2nd grade, week 31, day 2

Spell words with more contractions

1. Say a word: wasn't, couldn't, let's and won't. 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 more contractions 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

What they learned

1. Write a sentence that shows what your character learned by the end.
2. A good ending solves the problem and shows how the character feels, or what they learned.

Covering a rectangle

1. Cover a book with sticky notes or paper squares with no gaps or overlaps, and count them.
2. Count them again by rows to check.

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

The boat that holds the most

1. Build boats in three shapes from the same size of foil and load each one with pennies.
2. Make a table of how many pennies each held before it sank.

• Workshop: foil boat (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/build/foil-boat

Making laws

1. Lawmakers write laws and vote on them. Hold a pretend family council to vote on a new rule.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Why Does Ice Float?

1. Read “Why Does Ice Float?” 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 Does Ice Float?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-does-ice-float