2nd grade, week 34, day 2

Spell words with y to i

1. Say a word: easier, sunnier, tinier and silliest. 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 y to i 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

Checking the patterns

1. Check each circled word against this year's spelling patterns and fix the ones you can.
2. Your child circles words they are not sure of, checks them with a grown-up, and fixes the spelling.

• Spelling practice sheet makerteach.peabody.kids/make/spelling

Find the rule

1. What comes next: 3, 7, 11, 15? The rule is add 4. Find the rule for 50, 45, 40, 35.
2. Make up a pattern for a grown-up to solve.

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Air pushes

1. Over a sink, fill a glass to the brim with water, press a card on top, and turn it over.
2. Why does the card stay on? The air pushing up on it holds it in place.

Washington, D.C.

1. Find the White House, the Capitol and the Washington Monument on a map of Washington, D.C., and talk about what happens in each.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Marit and the Storm Pony

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

• Marit and the Storm Pony, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/marit-and-the-storm-pony