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    Week 28, Tuesday: Draw the partition lines themselves to split · Take notes in their own words from a source

    Day 137 · 3 lessons · 140 min

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    Math

    Students will draw the partition lines themselves to split rectangles into equal squares using a ruler (2.G.A.2).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. 4 + 9 = ? Facts to 20
    2. How many sides does a pentagon have? Week 27
    3. A bar graph of pets shows: fish 7, cats 3, rabbits 6. How many more fish than cats? Week 26

    Standards Addressed

    2.G.A.2

    Activities

    10 min

    Warm-Up

    Show a window with panes, a waffle, or a floor of square tiles. Ask your child to count the rows and columns and tell the total squares.

    15 min

    Mini-Lesson

    Draw a 4-inch by 3-inch rectangle. Model marking every inch along the top and side with the ruler, then drawing straight lines across and down to make 3 rows of 4 squares. Count together, sweeping across each row: 4, 8, 12.

    15 min

    Practice

    Your child draws three rectangles on paper with a ruler, 2 inches by 5 inches, 3 inches by 3 inches, and 4 inches by 2 inches, partitions each into inch squares, and writes the rows, columns, and total.

    5 min

    Wrap-Up

    Ask, 'Did the 4 by 2 rectangle and the 2 by 4 rectangle from yesterday have the same number of squares?' Turn the paper sideways to show they match.

    Materials Needed

    rulerpaperpencil

    Related Resources

    Math Worksheets (Weeks 25-28)Math Answer Key (Weeks 25-28)

    English Language Arts

    Students will take notes in their own words from a source and use context to figure out the meaning of 'ancestors' and 'generations' (W.2.8, L.2.4a).

    Remember?

    3 quick questions from earlier weeks · about 3 minutes

    1. Put in order: finally, first, then. Week 27
    2. What does 'unkind' mean? Week 26
    3. Add a describing word: The ___ cat slept. Grammar and spelling

    Standards Addressed

    W.2.8L.2.4aRL.2.1+2 more

    Activities

    15 min

    Shared Reading: Whispers in the Forest

    Reread the sloth, porcupine, and anteater pages with your child reading in a whisper like the animals. Stop at 'ancestors' and 'generations' and ask what clues around them (the sloth's slow talk of years and years) tell you about the meaning; write both words with a kid-friendly definition.

    The Great Kapok Treewriting notebookpencil
    10 min

    Mini-Lesson: Read, Cover, Say, Write

    Model note-taking: read one animal's speech, cover it with your hand, say the big idea in your own words, then write it in five words or fewer ('bees need the tree for flowers'). Do the bee page together, then let your child try the toucan page.

    The Great Kapok Treewriting notebook
    15 min

    Guided Reading: Notes From Source 1

    Your child takes three notes from 'The Great Kapok Tree' in the Source 1 box using Read, Cover, Say, Write. Check that no note copies a full sentence from the book.

    The Great Kapok Treewriting notebookpencil
    15 min

    Writing Workshop: Spend It Once or Save It?

    Tie to social studies: 'This week you are learning about saving and spending. Cutting the tree spends it once; leaving it saves it for the animals for years.' Your child writes the opening sentence of the research paragraph ('Rain forests are important because ...') and two sentences about which choice, cutting or saving, is better and why.

    writing notebookpencil
    10 min

    Phonics: Open-Syllable Words

    Word cards: tiger, robot, music, paper, spider, tulip, bonus, silent, human, moment. Show that when a syllable ends with a vowel, the vowel says its name. Your child splits each word after the first vowel, reads both parts, and writes three.

    index cardsmarkerwriting notebook

    Materials Needed

    The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherrywriting notebookpencilindex cardsmarker

    Related Resources

    ELA Worksheets (Weeks 25-28)ELA Answer Key (Weeks 25-28)

    Social Studies

    Students will explain why people save money and practice deciding between spending now and saving for later (D2.Eco.9.K-2, D2.Eco.10.K-2).

