Miss Geyer’s Table Talk

At-Home Activities for You and Your Second Grader

While sharing family

dinner, use these daily prompts to help initiate an educational conversation

between you and your child. Each activity focuses on a different subject and each day's prompt will be the focus of a lesson from

our classroom.

What is Table Talk?

The curriculum will be taught in the classroom, that is something that I can confirm to you. But working these concepts

into the home will be endlessly rewarding to you and your child. By

helping me work on these ideas at home, the

educational benefits of your child will certainly

show.

Why Is This So Important?

Activity- Discuss what foods are

hot/cold being served and the differences of the consistency of those

foods.

Standard- 3.2.2.A3: Demonstrate how heating and cooling may cause changes in the properties of materials.

Topic 1: Science

Activity- Count how many types of food

is on each plate. Then spell the number and show it with one's fingers.

Standard- 2.3.2.A: Demonstrate that a single object has different attributes that can be measured in multiple ways.

Topic 2: Math

Activity- Discuss your culture and what

traditions you have because of that culture. (i.e. food, holidays, sons, etc.)

Standard- 8.4.2.C: Identify how cultures have commemorations and remembrances.

Topic 3: Social Studies

Activity- Ask what the best part of the

day was and what is something new learned. Sharing ideas with one another

promotes good communication and healthy behaviors.

Standard- Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Topic 4: Health

Activity- Ask your child for a synonym and antonym of: little, true, old and girl.

Standard- 1.1.2.C: Use meaning and knowledge of words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms) across content areas to develop a speaking and reading vocabulary.

Topic 5: Language Arts

Activity- Practice spelling and putting

these words in a sentence: our, fold, action, and country. These words are

from our weekly spelling list.

Standard- CC.1.4.2.F: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.

Topic 6: Reading

Thank you so much for your participation in

this activity! It takes you, as parents, and myself, as the teacher, working hand-in-hand

for the children to reach their full potential! Us linking up in ways such as this “Table Talk” are

simple steps to better the academic achievements of the children.

Give Yourself a Hand!

Feel free to contact me to let me know how

these discussions went, I would love to hear any feedback! Call me:

412-443-1063 ext. 432 E-mail me:

s.geyer@setonhill.edu

Let Me Know How It Goes!