2nd grade, week 31, day 4

Read: Sink or Float?

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 your child to tell it back: what happened first, next and last?

• Sink or Float?, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/sink-or-float

Choosing the ending

1. Read both endings aloud and choose the better one, with a reason.
2. A good ending solves the problem and shows how the character feels, or what they learned.

Rectangles are arrays

1. A rectangle cut into rows and columns is an array. Write the adding sentence for one with 3 rows of 5.
2. Do two more the same way, with different rows.

• Array grids (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/array-grids
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

An egg in salt water

1. Float an egg by stirring salt into a glass of water a spoonful at a time.
2. Count the spoonfuls it takes, and write why the salty ocean helps swimmers float.

Fair laws

1. Talk about what makes a law fair, and why it applies to everyone, leaders included.
2. Your child draws a labeled picture of today's activity and writes a caption.

Read-aloud: The Otter's Rock

1. Read “The Otter's Rock” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. Afterward, ask: who was your favorite in the story, and why?
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 Otter's Rock, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-otters-rock