2nd grade, week 25, day 2

Spell words with -ful, -less and -ness

1. Say a word: endless, kindness, sadness and darkness. 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 -ful, -less and -ness 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

The first source

1. Write three facts from your first source, and the source's name.
2. With a grown-up, your child reads two short sources on one topic and writes what each one says.

Arrays at home

1. Find arrays at home: an egg carton, a muffin tin, a window with panes.
2. For each one, write how many rows, how many in each row, and how many in all.

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

Hinges and balls

1. Hinge joints bend one way, like knees and elbows; ball-and-socket joints turn in circles, like shoulders and hips.
2. Make a model hinge from two craft sticks and a paper fastener.

• The Body: joints (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/body/bones/joints

Reading an old photo

1. Look at an old photo and list what you see, what you think, and what you wonder.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Dinosaurs Are Still Here

1. Read “Dinosaurs Are Still Here” 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.

• Dinosaurs Are Still Here, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/dinosaurs-are-still-here