2nd grade, week 3, day 2

Spell words with ai, ay and a_e

1. Say a word: stay, grape, snail and clay. 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 ai, ay and a_e 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

Sound travels

1. Write two sentences about the string telephone, then join them with and.
2. Joining words link two short sentences into one longer one. Your child joins at least two pairs of sentences in each piece.

Tens and ones on a mat

1. Show 56, 29 and 70 with base-ten blocks on a place value mat.
2. Write each one as tens + ones: 50 + 6.

• Place value mat (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/place-value-mat
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Sound travels

1. Put your ear on a table while someone taps the far end, then listen through the air. Which is louder?
2. Make a string telephone from two cups and a long string.

Paid and unpaid work

1. Talk about the difference between work people are paid for and work done at home for free.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Why Is the Sky Blue?

1. Read “Why Is the Sky Blue?” 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.

• Why Is the Sky Blue?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-is-the-sky-blue