2nd grade, week 28, day 2

Spell words with open and closed syllables

1. Say a word: rabbit, basket, napkin and pilot. 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 open and closed syllables 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

Where and when

1. Write where and when your story happens, with three details a reader can picture.
2. Your child plans a story on a story map: who, where and when, before writing the beginning.

• Story map: who, where, problem, fix (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/story-map

Quadrilaterals

1. Every four-sided shape is a quadrilateral: squares, rectangles, and odd-looking ones too. Draw five different quadrilaterals.
2. Which of them are also rectangles?

• Dot paper for drawing shapes (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/dot-paper
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Warm or cold?

1. Put seeds on damp paper towels in two bags, one in the fridge and one somewhere warm.
2. Predict which will sprout first, and check every day.

A letter's journey

1. Draw the steps a letter takes from a mailbox to a home across the country, with the job done at each step.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The Magic Paintbrush

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

• The Magic Paintbrush, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-magic-paintbrush