2nd grade, week 6, day 5

Reread: Mrs. Hedgehog's Umbrella

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

• Mrs. Hedgehog's Umbrella, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/mrs-hedgehogs-umbrella
• Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games

Sun safety

1. Explain to a younger child why sunscreen and hats matter.
2. To explain, a writer tells what happened and why, using because and so. Your child writes what they saw and their best reason for it.

Comparing worksheet

1. Do a comparing three-digit numbers sheet.
2. Read two answers aloud: 512 is greater than 498.

• Comparing three-digit numbers worksheetsteach.peabody.kids/worksheets/math/comparing-three-digit-numbers
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Protecting skin

1. Talk about how sunscreen, hats and shade protect skin from strong sun.
2. Make a sun safety checklist for the door.

• The Body: sun and your skin (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/body/skin/sunburn

A friendship guide

1. Write five tips for being a good friend and share them with someone.
2. Afterward, your child writes how today's topic shows up in their own town or home.

Read-aloud: Why Is the Ocean Salty?

1. Read “Why Is the Ocean Salty?” 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.

• Why Is the Ocean Salty?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-is-the-ocean-salty