2nd grade, week 4, day 2

Spell words with ee, ea, e and y

1. Say a word: sweet, dream, she and penny. 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 ee, ea, e and y 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

A broken rule

1. Answer in full: what should happen when someone breaks a rule at home?
2. A full answer turns the question into the start of the sentence: "Why do we have laws? We have laws because..." Then it gives a reason and an example.

Building three digits

1. Build 243, 506 and 380 with base-ten blocks or drawings of squares, lines and dots.
2. Read each number aloud to a grown-up.

• Base-ten blocks on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/base-ten
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Sort, then sort again

1. Sort the same ten objects a second way, by a different property, and write both rules.
2. Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.

When rules are broken

1. Talk about what happens when a rule is broken at home and when a law is broken in a town.
2. Discuss why the result should fit what happened.

Read-aloud: The Emperor's New Clothes

1. Read “The Emperor's New Clothes” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• The Emperor's New Clothes, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-emperors-new-clothes