Week 8 of 8
Week 8
2nd Grade → 3rd Grade · Word problems 2step and Capitalization punctuation
Math
Two-Step Word Problems
Stories that need two steps, such as taking some away and then adding some more. Second grade, after one-step word problems and adding and subtracting within 100.
The mistake to watch for. Doing only the first step and stopping. Each sentence in the story is usually a step.
How to help. Write the story's two steps as two small number sentences, one under the other, before looking for the final answer.
A worked example
Sam had 35 stickers. Sam gave 12 to a friend, then found 8 more. Step 1: 35 − 12 = 23. Step 2: 23 + 8 = 31. Sam has 31 stickers.
Reading & language
Capitalization and Punctuation
Starting sentences with a capital letter and ending them with the right punctuation mark. Second grade, though it's reinforced every year after.
The mistake to watch for. Treating every sentence as a period-ending statement, forgetting that a question needs a question mark or an exclamation needs an exclamation point.
How to help. Have your child read the sentence out loud in the tone it's meant to be said. The tone usually reveals which punctuation mark fits.
A worked example
Fix: can we go to the park. It is a question, so it ends with a question mark, and the first word needs a capital letter: 'Can we go to the park?'
Words for this week
- add
- To put numbers together to find how many in all.
- subtract
- To take one number away from another to find how many are left.
- step
- One part of solving a problem. A two-step problem needs two calculations.
- total
- All of the things added together.
- difference
- The answer you get when you subtract.
- capital
- A big letter like A or B, used to start a sentence or a name.
- punctuation
- Marks like . , ? and ! that help us read a sentence.
- sentence
- A group of words that tells a whole thought. It starts with a capital letter and ends with punctuation.
- period
- The dot ( . ) at the end of a sentence.
- question
- A sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark.
Read this week
Science and theory of evolution
A short animals article from our Learn library, chosen for this reading level. Read it together, then ask your child to tell you one new thing they learned.