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    Week 20, Thursday: Apply estimating and measuring to plan a garden row · Ask questions after reading that lead to new

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    Math

    Students will apply estimating and measuring to plan a garden row or shelf, choosing units and checking estimates with a tool (2.MD.A.3, 2.MD.A.2).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 11 − 6 = ? Facts to 20
    2. Which tool would you use to measure a crayon? Week 19
    3. An array has 2 rows with 5 in each row. Write an addition sentence for the total. Week 18

    Standards Addressed

    2.MD.A.32.MD.A.22.MD.A.4

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    Play 'Closer to 10': name objects and your child says whether each is closer to 10 inches or 10 centimeters long (a paper clip, a dinner plate, a crayon, a sheet of paper's short side). Check two of them with the ruler.

    paper clipdinner platecrayonsheet of paperruler
    15 min

    Mini-Lesson: Planning with Estimates

    Pose the task: 'We want to line up 6 cups on this shelf. Will they fit?' Estimate one cup's width (about 3 inches), multiply by counting 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 18 inches, then measure the shelf (for example, 24 inches) and decide together. Show how a good estimate lets you decide before doing all the work.

    6 cupsshelf or tabletop spacetape measurepaperpencil
    15 min

    Practice: Will It Fit?

    Your child solves three 'will it fit' problems by estimating first and then measuring: Can 4 books stand side by side on a 12-inch space? Can a 30 cm ruler lie flat inside a shoebox? Can a row of 10 dried beans fit across a playing card? For each, they write their estimate, the actual measurement, and a yes or no.

    4 booksrulershoebox10 dried beansplaying cardtape measurepaperpencil
    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Ask: 'When is an estimate good enough, and when do you need to measure exactly?' Have your child give one example of each (guessing if a toy fits in a bag versus cutting wood for a shelf).

    math journalpencil

    Materials Needed

    paper clipdinner platecrayonsheet of paper6 cups4 booksshoebox10 dried beansplaying cardrulertape measurepapermath journalpencil

    Related Resources

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

    English Language Arts

    Students will ask questions after reading that lead to new learning and add a picture to a digitally produced piece (RI.2.1, W.2.6).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. Edit this sentence: the river is wide Week 19
    2. How were folktales first shared? Week 18
    3. Is 'softly' an adjective or an adverb? Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    RI.2.1W.2.6RF.2.4c+1 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Shared Reading

    Finish 'The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth,' reading the volcano pages and the return home. Trade pages with your child. Afterward, ask, 'Now that the book is over, what do you still want to know?' and write two 'after' questions on the list.

    The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanna Colequestion list
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson: Questions That Lead Somewhere

    Look at the whole week's question list and circle the two thickest questions. Decide together where each could be answered: another book, an adult who knows, or a safe search with you. Say: 'A good question is a map to your next book.'

    question listpencil
    15 min

    Independent Reading

    Your child reads their leveled book for 12 minutes and writes one 'after' question on a sticky note stuck inside the back cover. If time allows, they check the table of contents of another book to see if it might answer the question.

    leveled booksticky notespencil
    15 min

    Writing Workshop: Adding a Photo

    Take a photo with a phone or tablet of something related to the piece (a rock, a glass of water, a drawing your child made). Show your child how to insert the photo into the document and type a one-sentence caption under it. Read the caption aloud and check for a capital and a period.

    computer or tabletphone or tablet cameraobject or drawing to photograph
    10 min

    Word Study: When o Sounds Like Short u

    Write 'once, one, only, other, mother, brother, love, above, done, none, month, front.' Read the list and underline the o that says /u/. Have your child read the sentence 'My mother and brother love one another' and then write 'once' and 'done' from memory.

    paperpencil

    Materials Needed

    The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth by Joanna Colequestion listleveled booksticky notescomputer or tabletphone or tablet cameraobject or drawing to photographpaperpencil

    Related Resources

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

    Social Studies

    Students will describe how Ruby Bridges changed her community and compare her school day to their own (D2.His.3.K-2).

    This week's reading: Americans Who Made a Difference

    Standards Addressed

    D2.His.3.K-2

    Activities

    10 min

    Review and Extend

    Read 'The Story of Ruby Bridges' by Robert Coles. Ask: 'How old was Ruby? What was brave about walking into her school? How is your school day different from hers?' Be honest that some adults were unfair to Ruby because of her skin color, and that her courage helped change the rules.

    The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (library)
    15 min

    Project Work: Important American Trading Cards

    Cut two index cards for George Washington Carver and Ruby Bridges. On the front your child draws the person; on the back they write the person's name, when they lived (long ago or not so long ago), and one sentence: 'Remembered for ___.' Add a third card for someone your family admires from history.

    3 index cardscrayonspencil
    5 min

    Share Progress

    Your child presents each card like a museum guide. Ask: 'What do these two people have in common?' (both made life better for others).

    completed trading cards

    Materials Needed

    The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (library)3 index cardscrayonspencil

    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 20 · Thursday

    I can estimate to decide if something will fit, then measure to check.

    Look: Will 4 cups fit on a 10-inch shelf?

    1. Each cup is about 3 inches wide.
    2. 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 inches.
    3. 12 is more than 10, so they will not fit.

    Add to estimate. Write yes or no.

    1. Each book is about 2 inches thick. Will 5 books fit on a 12-inch shelf?
    2. Each toy car is about 4 inches long. Will 3 cars fit in a 10-inch box, end to end?
    3. A ruler is 30 cm long. A pencil case is 25 cm long. Will the ruler lie flat inside?

    Estimate or measure exactly? Circle one.

    1. Guessing if a ball fits in a bagestimatemeasure exactly
    2. Cutting a board for a shelfestimatemeasure exactly

    Challenge

    • Find a shelf at home. Estimate how many of one thing will fit. Then check.
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 20 · Thursday

    I can ask questions after reading and write a caption for a photo.

    Look: An after question and a caption

    1. After a bee book, I still wonder: How do bees find flowers?
    2. I can look in another book or ask an adult.
    3. Caption: My bee drawing has six legs. (capital and period)

    Think about the story you read today.

    1. Write two 'after' questions. What do you still want to know?
    2. Where could you find an answer?another bookan adult who knowsa safe search with a grown-up
    3. Write a one-sentence caption for your photo. Use a capital and a period.

    Here, o sounds like short u. Underline the o in each word.

    1. son
    2. won
    3. cover
    4. glove
    5. wonder
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Social Studies practice · Week 20 · Thursday

    I can tell how Ruby Bridges helped change her community.

    Answer about the book you read today.

    1. How old was Ruby when she started at her new school?
    2. Why was it brave for Ruby to walk into school?
    3. Tell one way your school day is different from Ruby's.

    Make a trading card.

    1. Draw Ruby Bridges or George Washington Carver. Write: Name, Long ago or not so long ago, Remembered for ____.
    2. What do Carver and Ruby have in common?
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky