2nd grade, week 7, day 2

Spell words with ew, ue and u_e

1. Say a word: glue, mule, chew and true. 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 ew, ue and u_e 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

Day and night

1. Write a paragraph that explains why we have day and night.
2. Facts can be counted or measured. Your child puts at least one number in each piece and says where it came from.

Jumps on a number line

1. On an open number line, start at 46 and jump 30, then 8: 46 + 38 = 84.
2. Do 57 + 25 the same way.

• The open number line, explained for parentsteach.peabody.kidshttps://parent.peabody.kids/school/homework-help/open-number-line
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Earth spins

1. In a dark room, shine a flashlight on a ball and turn it slowly: the lit side has day, the dark side night.
2. Put a sticker on the ball for your home and watch it move from day to night.

A family election

1. Hold an election for the weekend's family activity: two choices, a secret paper vote, and a count.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: Mina and the Eight Planets

1. Read “Mina and the Eight Planets” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• Mina and the Eight Planets, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/mina-and-the-eight-planets