2nd grade, week 28, day 4

Read: Jack and the Beanstalk

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?

• Jack and the Beanstalk, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/jack-and-the-beanstalk
• What to do when a child guesses a wordteach.peabody.kidshttps://parent.peabody.kids/school/reading/when-a-child-guesses

The first paragraph

1. Write the beginning of your story, introducing the character and the setting.
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

Shapes that don't look the same

1. A hexagon can be any six-sided shape, not only the honeycomb kind. Draw three very different hexagons.
2. Explain why each one is still a hexagon.

• 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

How seeds spread

1. Seeds spread by wind, by water, on animals' fur, inside animals that eat fruit, and from pods that burst.
2. Design a seed that could travel far on the wind, and test it in front of a fan.

Emergency helpers

1. Talk about when to call for help in an emergency, and practice what you would say.
2. Your child draws a labeled picture of today's activity and writes a caption.

Read-aloud: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

1. Read “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?
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.

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-tale-of-peter-rabbit