Quarter 2 · Detailed day-by-day lesson plans · Days 76–80
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Week 16 mixes two-step word problems across operations. Readers identify the reasons and evidence an author uses, and writers present an opinion aloud with reasons.
Ask your child to argue for or against pizza for dinner — using two reasons.
Word-problem set, family audience, opinion notes
One- and Two-Step Word Problems (Mixed)
Operations & Algebraic Thinking · 2.OA.A.1
Assessment: Solve 4 two-step problems with mixed operations
Author's Reasons and Evidence
Phonics: Use context clues to determine word meaning
Writing: Speaking and listening
Engineering Design & Testing
K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3
Students will solve two-step word problems that combine addition and subtraction by drawing a model for each step (2.OA.A.1).
3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes
Warm-Up
Spiral from Week 15: 1-minute burst of 15 facts within 20, then ask your child to name the strategy for 9 + 7 and 15 - 6. Say, 'Fast facts are the tools. Today we build with them.'
Mini-Lesson
Read: 'Nora had 45 stickers. She gave 18 to her brother. Then she bought 25 more. How many stickers does Nora have now?' Model step one as a take-from bar (45 - 18 = 27) and step two as an add-to bar (27 + 25 = 52). Write both equations numbered. Say, 'One step subtracts, one step adds. Read carefully so you know which is which.'
Practice
Your child solves: 'A pet store had 36 fish. It sold 19 and then got 30 new fish. How many fish now?' (36 - 19 = 17, 17 + 30 = 47). Then: 'Theo had 28 pennies. He found 15 more and then spent 20. How many pennies now?' (28 + 15 = 43, 43 - 20 = 23). Use pennies to act out the second problem and confirm.
Wrap-Up
Ask, 'How did you decide whether each step was adding or subtracting?' Listen for 'gave, sold, spent mean subtract; bought, found, got mean add.'
Students will identify the reasons a character gives to support an opinion and use context clues to figure out unknown words (RI.2.8, L.2.4a).
3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes
Read-Aloud
Read 'I Wanna Iguana' by Karen Kaufman Orloff, doing Alex's letters in an eager voice and Mom's in a calm one. Remind your child that last week they gave reasons about sharks; this week they will study how a writer chooses reasons that actually work. Ask: 'Which of Alex's reasons would convince you?'
Mini-Lesson
Make a T-chart labeled Alex's Reasons and Mom's Answers. Fill in three pairs from the letters (the iguana is quiet; it will grow six feet long). Say: 'A reason is why you think something, and a strong reason answers the other person's worry.'
Guided Reading
Reread three letters with your child reading Alex's parts. When they meet a tricky word, model the context clue strategy: read the sentence before and after, look at the picture, and try a word that makes sense. Note any words they solved on a Context Clue List.
Writing Workshop
Your child chooses something they want to persuade you about (a later bedtime, a pet, a trip to the park) and writes a letter opening like Alex: 'Dear Mom, I think ____ because ____.' Keep it in the Writing Folder to build all week.
Phonics: Context Clues
Write six sentences with a blank and a word bank of adorable, responsible, lonely, mature, compromise, tarantula (for example, 'The kitten was so ____ that everyone wanted to hold it'). Your child reads each sentence, picks the word that fits, and explains the clue that helped.
Students will build a physical prototype from their plan and record what changed between the drawing and the real object (K-2-ETS1-2).
Science Question of the Week
Ask: 'Will our plan work the way we drew it?' Reread last Friday's worry from the notebook. Say: 'Engineers expect surprises; that is why they build a prototype before the real thing.'
Investigation
Build the crayon holder from the plan using the materials kit, following the step list with your child doing the cutting and taping and you assisting only where asked. Every time you have to change something from the drawing, put a small star on the plan and write what you did instead ('lid too small, used cereal-box bottom'). Stop at 18 minutes even if unfinished and note where you are.
