first.
- Main idea and details organizer (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/main-idea-and-details
Math30 min
Making a line plot
- Draw a number line from 0 to 10 inches and put an X above it for each length you measured.
- Which length has the tallest stack of X's?
- Blank number lines (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/blank-number-lines
- 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade
Science15 min
Which soil grows best?
- Plant seeds in sand, in clay and in potting soil, and predict which will grow best.
- Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.
Social studies20 min
Tools for learning
- Children long ago used slates, chalk and a few shared books. Today there are pencils, paper and screens.
- Make a chart of learning tools then and now.
Read-aloud15 min
Read-aloud: Goblins on Good Behavior
- Read “Goblins on Good Behavior” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
- Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?
- Goblins on Good Behavior, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/goblins-on-good-behavior
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