    This week's reading: Saving and Spending

    Standards Addressed

    D2.Eco.9.K-2D2.Eco.10.K-2

    Activities

    10 min

    Read-Aloud and Discussion

    Read 'A Chair for My Mother' by Vera B. Williams. Pause at the big jar and ask, 'Why do they put coins in the jar instead of spending them right away?' At the end ask, 'How long do you think it took to fill the jar? Was the chair worth waiting for?' Define saving as keeping money now so you can buy something bigger later.

    A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (library)
    15 min

    Hands-On Activity: Three-Jar Bank

    Label three jars SPEND, SAVE, SHARE. Give your child 20 pennies (or 20 dried beans as pretend coins) as this week's 'allowance.' Your child decides how to split them and explains the choice. Then present a scenario: 'A small toy costs 5 pennies today. A bigger toy you really want costs 15. What do you do?' Move coins to show each plan and count how many weeks the big toy would take at 5 saved per week.

    3 jars or cups20 pennies or dried beansmasking tapemarker
    5 min

    Quick Write

    Your child writes: 'I am saving for ___. It costs about ___. I will save ___ each week.' Add the page to the booklet and tape a small picture of the goal to the SAVE jar.

    bookletpenciltape

    Materials Needed

    A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (library)3 jars or cups20 pennies or dried beansmasking tapemarkerNeeds and Wants bookletpenciltape

    Related Resources

    Social Studies Worksheets (Weeks 25-28)Social Studies Answer Key (Weeks 25-28)

    Today's Practice

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

    Math practice · Week 28 · Tuesday

    I can draw lines with a ruler to split a rectangle into equal squares.

    Look: partition with a ruler

    1. Mark every inch along the top and along one side.
    2. Draw straight lines down from the top marks.
    3. Draw straight lines across from the side marks. Count the squares.

    Draw each rectangle with a ruler. Split it into inch squares. Write rows, columns and total.

    1. 5 inches long, 1 inch tall
    2. 2 inches long, 2 inches tall
    3. 6 inches long, 2 inches tall

    Answer.

    1. A window has 3 rows and 2 columns of panes. How many panes?
    2. Turn a 2-by-6 rectangle on its side. Does the number of squares change?yesno

    You need: a ruler

    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    ELA practice · Week 28 · Tuesday

    I can take notes in my own words and read open-syllable words.

    Look: Read, cover, say, write

    1. Read: Camels can walk for days in the hot desert without drinking water.
    2. Cover it. Say it your own way.
    3. Note: camels go days without water.

    Sloths

    A sloth lives high in the rain forest trees. It hangs upside down and moves very slowly. Green algae can grow in its fur, which helps it hide in the leaves. Long ago, the ancestors of today's sloths lived in these same forests. The grandmothers and grandfathers of sloths were there first.

    Read, cover, say, write. Write two notes in 5 words or fewer.

    1. Note 1:
    2. Note 2:
    3. What do you think ancestors means? Use the clues.

    An open syllable ends with a vowel, and the vowel says its name. Split each word after the first vowel.

    1. pilot
    2. baby
    3. even
    4. lazy

    Challenge

    • Is cutting a tree down spending it or saving it? Write a sentence.
    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky

    Social Studies practice · Week 28 · Tuesday

    I can tell why people save money.

    Saving means keeping money now to buy something bigger later. Circle save or spend.

    1. Maya puts 5 coins in her jar for a new bike.savespend
    2. Ali buys a snack at the store.savespend
    3. In A Chair for My Mother, why did the family put coins in the jar?

    My three jars. You have 20 pennies.

    1. SPEND ____ SAVE ____ SHARE ____
    2. A kite costs 12 pennies. You save 3 pennies each week. How many weeks until you can buy it?
    3. I am saving for ____. It costs about ____. I will save ____ each week.

    You need: 3 jars or cups, 20 pennies or dried beans

    How did it go? Great Okay Tricky