2nd grade, week 32, day 3

three syllables in sentences

1. Read the three syllables words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
2. New sight words: “seven” and “shall”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch third grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/third
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Sound words

1. Write a poem that uses sound words like crash, clatter and thump.
2. A sense poem has a line for each sense about one topic. Your child reads it aloud to hear how it sounds.

A shopping total

1. Add the prices of four things on a pretend list: 15¢, 32¢, 25¢ and 8¢.
2. Is a dollar enough to pay for them all?

• Coins and bills on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/money
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Make it stronger

1. Fold, roll or layer the cards to make the bridge stronger, and test it again.
2. Write which shape held the most coins and why.

Caring for a flag

1. Talk about the customs for treating the flag with respect, like not letting it touch the ground.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: Coo Catches Gumdrop

1. Read “Coo Catches Gumdrop” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• Coo Catches Gumdrop, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/coo-catches-gumdrop