2nd grade, week 35, day 5

Reread: The North Wind and the Sun

1. Reread “The North Wind and the Sun” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
2. Find this week's sight words, “together” and “try”, in the book or on their cards.
3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.

• The North Wind and the Sun, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-north-wind-and-the-sun
• Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games

An author's reading

1. Read your finished piece aloud to the family, then answer their questions as the author.
2. Your child picks their best piece of the year, revises it, copies it neatly, and reads it to the family.

• Writing steps poster (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/posters/writing-process-poster

Math games day

1. Play two 2nd grade math games your child chooses on peabody.kids.
2. Your child teaches you how to play one of them.

• 2nd grade learning games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games-by-grade/second-grade

Water safety

1. Talk about water safety rules: swim only with a grown-up watching, wear a life jacket on boats, and never swim alone.
2. Make a poster of three rules for summer.

A citizen's promises

1. Write five promises for being a good citizen at home and in your community.
2. Afterward, your child writes how today's topic shows up in their own town or home.

Read-aloud: The First Steps

1. Read “The First Steps” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• The First Steps, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-first-steps-on-the-moon