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Day 4: Being Myself

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🧱 Play with your child: Hundreds, Tens and Ones

The day, step by step

1. 10–15 min Morning meeting and calendar 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.3, 2.NBT.8, 2.OA.3

   1. Greeting: choose a greeting (handshake, wave, a friendly "good morning") and greet each person by name.
   2. Calendar: read the full date, then ask "What day was it 3 days ago? What day will it be in 5 days?"
   3. Days of school: today is day 4. Show it with base-ten pieces: 0 tens and 4 ones. Write it in expanded form: 4 = 4.
   4. Number of the day: 4. Is it odd or even? What is 10 more (14) and 10 less?
   5. Question of the day: "What makes you you?" Everyone answers in a complete sentence with a reason.

2. 20 min Phonics and fluency RF.2.3a, RF.2.3f, RF.2.4

   1. Sentences to read: "The plump pup sat on the soft quilt." "Fran had a snack on the bench at lunch." "Can you scrub the mud off the trunk?"
   2. Find and underline the words with the pattern. Read each sentence twice: first carefully, then smoothly.
   3. Fluency: reread the passage with expression. Make your voice show the punctuation: stop at periods, rise at question marks.
   4. Read a short book or article with the pattern from your school or public library.

3. 25–30 min Reading workshop and read-aloud RL.2.3, RL.2.5

   Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann (or any book about being yourself)

   1. Before: "Ruby is new and copies everything her classmate Angela does. Why might someone copy?"
   2. During: "How do the other characters respond to Ruby’s copying?"
   3. After: "How does the beginning introduce Ruby’s problem? How does the ending solve it?"

   Then read: 15 minutes of independent or partner reading from "just right" books, then one sentence in a reading notebook.

4. 30–40 min Math and math centers 2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.3

   1. Show 2 flats, 0 rods and 5 cubes. "What number is it?" (205). Talk about why we write 0 in the tens place.
   2. Read 3 number names aloud: "three hundred twelve, five hundred sixty, eight hundred four." Your child writes each number.
   3. Your child chooses one of the numbers and builds it to check.

   Math center: Number name match: match cards with numerals (312), names (three hundred twelve) and expanded forms (300 + 10 + 2).

5. 20–30 min Science 2-PS1-1

   1. Review: "What properties did we notice yesterday?"
   2. Sort the 6 objects two ways: hard or soft, then bends or does not bend. Some may surprise you.
   3. Ask: "Could an object be in two groups? Which property is most useful for a pillow? For a hammer?"

6. 20–25 min Writing W.2.3, W.2.5, L.2.2

   Make a "This is me" page: write four sentences about your favorite things, your family or your talents. Use an adjective in each sentence.

   In 2nd grade, children plan, draft and revise. Expect correct spelling for patterns and tricky words already taught; sound spelling is fine for new words.

7. 20–30 min Centers and independent practice

   • Word work: build closed-syllable words with letter tiles, then sort them by vowel
   • Book bins: choose three "just right" books for your book box
   • Math: build numbers with base-ten blocks and write them three ways
   • Map corner: draw a map of your desk or table with a key

   Device time (5 to 10 minutes): Hundreds, Tens and Ones.

8. 5 min Closing circle SL.2.1

   Ask: "What is one thing that makes you special?" Each child shares one thing.

Short day? Do the morning meeting, phonics and fluency, reading and math. Fold science or social studies into the read-aloud talk.