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    Week 6, Wednesday: Compare and order three-digit numbers · Read a two-voice book with different voices for each

    Day 28 · 3 lessons · 140 min

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    Math

    Students will compare and order three-digit numbers using place value reasoning without manipulatives (2.NBT.A.4).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 15 − 8 = ? Facts to 20
    2. Write 295 in expanded form. Week 5
    3. 1 hundreds, 1 tens and 2 ones = ? Week 3

    Standards Addressed

    2.NBT.A.42.NBT.A.3

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    True or false, thumbs up or down: 456 > 465, 700 < 699, 321 = 300 + 20 + 1, 890 > 809, 150 < 105. Student explains any 'false' answer.

    15 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Write 472, 427, and 724 on three index cards. Model ordering from least to greatest by lining up the digits in a place value chart: 427, 472, 724. Then add 470 and 47 to the set and ask where they go. Talk about how 47 has no hundreds so it is the smallest.

    index cardsmarkerplace value chart
    15 min

    Practice

    Student writes >, <, or = for 8 pairs: 583 and 538, 199 and 200, 610 and 601, 745 and 745, 396 and 936, 820 and 82, 407 and 470, 255 and 252. Then orders 618, 168, 681, and 186 from greatest to least.

    paperpencil
    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Student writes one comparison that is true and one that is false, and you have to spot the false one.

    paperpencil

    Materials Needed

    index cardsmarkerplace value chartpaperpencil

    Related Resources

    Math Worksheets (Weeks 5-8)Math Answer Key (Weeks 1-8)Unit 1 test (end of unit)

    English Language Arts

    Read a two-voice book with different voices for each character and describe how their points of view differ (RL.2.6, RF.2.4b).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. What does 'preheat' mean? Week 5
    2. Clap the syllables in 'rainbow'. Week 3
    3. Fix the capitals: my friend sam lives in texas. Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    RL.2.6RL.2.1RF.2.4b+2 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Shared Reading

    Read Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose as a two-voice book: you read the kid, your child reads the ant (or trade halfway). Stop after the ant's first reply and ask, 'What does the ant want the kid to understand?'

    Hey, Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose and Hannah Hoose
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Teach that reading with a different voice for each character helps listeners hear the point of view. Practice one page each way: the ant read in the kid's bossy voice, then in a small pleading voice. Ask which one matched the words.

    Hey, Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose and Hannah Hoose
    15 min

    Guided Reading

    Your child rereads two pages of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs aloud in the wolf's voice. When they make an error, wait to see if they notice and fix it; if not, ask 'Did that make sense?' and have them reread the sentence. Support: read the page first and let your child echo it. Stretch: your child reads the same page in the pig's voice and explains what the pig would say differently.

    The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
    15 min

    Writing Workshop

    Draft the Wolf's side of the same knock at the brick house in first person: 'I only wanted a cup of sugar.' Remind your child that the wolf should sound different from the pig and might tell the same facts a different way.

    Writing folderLined paperPencilMonday's planning paper
    10 min

    Phonics

    Two-syllable words with prefixes and vowel teams, read by parts. Read and write: repaint, unload, preheat, retreat, unclean, reseal, retrain, replay, presoak, unseen, reload, unpaid. Your child draws a line after the prefix, reads each part, then reads the whole word.

    Index cardsMarkerPencil

    Materials Needed

    Hey, Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose and Hannah HooseThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaWriting folderLined paperPencilMonday's planning paperIndex cardsMarker

    Related Resources

    ELA Worksheets (Weeks 5-8)ELA Answer Key (Weeks 1-8)Unit 1 test (end of unit)

    Science

    Students will explore cutting and folding paper into new objects and review reversible changes with the Week 4 play dough (2-PS1-3, 2-PS1-1).

    Standards Addressed

    2-PS1-32-PS1-1

    Activities

    5 min

    Review

    Ask, 'Monday's blocks were big pieces. Can we use tiny pieces too?' Take out the Week 4 play dough and ask, 'Is it still one big lump? What can we do to it?'

    20 min

    Deeper Investigation: Small Pieces, Big Object

    Part 1: Your child rolls the play dough into 15 small balls, then presses them together into one bowl shape, then takes the bowl apart and makes a snake, counting balls each time. Part 2: Cut one sheet of paper into 12 equal pieces and arrange them into a square, a long line and a letter shape, gluing the final favorite onto a card. Ask, 'Is cutting the paper reversible? Is rearranging the pieces reversible?' Record both answers.

    Week 4 play dough1 sheet of paperscissorsglueindex cardpaper and pencil
    5 min

    Data Discussion

    Ask, 'Which was easier to rebuild, blocks, play dough or paper? Why?' Point out that blocks and dough go back together, but once paper is cut, only the pieces can be rearranged.

    Materials Needed

    Week 4 play dough1 sheet of paperscissorsglueindex cardpaper and pencil

    Related Resources

    Science Worksheets (Weeks 5-8)Science Answer Key (Weeks 5-8)Unit 1 test (end of unit)

    Today's Practice

    One page for your child for each lesson. Answers are for grown-ups.

    Math practice · Week 6 · Wednesday

    I can compare and order three-digit numbers.

    Look: order 563, 356, 536

    1. Compare the hundreds first. 3 hundreds is least, so 356 comes first.
    2. 563 and 536 both have 5 hundreds. Compare tens: 3 tens < 6 tens.
    3. Least to greatest: 356, 536, 563.

    Write >, < or =.

    1. 694 ____ 649><=
    2. 399 ____ 400><=
    3. 71 ____ 710><=
    4. 300 + 40 + 2 ____ 342><=

    Put the numbers in order.

    1. Least to greatest: 713, 137, 371, 317
    2. Greatest to least: 425, 254, 542, 245
    3. Where does 52 go in the second list? Why?

    Challenge

    • Write one true comparison and one false one. Can a grown-up spot the false one?
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 6 · Wednesday

    I can read two voices and tell how two characters think.

    Look: two points of view

    1. Cat: I want to nap in the sun.
    2. Dog: I want to play ball in the sun!
    3. Same spot, two wants. Use a sleepy voice for Cat and a quick voice for Dog.

    The Swing

    Kid: Hey, bird! Get off my swing! I want to play. Bird: But I got here first. My wings are sore, and this is a good spot to rest. Kid: Oh. I did not think of that. I can wait a little.

    A small bird rests on a swing while a child stands nearby with hands on hips.

    Read it two times. Use a different voice for each character.

    1. What does the kid want?
    2. What does the bird want?
    3. How does the kid change at the end?

    Draw a line after the prefix. Read each part, then the whole word.

    1. reheat
    2. unseen
    3. reload
    4. unpaid
    5. retrain
    6. presoak
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Science practice · Week 6 · Wednesday

    I can build new shapes from small pieces and tell if a change can be undone.

    Roll the play dough into 15 small balls. Build each shape. Count the balls each time.

    What I madeHow many balls?
    1. Did the number of balls change?

    Cut a paper into 12 pieces. Make new shapes. Then answer.

    1. Can you undo cutting the paper?yesno
    2. Can you undo moving the pieces around?yesno
    3. Which was easier to put back together, play dough or paper? Why?

    You need: play dough, 1 sheet of paper, safety scissors, glue

    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky