2nd grade, week 24, day 4

Read: The Four Big Pages

1. Your child reads it aloud to you, then reads one page again with expression, the way a character would say it.
2. When your child is stuck, say the first sound and let them finish the word, rather than saying the whole word.
3. Afterward, ask: what was your favorite page, and why?

• The Four Big Pages, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-four-big-pages

A title and a picture

1. Add a title to your report, and a picture with a caption.
2. 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

Reading a line plot

1. Ask questions about a line plot: how many were longer than 5 inches? How many in all?
2. Write the answers as full sentences.

• Blank number lines (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/blank-number-lines
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

A compost jar

1. Food scraps and leaves break down into compost that feeds soil. Start a small compost jar with a grown-up.
2. Your child writes two facts they found out and one question still left.

Rules then and now

1. School rules long ago were often stricter, like standing up to answer a question. Talk about why a rule like that might have been made.
2. Write two school rules you think are fair today.

• Rules poster (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/posters/class-rules-poster

Read-aloud: Duck Says Sorry

1. Read “Duck Says Sorry” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. Afterward, ask: who was your favorite in the story, and why?
3. On the read-along you can show the pages on a big screen, or let it read the words aloud while each one lights up.

• Duck Says Sorry, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/duck-says-sorry