Wrap-Up
Count the stars on the plan. Ask: 'Which change was the most surprising?' Put the prototype somewhere safe and write 'Test on Wednesday' at the top of a fresh notebook page.
Read it aloud first while your child follows along. Then read it together, and let your child read the parts they can. Talk about the words in the word box.
Voting is a way for a group to make a choice. Each person gets one vote. Then the votes are counted.
I think voting is one of the most important things citizens do. Here are my reasons.
First, voting is fair. Every vote counts the same. The mayor gets one vote. So does the person who delivers the mail.
Second, voting lets people choose their leaders. In an election, citizens vote for people like the mayor, the governor and the President. In the United States, citizens who are 18 or older can vote.
Third, voting helps solve disagreements in a calm way. People share their ideas, then they vote. In many elections, the choice with the most votes wins.
Voting is often done in secret, on a paper called a ballot. That way, each person can choose freely. You can practice voting at home. What could your family vote on?
Math
Second Grade · Week 16 · Friday · secondgrade.com
Math
| If your child got… | Then… |
|---|---|
| All or almost all right | Move on to Week 17. Keep the daily Remember? boxes going. |
| About half right | Cover the second question of each missed problem with a sticky note. Solve step one, then uncover step two and solve it. |
| Only a few right | Do the catch-up activity "One Step at a Time" for 10 minutes a day. Keep Week 17 story problems to one step until two steps feel easy. |
ELA
Our town should build a dog park. First, dogs need a safe place to run. Now they run in the street, and that is not safe. Also, a dog park would help people meet their neighbors. Last, the dogs would stop making the school field muddy, full of wet dirt and holes. A dog park would make our town a cheerful place, happy for dogs and people.
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ELA
| If your child got… | Then… |
|---|---|
| All or almost all right | Move on to Week 17. Keep the daily Remember? boxes going. |
| About half right | Reread this week's passage and underline each reason the author gives. Write 3 sentences with a new word and a clue, and have your child guess the meaning. |
| Only a few right | Each day, ask, "What does the author think? What is one reason?" about a short text. Practice one context-clue sentence a day. |
Science
Second Grade · Week 16 · Friday · secondgrade.com
Science
| If your child got… | Then… |
|---|---|
| All or almost all right | Move on to Week 17. Keep the daily Remember? boxes going. |
| About half right | Build a paper bridge between two books and test it with pennies. Count how many pennies it holds, change one thing, and test again. |
| Only a few right | Build one simple model together (a paper boat or a foil boat) and test whether it floats. Talk about what happened. |
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Social Studies
| If your child got… | Then… |
|---|---|
| All or almost all right | Move on to Week 17. Keep the daily Remember? boxes going. |
| About half right | Hold a family vote on a snack or a game, with secret paper ballots. Count them together and talk about why the choice with the most votes wins. |
| Only a few right | Reread "Why Voting Matters" together and hold a simple hand-raise vote on a family choice. |
Health · Feelings and Friendships · All Specials
Health · Week 16
I can name my feelings and use a calm-down tool.
You need: red, yellow and blue crayons, a small stuffed animal
Second Grade · Week 16 · secondgrade.com
Math
Two-step stories that add and subtract
ELA
Good reasons help people agree with you
Science
Build a model, test it, then improve
Try it (10 min): Tell a two-step story with snacks, like "We had 20 crackers, ate 6, then opened a pack of 10." Your child writes both steps and solves.
Talk about it: What did you do first, and what did you do next?
Try it (10 min): Your child tries to persuade you about something small, like what to have for lunch. They give two reasons and one piece of evidence, standing tall and speaking clearly.
Talk about it: Which reason was the strongest?
Try it (10 min): Build a paper boat or a paper airplane. Test it three times, change one thing, and test it again.
Talk about it: Did your change make it better? How do you know?
Try it (10 min): Hold a family vote on a game or a movie. Use paper ballots, count them out loud, and make a tally chart.
Talk about it: Why is it fair to count every vote?
We did blank of 4 activities.
Second Grade · Week 16 · secondgrade.com
