2nd grade, week 33, day 3

ph and gh in sentences

1. Read the ph and gh 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: “show” and “small”. 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

Why I loved it

1. Write three reasons you loved the book, with an example for each.
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

Estimate, then add

1. Estimate 48 + 31 by rounding: 50 + 30 = 80. Then find the exact answer.
2. How close was the estimate to the answer?

• Number lineteach.peabody.kids/number-line
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Less packaging

1. Look at the packaging on five foods and decide which uses the least.
2. Make a list of ways your family could bring less trash home.

The Liberty Bell

1. The Liberty Bell hangs in Philadelphia. Find the city on a map, and talk about why a bell could stand for freedom.
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: Why Is the Ocean Salty?

1. Read “Why Is the Ocean Salty?” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
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 Ocean Salty?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-is-the-ocean-salty