2nd grade, week 33, day 2

Spell words with ph and gh

1. Say a word: alphabet, laugh, tough and enough. 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 ph and gh 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 happens

1. Write what happens in the book in four sentences, without giving away the ending.
2. Your child writes the title and author, what happens in a few sentences, and why someone else should read it.

• Book report page (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/book-report

Rounding to the nearest hundred

1. Is 260 closer to 200 or to 300? It rounds to 300.
2. Round 140, 350, 581 and 909: a 5 in the tens rounds up.

• Rounding to the nearest hundred worksheetsteach.peabody.kids/worksheets/math/rounding-to-the-nearest-hundred
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

A recycling sort

1. Sort clean recycling into paper, plastic, metal and glass.
2. Read the recycling rules for your town on the bin or its lid.

• Group sort game from your own listteach.peabody.kids/activities/group-sort

The bald eagle

1. The bald eagle became a symbol of the country in 1782. Find out where bald eagles live and what they eat.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Bracken Keeps the Hill

1. Read “Bracken Keeps the Hill” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• Bracken Keeps the Hill, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/bracken-keeps-the-hill