2nd grade, week 8, day 2

Spell words with doubling

1. Say a word: planned, running, sitting and clapped. 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 doubling 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

Finding seeds

1. Write about finding seeds that travel, and how you felt when you found one.
2. A true story tells what happened in order and how the writer felt. Your child includes a feeling and why they felt it.

Count up to subtract

1. For 62 − 45, count up from 45: 5 to 50, 12 more to 62. 17 in all.
2. Do 81 − 66 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

Leaf colors

1. Collect five leaves and sort them by color, then by shape.
2. Press one in a heavy book and label it.

Who takes care of it

1. Talk about who takes care of parks, roads and libraries, and how taxes pay for them.
2. Your child writes what they learned today and one question it raised.

Read-aloud: The Ant and the Grasshopper

1. Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” 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 Ant and the Grasshopper, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper