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2nd grade homeschool plan, week 25

Suffixes: -ful, -less and -ness · Arrays · Bones and muscles

Week 25 of 36 in 2nd grade, in quarter 3. Five days, about 130 minutes each.

Reading: -ful, -less and -ness, -ful means full of (helpful), -less means without (fearless), -ness makes a word a thing (kindness). Words to read and spell: helpful, careful, hopeful, fearless, endless, kindness, sadness and darkness. Sight words: “grow” and “hold”. The new story is “Tavi and the Bones Under Her Skin”, and the reread is “The Four Big Pages”.

Writing: A shared research project. With a grown-up, your child reads two short sources on one topic and writes what each one says.

Math: Arrays. Rows and columns: counting an array by rows, and writing it as repeated adding.

Science: Bones and muscles. Bones hold the body up and keep it safe, and muscles pull on them to move.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Clues from the past. Old photos, objects and stories are clues to how people lived before, and history is the story they tell.

Read-alouds: “Tavi and the Bones Under Her Skin”, “Dinosaurs Are Still Here”, “Hum Under My Hand”, “The Elephant's Child” and “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”.

For the whole family: Feel for bones in hands, arms and legs, then do a few exercises and feel which muscles work.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 121

    • ReadingNew: -ful, -less and -ness
    • WritingTwo sources
    • MathRows and columns
    • ScienceBones by the numbers
    • Social studiesPrimary sources
    • Read-aloudTavi and the Bones Under Her Skin

  2. Day 2day 122

    • ReadingSpell words with -ful, -less and -ness
    • WritingThe first source
    • MathArrays at home
    • ScienceHinges and balls
    • Social studiesReading an old photo
    • Read-aloudDinosaurs Are Still Here

  3. Day 3day 123

    • Reading-ful, -less and -ness in sentences
    • WritingThe second source
    • MathRepeated adding
    • ScienceMuscles work in pairs
    • Social studiesArtifacts
    • Read-aloudHum Under My Hand

  4. Day 4day 124

    • ReadingRead: Tavi and the Bones Under Her Skin
    • WritingSame and different
    • MathArrays on grid paper
    • ScienceYour backbone
    • Social studiesOral history
    • Read-aloudThe Elephant's Child

  5. Day 5day 125

    • ReadingReread: The Four Big Pages
    • WritingOur research page
    • MathSame total, different arrays
    • ScienceStrong bones and muscles
    • Social studiesA home museum
    • Read-aloudThe Steadfast Tin Soldier