2nd grade, week 7, day 3

ew, ue and u_e in sentences

1. Read the ew, ue and u_e words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
2. New sight words: “would” and “write”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch second grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/second
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Moon shapes

1. Write about the moon shapes you drew, with how many nights you looked.
2. Facts can be counted or measured. Your child puts at least one number in each piece and says where it came from.

Make a ten

1. 38 + 7: take 2 from 7 to make 40, then add 5: 45.
2. Do 29 + 6 and 47 + 8.

• Ten frames on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/ten-frames
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

The moon's shapes

1. Look at the moon for several nights, or at pictures, and draw each shape.
2. Name the shapes: full, half, crescent, and new when it can't be seen.

Making the case

1. Before a vote, each person gives one reason for their choice. Did the reasons change anyone's mind?
2. Your child explains today to someone at home, then writes the main idea in a sentence.

Read-aloud: The Letter for the Moon

1. Read “The Letter for the Moon” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

• The Letter for the Moon, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-night-post-office-the-letter-for-the-moon