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2nd grade, week 36, day 5

Day 180 of 180 · Social studies: Looking back on my year · Science: What I wonder · about 130 minutes

Reading30 min

Reread: Stone Soup

  1. Reread “Stone Soup” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
  2. Find this week's sight words, “warm” and “cut”, in the book or on their cards.
  3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.
Writing20 min

My reflection

  1. Put it all together into a reflection of two paragraphs and read it to someone.
  2. Your child writes about their year: what they learned, what was hard, and what they want to learn next.
Math30 min

End-of-year math show

  1. Your child chooses three math skills from the year and shows them to the family.
  2. Celebrate a year of 2nd grade math with a certificate.
Science15 min

Share the science

  1. Present your question, guess, test and results to the family, and say what you would test next.
  2. Your child explains today's science to someone at home, then writes it down in three sentences.
Social studies20 min

Celebrate 2nd grade

  1. Make a certificate for finishing 2nd grade.
  2. Show your portfolio to the family and answer their questions.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Dumpling Takes the Lead

  1. Read “Dumpling Takes the Lead” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
  2. Afterward, ask: has anything like this happened to you? How was it the same, or different?

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