2nd grade, week 9, day 2

Review: spell the words

1. Say a word from the review list (float, new, hopped, snow, blue and hopping); your child says its sounds and writes it.
2. Check each one together and fix any letter that is off.
3. Then your child writes one sentence using two of the words.

• 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

Grid squares

1. Write where three things are on your grid map, using the square names.
2. Directions name each turn and landmark in order. A grown-up follows your child's directions exactly; where they get lost, add a step.

Draw it

1. Draw a bar model for 'Ana had 45 shells and found 28 more.' Then solve.
2. Do one take-away problem with a bar model too.

• Blank number lines (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/blank-number-lines
• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

Rocks break down

1. Rub two rocks together over paper. What falls off? Talk about how wind and water break rocks into sand.
2. Your child draws a labeled diagram of today's science and writes a sentence under it.

A grid map

1. Draw a grid on a map of your home with letters along the top and numbers down the side.
2. Name the square each room is in, like B3.

Read-aloud: The Boxcar Children

1. Read “The Boxcar Children” 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 Boxcar Children, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-boxcar-children