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    Week 19, Thursday: Apply measuring skills to a real task by measuring · Edit their revised writing for capitals, punctuation

    Day 94 · 3 lessons · 140 min

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    Math

    Students will apply measuring skills to a real task by measuring and building a paper frame to fit a chosen object (2.MD.A.1).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 8 + 4 = ? Facts to 20
    2. Mia has 73 coins. Eli has 17. How many more does Mia have? Week 18
    3. Write 10 as a sum of two equal numbers. Week 17

    Standards Addressed

    2.MD.A.1

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    Show a photo or drawing of a ruler lined up wrong (object starting at 2 instead of 0, ending at 8) and ask: 'Someone says this is 8 inches. What went wrong?' Have your child explain the actual length is 6 inches and show it on the real ruler.

    rulerpaperpencil
    15 min

    Mini-Lesson: Measure Before You Cut

    Show a 4-by-6-inch photo or postcard and explain that a frame needs to be exactly the photo's size. Measure the two sides together (6 inches and 4 inches), then draw those lengths onto construction paper with a ruler, making the corners square, and cut out the rectangle. Lay the photo on top to check the fit.

    4-by-6-inch photo or postcardrulerconstruction paperpencilscissors
    15 min

    Practice: Build a Frame

    Your child chooses a small object (a favorite book cover, a drawing, or a birthday card), measures its length and width in inches, and draws and cuts a paper frame that is 1 inch bigger on each side. They label the frame with both measurements, for example '9 inches by 7 inches.'

    book or card to framerulerconstruction paperpencilscissorscrayons
    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Test the fit and ask: 'Did measuring first help? What would have happened if you guessed?' Your child writes the measurements of their object in their journal.

    math journalpencil

    Materials Needed

    4-by-6-inch photo or postcardbook or card to framerulerconstruction paperpencilscissorscrayonsmath journal

    Related Resources

    Math Worksheets (Weeks 17-20)Math Answer Key (Weeks 17-20)

    English Language Arts

    Students will edit their revised writing for capitals, punctuation, and spelling with adult guidance (W.2.5, L.2.2a).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. How were folktales first shared? Week 18
    2. Add a prefix to 'pack' to make a word that means 'take things out of a bag'. Week 17
    3. What is the plural of 'mouse'? Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    W.2.5L.2.2aRI.2.10+1 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Shared Reading

    Return to 'A Drop of Water' and read the pages about snowflakes and ice. Have your child read the shorter sentences and you read the long ones, trading every sentence. Ask, 'Why does the author say no two snowflakes are alike? What proof is in the photos?'

    A Drop of Water by Walter Wick
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson: Editing with CUPS

    Make a CUPS card: Capitals, Usage (does it sound right?), Punctuation, Spelling. Write the sentence 'the water freezes and it turn to ice on a cold day in january' and have your child fix it using CUPS, one letter at a time. Explain that editors check one thing at a time, not everything at once.

    CUPS cardpaperpencil
    15 min

    Independent Reading

    Your child reads their nonfiction book for 12 minutes, then finds one sentence with a capital letter that is not at the start (a name, a month, a place) and explains why it is capitalized.

    leveled nonfiction book
    15 min

    Writing Workshop: Editing Pass

    Your child reads their revised piece four times, once for each CUPS letter, circling errors in a colored pencil. You sit beside them and confirm each fix; for spelling, they check the ea, ow, and oo words from this week's lists first. End by writing a clean final copy of the first paragraph.

    revised writing pieceCUPS cardcolored pencilclean paper
    10 min

    Word Study: ie and ey

    Write 'pie, tie, lie, die' and 'field, chief, piece, thief, believe,' then 'key, money, monkey, honey' and 'they, obey, hey.' Read each group and mark the vowel sound above the word (long i, long e, long a). Have your child read the sentence 'The chief gave the monkey a piece of pie and some money' and star the tricky words.

    paperpencil

    Materials Needed

    A Drop of Water by Walter Wickleveled nonfiction bookrevised writing pieceCUPS cardcolored pencilclean paperpaperpencil

    Related Resources

    ELA Worksheets (Weeks 17-20)ELA Answer Key (Weeks 17-20)

    Social Studies

    Students will create a personal timeline showing how everyday objects and routines have changed over three generations (D2.His.1.K-2, D2.His.2.K-2).

    Standards Addressed

    D2.His.1.K-2D2.His.2.K-2

    Activities

    10 min

    Review and Extend

    Read 'The Little House' by Virginia Lee Burton and watch the same house as the world around it changes. Ask: 'What stayed the same? What changed? How do the pictures show time passing?'

    The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (library)
    15 min

    Project Work: Three-Generation Timeline

    Tape three sheets side by side labeled 'Grandparent as a child,' 'Parent as a child,' and 'Me now.' Call or ask a grandparent and a parent one question each: 'How did you listen to music? How did you get to school? What did you play with?' Your child draws the answers in the right column.

    3 sheets of papertapecrayonsphone to call a relative (optional)
    5 min

    Share Progress

    Your child walks you through the timeline left to right using the words 'long ago,' 'a while ago,' and 'now.' Ask which change surprised them most.

    completed timeline

    Materials Needed

    The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (library)3 sheets of papertapecrayonsphone to call a relative (optional)

    Related Resources

    Social Studies Worksheets (Weeks 17-20)Social Studies Answer Key (Weeks 17-20)

    Today's Practice

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

    Math practice · Week 19 · Thursday

    I can measure before I cut and make a frame that fits.

    Look: A frame 1 inch bigger on each side

    1. Measure the card: 8 inches by 5 inches.
    2. Add 1 inch on each end: 8 + 1 + 1 = 10, and 5 + 1 + 1 = 7.
    3. The frame is 10 inches by 7 inches.

    Find the real length. Start at 0!

    1. A leaf starts at 3 and ends at 8 on the ruler. How long is it?
    2. A straw starts at 2 and ends at 11. How long is it?

    Measure your object. Plan a frame 1 inch bigger on each side.

    1. My object is ____ inches by ____ inches.
    2. My frame will be ____ inches by ____ inches.
    3. A photo is 6 inches by 3 inches. How big is the frame?

    Challenge

    • What would happen if you guessed instead of measuring?

    You need: a ruler, construction paper, scissors

    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 19 · Thursday

    I can edit with CUPS and spell ie and ey words.

    Look: CUPS

    1. C: Capitals. U: Usage (does it sound right?).
    2. P: Punctuation. S: Spelling.
    3. Check one letter at a time.

    Fix each sentence with CUPS. Write it correctly.

    1. my sister and i went to the lake in july
    2. we saw a monky at the zoo on friday
    3. the snow melt and turn to water

    Circle the vowel sound you hear.

    1. shieldlong elong along i
    2. valleylong elong along i
    3. preylong elong along i
    4. tielong elong along i
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Social Studies practice · Week 19 · Thursday

    I can show how everyday life changed over three generations.

    Ask a grandparent and a parent: How did you listen to music? How did you get to school? What did you play with? Write or draw their answers.

    QuestionGrandparent as a childParent as a childMe now
    1. Who did you ask?

    Think about your timeline.

    1. Which change surprised you most?
    2. What is one thing that stayed the same?
    3. Put these in order from long ago to now: parent as a child, me now, grandparent as a child.
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky