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    Week 14, Thursday: Solve two-step subtraction word problems · Add a third version of Cinderella to the comparison

    Day 69 · 3 lessons · 140 min

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    Math

    Students will solve two-step subtraction word problems, including problems that mix take-from and compare, by writing two equations (2.OA.A.1).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 5 + 7 = ? Facts to 20
    2. Nina has 35 marbles. Nina gets 15 more. How many marbles now? Week 13
    3. What is 100 less than 568? Week 12

    Standards Addressed

    2.OA.A.12.NBT.B.5

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    Subtract twice in a row mentally: 'Start at 50. Take away 10. Take away 8.' (32) 'Start at 75. Take away 20. Take away 6.' (49) Ask, 'What did you have after the first step?' to reinforce keeping track of the middle number.

    15 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Read: 'A bus had 58 riders. 23 got off at the first stop and 16 got off at the second stop. How many riders are still on the bus?' Draw a bar for step one (58 - 23 = 35) and a bar for step two (35 - 16 = 19). Then show a second path: add the two groups who left first (23 + 16 = 39), then 58 - 39 = 19. Say, 'Two different paths, same answer, and that is a great way to check.'

    15 min

    Practice

    Your child solves: 'Hana had 64 beads. She used 28 for a bracelet and 19 for a necklace. How many beads are left?' (17). Then a compare-plus-take: 'Milo has 42 crayons. Ruby has 15 fewer than Milo. Ruby gives 9 crayons away. How many does Ruby have now?' (42 - 15 = 27, 27 - 9 = 18). Require two numbered equations and a model for each step.

    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Ask your child to explain which of the two paths for the bus problem felt easier and why. Remind them either path is correct.

    Materials Needed

    paperpencilwhiteboard or large paperdried beans

    Related Resources

    Math Worksheets (Weeks 13-16)Math Answer Key (Weeks 13-16)

    English Language Arts

    Students will add a third version of Cinderella to the comparison and explain how setting changes the story's details (RL.2.9, RL.2.7).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. Name two words in the -ack family. Week 13
    2. Why do you read a bus schedule? Week 12
    3. What is the plural of 'mouse'? Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    RL.2.9RL.2.7W.2.2+1 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Shared Reading

    Read 'Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters' by John Steptoe, an African tale with two sisters, Manyara and Nyasha. Ask your child to raise a hand each time they notice something that reminds them of Cinderella or Yeh-Shen (a kind sister, a cruel sister, a king choosing a wife, a helper who is more than he seems).

    Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Say: 'The setting is where and when a story happens, and it changes the details.' On paper list the setting of each of the three books and one detail that fits it: France with a royal ball, ancient China with a spring festival, an African village with a journey to the city. Ask which details the illustrations gave you.

    paperpencil
    15 min

    Independent Reading

    Your child chooses any one of the three books and rereads their favorite part on their own, then finds one picture that shows something the words do not say. They explain the picture to you.

    Cinderella by Marcia BrownYeh-Shen by Ai-Ling LouieMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
    15 min

    Writing Workshop

    Your child finishes a compare and contrast paragraph: an opening ('I read three versions of Cinderella'), the Both sentence and But sentence from yesterday, one new sentence about Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, and a closing that names the version they liked best. Read it aloud together and fix capitals and periods.

    writing folderpencil
    10 min

    Phonics: Contractions

    Teach contractions with am, is, are, and will: I am / I'm, it is / it's, she is / she's, he is / he's, we are / we're, they are / they're, you are / you're, I will / I'll, we will / we'll, let us / let's. Your child hunts for three contractions in any of this week's books and copies them with their long forms.

    index cardsmarkerpaper

    Materials Needed

    Cinderella by Marcia BrownYeh-Shen by Ai-Ling LouieMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoepaperpencilwriting folderindex cardsmarker

    Related Resources

    ELA Worksheets (Weeks 13-16)ELA Answer Key (Weeks 13-16)

    Social Studies

    Students will explain that different levels of government make different rules and identify which level handles a given community concern (D2.Civ.1.K-2, D2.Civ.5.K-2).

    This week's reading: Three Levels of Government

    Standards Addressed

    D2.Civ.1.K-2D2.Civ.5.K-2

    Activities

    10 min

    Review and Extend

    Hold up the Government Stack and quiz: 'Who is Duck at each level?' Then read 'House Mouse, Senate Mouse' by Peter W. Barnes and Cheryl Shaw Barnes, and explain that the mice in Congress are one part of the national government that writes laws. Ask: 'Why do so many mice have to agree before a law passes?'

    Government Stack platesHouse Mouse, Senate Mouse by Peter and Cheryl Barnes (library)
    15 min

    Project Work

    Add a 'Three Levels' strip to the Government at Work poster. Sort ten concern cards onto the poster under Local, State, or National: a broken streetlight, a new highway between two cities, a stamp price, a school playground, the state flag, a war, a stop sign, a driver's license, the national park, the town pool. Draw an arrow from each card to the government leader who would handle it.

    poster from last week10 index cardstapemarkers
    5 min

    Share Progress

    Your child chooses one card and explains to a family member why it belongs at that level. If they disagree, look at whether the concern affects one town, one state, or the whole country.

    Materials Needed

    Government Stack platesHouse Mouse, Senate Mouse by Peter and Cheryl Barnes (library)poster from last week10 index cardstapemarkers

    Related Resources

    Social Studies Worksheets (Weeks 13-16)Social Studies Answer Key (Weeks 13-16)

    Today's Practice

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

    Math practice · Week 14 · Thursday

    I can solve a two-step take-away story.

    Look: A train had 70 riders. 24 got off. Then 18 more got off.

    1. Step 1: 70 − 24 = 46.
    2. Step 2: 46 − 18 = 28. There are 28 riders left.
    3. Check another way: 24 + 18 = 42. 70 − 42 = 28.

    Draw a bar for each step. Write two numbered equations.

    1. Ella had 72 beads. She used 25 for a bracelet and 18 for a ring. How many beads are left?
    2. A bakery made 90 rolls. It sold 36 in the morning and 27 after lunch. How many rolls are left?
    3. Ravi has 45 stickers. Jo has 18 fewer than Ravi. Then Jo gives 9 away. How many stickers does Jo have now?

    Challenge

    • Solve problem 1 another way. Add the two parts she used first.
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 14 · Thursday

    I can tell how the setting changes a story.

    Look: the setting changes details

    1. In a snowy land, a girl might ride a sled to the party.
    2. In a hot desert, she might ride a camel.
    3. The place changes the details. The story stays the same.

    Circle the setting for each version.

    1. CinderellaFrance, long agoChina, long agoa village in Africa
    2. Yeh-ShenFrance, long agoChina, long agoa village in Africa
    3. Mufaro's Beautiful DaughtersFrance, long agoChina, long agoa village in Africa
    4. How does the setting change the story? Give one example.

    Write the contraction.

    1. I am = ____
    2. they are = ____
    3. we will = ____
    4. it is = ____

    Challenge

    • Which version did you like best? Why?
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Social Studies practice · Week 14 · Thursday

    I can tell which level of government handles a problem.

    Who takes care of this? Circle local, state or national.

    1. the town poollocalstatenational
    2. a stop sign on your streetlocalstatenational
    3. a driver's licenselocalstatenational
    4. a state parklocalstatenational
    5. printing moneylocalstatenational
    6. a national parklocalstatenational

    Circle the best answer.

    1. Who writes laws for the whole country?Congressthe town councila school

    Challenge

    • Pick one card. Tell why it belongs at that level.
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky