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9/12/05 7:06:16 PM
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best teacher!
Name
crayons
at
am
n
ca
t
ba
Start
Start
cat
mad
back
ck
ran
had
hat
End
End
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9/12/05 7:06:21 PM
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ra
sa
ck
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write a on the line if you hear the short a sound.
cat
1.
2.
5.
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3.
6.
4.
7.
8.
9.
Home Activity Your child has reviewed words with the short a sound heard in cat. Work with your child to
make words that rhyme with cat and man.
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Phonics Short a
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3/5/05 10:14:32 AM
Name
Look at the pictures.
Sam
Max
Nan
Fill in the
4. Sam is a
rat
cat
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bat
Home Activity Your child learned about characters in stories. As you read stories with your child, point out
details that tell what the character enjoys and what it looks like.
Comprehension Character
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9/12/05 7:06:33 PM
Name
ta
2.
ck
ba
5.
6.
ha
ja
ck
ck
3.
4.
fa
sa
7.
8.
pa
ck
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9.
tap
tan
tack
10.
ck
ca
.
rack
rag
ram
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end in ck. Help your child write words that rhyme
with sack.
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Phonics Final ck
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3/5/05 10:14:39 AM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
in
1. The
way
2. We go that
3. The
in
is
is
on
on
way
the
to the
the
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words in, on, and way. Write each word on a card.
Have your child read each word and then use it in a sentence.
High-Frequency Words
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3/5/05 10:14:42 AM
Name
Pick a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
in
way
1. The cat is
in
the bag.
2. The bat is
on
the hat.
3. That is the
way
to the
on
4.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words in, on, and way. Write each word on a card.
Place an object in or on items in your home. Have your child point to the in or on card that describes the
objects location. Then have your child pick up the way card while saying, We go this way.
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High-Frequency Words
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9/12/05 7:06:42 PM
Name
WA
MT
ME
VT NH
ND
OR
MN
ID
MA
SD
NY
WI
MI
WY
NV
NE
IL
CO
KS
AZ
OK
NM
IN
MO
OH
KY
WV VA
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
NC
TN
SC
AR
MS
TX
RI
PA
IA
UT
CA
AL
GA
LA
FL
can
fox
jack
map
Pat
2.
at
5.
3.
6.
ag
an
8.
am
ap
7.
wax
4.
an
tack
an
ag
Find the word that has the same beginning sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
lad
dad
had
10.
hat
rat
sat
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bag
Gulf of Mexico
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that begin with the letters b, c, f, h, j, m, p, r, t, and w. Help your
child make a list of foods that begin with these letters.
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3/5/05 10:14:45 AM
Name
mad
wag
jam
ba
2.
5.
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ha
ca
ma
cap
d
3.
6.
pan
da
ha
mat
s
4.
7.
bus
ga
8.
va
Find the word that has the same ending sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
cap
tag
tan
10.
sag
sad
sat
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with the letters d, g, m, n, p, s, and t. Have your child
say a word that rhymes with each word they finished in the exercise above.
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9/12/05 7:06:48 PM
Name
Circle the cover.
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Home Activity Your child learned to use the title and picture on a book cover to figure out what the book is
about. Your child also learned to look for more information on the title page of the book. Point out the cover
and title page of the next book you read together.
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3/15/05 5:03:54 PM
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9/12/05 7:06:56 PM
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Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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Name
Roll a Word
Materials scissors, crayons or markers, white
and colored paper
Game Directions
1. Cut a colored piece of paper into eight pieces
and copy one of the letters below onto each
piece. Place all of the pieces face down.
2. Cut a white piece of paper into eight pieces and
copy one of the word parts shown below onto
each piece.
b
p
it
id
d
s
in
ip
f
h
ill
ix
w
l
ig
im
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9/12/05 7:06:59 PM
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Pig in a Wig
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write i on the line if you hear the short i sound.
pig
1.
2.
ck
5.
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3.
6.
4.
ck
7.
hat
hid
ham
10.
8.
tap
pal
tip
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short i sound heard in pig. Help your child make up fun
rhymes using short i words, such as The big pig in the wig can dig and do a jig.
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Phonics Short i
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3/5/05 10:18:13 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Look at each pair of pictures.
Circle the picture that shows something that could not
really happen.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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5.
Home Activity Your child learned about the difference between what could really happen and what is
make-believe. As you read stories with your child, have your child tell you whether the story could or could
not really happen.
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3/5/05 10:18:16 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write x on the line if the word has the same
ending sound as ax.
1.
si
6
x
5.
bo
2.
wa
3.
6.
mi
4.
li
ki
7.
8.
si
fi
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tax
tan
tip
ax
10.
at
am
ax
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end with x. Write six, mix, and fix on cards. Have
your child choose a card, read the word, and use it in a sentence.
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Phonics Final x
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9/12/05 7:07:12 PM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
and
take
1. I have a cat
2. One
3. You can
up
and
up
is
take
five
on Sam.
two.
.
Draw a
5.
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Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words and, take, and up. As you read with your
child, encourage him or her to point out these words in print.
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High-Frequency Words
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3/5/05 10:18:23 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Pick a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
and
play
1. We
3. We go
up
4. You can
take
take
up
and
2. Look at you
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play
me.
this.
Answers will vary.
Childrens artwork should
show two people playing.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words and, play, take, and up. Help your child
make up a story that uses these words. Write the story as your child tells it. Then invite him or her to draw
a picture that goes with the story.
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3/5/05 10:18:28 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Read the word.
Circle the picture for each word.
can
1. tack
2. pan
3. map
WA
MT
ME
VT NH
ND
OR
MN
ID
MA
SD
NY
WI
MI
WY
NV
NE
IL
IN
CO
KS
AZ
OK
NM
MO
OH
KY
WV VA
4. sack
CT
NJ
DE
MD
DC
NC
TN
SC
AR
MS
TX
RI
PA
IA
UT
CA
AL
GA
LA
FL
Gulf of Mexico
6. hat
7. sax
8. back
sag
sip
six
10.
bit
bat
bin
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5. fan
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short a sound. Go on a Short a hunt around your home
with your child. Together, make a list of things you find whose names have a short a sound.
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3/5/05 10:18:31 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
Circle the picture for each word.
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pack
1.
rack
rat
2.
sad
sack
3.
kit
kick
4.
bag
back
5.
pick
pig
6.
sip
sick
7.
lick
lid
8.
tack
tab
rap
rack
ram
10.
tick
tin
tip
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with ck. Help your child write words that end in ck.
Together, use them to make up nonsense rhymes. (For example, Put your backpack in a sack on the rack.)
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3/5/05 10:18:34 AM
Pig in a Wig
Name
1. Circle the shelf with encyclopedias and dictionaries.
2. Draw a box around the shelf with books about real things.
3. Place an X over the computer.
4. Underline the shelves of books on tape.
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Home Activity Your child learned to find resources in the library. Visit your local library with your child and
help him or her find the nonfiction picture books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on tape, videos, and
the librarys computers.
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9/12/05 7:07:29 PM
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9/12/05 7:07:34 PM
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Name
job
cot
top
lock
sock
rod
dot
mop
lot
pod
cob
mob
pot
dock
rock
Pearson Education 1
9/12/05 7:07:38 PM
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Name
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top
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Home Activity Your child identified words that contain the short o sound heard in top. Encourage your child
to use the short o words pictured above in sentences.
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Phonics Short o
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9/12/05 7:07:43 PM
Name
2.
3.
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4.
Home Activity Your child learned about characters and places in a story. As you read together, have your
child tell you what he or she knows about the characters and settings in the stories.
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3/5/05 10:19:08 AM
Name
Circle a word to match each picture.
pans
2.
1.
bat
bats
mop
mops
pig
pigs
cap
caps
sack
sacks
4.
3.
rock
rocks
5.
6.
top
tops
7.
8.
kit
kits
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Childrens artwork
should show more
than one cat.
10. fox
Childrens artwork should
show one fox.
Home Activity Your child identified singular and plural nouns. Have your child name items around the
house. Point out the use of -s at the end of many plural words, such as books, apples, and bowls.
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Phonics -s Plurals
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3/5/05 10:19:12 AM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
get
help
1. Can I
use
2. My dogs
help
you go.
3. You can
get
there fast!
your
use
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4.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words get, help, and use. Encourage your child to
find these words in everyday print, such as on signs.
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High-Frequency Words
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9/12/05 7:07:56 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
get
help
mud
town
mud
use
2. We can
use
that!
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3. They
help
4. We
get
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up.
5. We go to the
town
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words get, help, mud, town, and use. Help your
child make up a silly story that uses these words. Write the story as your child tells it. Then invite him or her
to draw a picture to go with the story.
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3/5/05 10:19:17 AM
Name
Read the word.
Circle the picture for each word.
bib
1. lid
2. dig
3. wig
4. pin
5. pig
6. rip
7. kick
8. fin
9.
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Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the short i sound heard in bib. Work with your child
to write words that rhyme with tin and big.
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3/5/05 10:19:19 AM
Name
Read the word.
Circle the picture for each word.
ox
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1.
six
sits
2.
wag
wax
3.
fog
fox
4.
mix
mitt
5.
sax
sack
6.
box
bat
7.
sick
six
8.
fix
fin
tax
tan
tick
10.
6.
it
am
ax
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end with x. Write six, mix, and fix on cards. Have
your child draw a card, read the word, and give clues to its meaning for you to guess.
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9/12/05 7:08:04 PM
Name
barn
cow
man
pig
hen
hen
5. Write the word that names the animal in the mud.
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4. Write the word that names the animal the farmer is feeding.
pig
Home Activity Your child learned about words in a picture dictionary. Find a picture dictionary at the library
and help your child use it to understand the meanings of related words.
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9/12/05 7:08:11 PM
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9/12/05 7:08:16 PM
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Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
kick
help
see
pick
pack
play
rock
look
eat
lock
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9/12/05 7:08:19 PM
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Name
Add -s to each word.
Write the new word on the line.
1. hop
hops
3. see
sees
sits
2. sit
4. pat
pats
5. help
helps
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6. Jack
sees
a big dog.
7. Jack
pats
the dog.
8. Jack
sits
on a rock.
9. The dog
helps
Jack.
hops
on Jack.
Home Activity Your child added -s to verbs. Have your child write the verbs see, fan, nap, dig, sit, hop, jog,
and mop, and add an -s to each verb. Have your child pick a verb and use it in a sentence about you, such
as Mommy hops. Then act out the sentence.
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3/5/05 10:06:51 AM
Name
Pearson Education 1
5.
Home Activity Your child learned about the main idea of a story. As you read stories together, have your
child tell you the main idea.
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3/5/05 10:06:54 AM
Name
Add -ing to each word.
Write the new word on the line.
1. help
3. fix
helping
fixing
2. look
4. lick
looking
licking
5. play
playing
6. Jan is
7. Jan is
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10. Jan is
playing
licking
fixing
the lock.
Home Activity Your child added -ing to verbs. Have your child write the verbs lick, rock, kick, eat, and mix
on slips of paper. Then have your child add -ing to each verb. Have your child pick a slip of paper and act
out the word for you to guess.
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3/5/05 10:06:55 AM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
Remember to begin a sentence with a capital letter.
eat
her
This
1.
2. The
this
too
is an
likes to
3. Can we help
her
eat
too
5.
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Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words eat, her, this, and too. Look through books to
find these words in print and have your child read them aloud.
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High-Frequency Words
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9/12/05 7:08:37 PM
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
animals
1. We see the
This
2.
dinner
animals .
Her
This
is a big cat.
this
too
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we
her
dinner
6. We watch the
dinner
dinner
her
too
mom.
eat
eat
too.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words animals, dinner, eat, her, this, too, and watch.
Help your child use as many of these words as possible to make up a story about a day spent with friendly
animals. Write the story as your child tells it. Invite him or her to draw a picture of the story.
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9/12/05 7:08:39 PM
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write o on the line if you hear the short o sound.
pot
2.
5.
3.
6.
4.
ck
7.
jam
job
jig
10.
8.
ck
not
nag
nick
Pearson Education 1
1.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short o sound heard in hot. Work with your child to make
words that rhyme with hot or lock.
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3/5/05 10:07:10 AM
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write -s if the picture shows more than one.
pins
1.
bat
2.
5.
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can
cat
6.
rat
3.
kid
4.
7.
sock
pig
8.
mop
gas
hats
is
10.
this
was
pots
Home Activity Your child reviewed nouns that mean more than one. Have your child make up a sentence
about each animal grouping on this page.
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3/5/05 10:07:12 AM
Name
Look at the signs and pictures.
Draw a line from each sign to the picture it fits.
1.
2.
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3.
Home Activity Your child learned to read symbols on signs to get information. As you run errands with your
child this week, point out the signs and symbols you pass and discuss their meanings.
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Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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Name
net
wet
peg
pen
let
jet
beg
hen
ten
met
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pet
leg
men
get
den
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
web
1.
2.
mitt
men
man
3.
bid
bad
4.
pen
pan
pin
5.
tin
tan
ten
6.
pet
pot
pat
7.
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bed
net
not
nip
jam
jet
jog
pot
pit
pet
8.
log
lag
leg
9.
10.
hat
hen
hit
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the short e sound heard in web. Work with your
child to make words that rhyme with pet or bell.
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Phonics Short e
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9/12/05 7:09:01 PM
Name
2.
3.
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4.
Home Activity Your child learned about the difference between what could really happen and what is
make-believe. As you read stories with your child, have your child tell you whether the story could really
happen.
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3/5/05 10:19:55 AM
Name
Pick letters from the box to finish each word.
Write the letters on the line.
bl
cl
cr
dr
fl
fr
gr
sl
swim
sm
st
fl
ag
2.
bl
ock
3.
cl
ap
4.
dr
ess
5.
cr
ab
6.
fr
og
7.
sm
ell
8.
sl
ed
9.
st
ep
10.
gr
in
Pearson Education 1
1.
Home Activity Your child identified words with initial blends (flag, dress, sled). Help your child make up silly
sentences that each contain words beginning with just one blend, such as Freddy frog likes French fries.
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9/12/05 7:09:09 PM
Name
saw
tree
small
Your
your
a tree.
4.
tree
tree?
1. We
small
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High-Frequency Words
3/30/05 5:21:08 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
nest
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1. We
saw
saw
small
tree
a bird.
small
3. We saw it go to a
tree
nest
5. We can use
your
your
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words bird, nest, saw, small, tree, and your. Write
these words on cards. Take turns drawing two cards. Try to use both words in one sentence. Help your child
write the sentences.
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3/12/05 12:12:16 PM
Name
hops
up the hill.
(dig)
digs
2. She
.
(play)
play
with her.
(get)
gets
wet.
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4. Mick
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9/12/05 7:09:19 PM
Name
watching
the tree.
(help)
2. Bob is
helping
him.
(spot)
3. Dad and Bob
spot
a nest.
(eat)
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4. The bird is
eating
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9/12/05 7:09:22 PM
Name
Pick words from the box that belong to each list.
Write the words in the lists.
yellow
red
three
six
green
two
blue
one
five
four
Colors
1.
2.
3.
4.
yellow
green
blue
red
Numbers
2.
3.
one
two
three
4.
5.
6.
four
five
six
Pearson Education 1
1.
Home Activity Your child learned to make a list of things that belong together. Help your child make a list of
his or her favorite foods or activities.
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Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Short u Charades
Materials
Game Directions
1. Together, copy the words on page 3
to index cards.
2. Shuffle the cards and divide them among players.
3. The first player chooses one of his or her cards
and silently acts out the word. The remaining
players must guess the word. The player to
correctly guess the word gets to act out the next
word. Continue play until all the cards have
been used.
run
tug
cut
gum
sun
duck
up
bump
jump
bus
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mug
dug
jug
rug
bug
3/31/05 12:34:22 PM
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Animal Park
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write u on the line if you hear the short u sound.
pup
1.
2.
5.
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3.
ck
6.
dr
4.
7.
mad
mud
mill
10.
8.
sl
d
.
plan
plot
plum
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short u sound heard in pup. Work with your child to write
words that rhyme with rug.
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Animal Park
Name
Look at the picture that shows what happened.
Circle the picture that shows why it happened.
1.
2.
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3.
Home Activity Your child learned about cause (why something happens) and effect (what happens). Look
for cause and effect with your child. For example, you might point out that when the temperature drops in
the fall, frost forms.
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Animal Park
Name
Say the word for each picture.
Circle the letters that finish each word.
Write the letters on the line.
nd
nt
nd
1. po
mp
st
5. la
nt
st
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nt
9. fi
nt
st
nt
nd
nd
6. ha
nt
8. te
st
st
mp
4. ca
nt
st
mp
st
mp
mp
7. ve
nt
2. ju
nt
3. de
nest
mp
nt
mp
10. sta
st
mp
Home Activity Your child learned final consonant blends such as mp, nd, nt, and st. Have your child make
up sentences using words from this page.
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Animal Park
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
home
into
many
1. This is a
home
2. We see
many
them
for
3. Do you see
them
4. The
go
into
the home.
5.
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words home, into, many, and them. Invite your child to use the
words to describe life in his or her home.
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Animal Park
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
many
home
logs.
park
many
into
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into
zebras
6. We see
zebras
park
4. The hippos go
into
many
2. They use
home
the pond.
elephants
elephants?
home
them
eating.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words elephants, hippos, home, into, many, park, them, and
zebras. Help your child make up a story about a day at the zoo using these words.
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Animal Park
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
vet
2.
3.
bell bill
pin pen
bell
pen
5.
6.
bad
bed
bed
4.
web
won
jug jet
web
jug
7.
net
not
net
8.
pet
pit
pet
slug
slam
sled
10.
leg
log
leg
.
Pearson Education 1
1.
beg
bag
bug
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short e sound heard in vet. Help your child write a silly
poem in which all the rhyming words have the short e sound. Encourage your child to read the poem aloud
to family members.
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Animal Park
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Pearson Education 1
black
1.
block
flock
2.
slant
plant
3.
flag
drag
4.
slip
drip
5.
drop
crop
6.
cluck
truck
7.
spill
drill
8.
trunk
skunk
Find the word that has the same beginning sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
flip
clip
trip
10.
clap
trot
step
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with initial l, r, and s blends (flag, dress, sled). Have your child
make up a sentence using two or more of the same blend. (The slug slid down the slope.)
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Animal Park
Name
Look at the calendar. Read the questions.
Mark the
to show each answer.
30
Tuesday
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned to interpret information in a calendar. Display a calendar at home and
discuss with your child how many days remain until an upcoming event.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
crayons
thick bath
shut
thin
ship
shop
brush
with then
shack
shock
that
sh
Pearson Education 1
9/12/05 7:09:56 PM
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Name
Say the word for each picture.
Write sh or th to finish each word.
think
dish
1.
2.
sh
op
3.
sh
4.
th
sh
in
5.
ell
6.
ba
th
7.
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fi
bru
sh
tra
sh
8.
pa
th
9.
10.
th
ick
sh
ip
Home Activity Your child added the digraphs th and sh (two letters that together stand for one sound) to
complete words. Have your child copy the words that contain sh from this page and use as many of those
words as possible in one sentence. Repeat using the th words.
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Name
2. Children should
draw a picture of a child
playing baseball, skipping, or
jumping rope.
Pearson Education 1
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Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
mall
well
tell
all
Pearson Education 1
tall
bag.
ill
all
smell
5. I am too
and talk.
tall
3. Dad got a
walk
walk
2. We take a
4. We
mill
mall
ball
go in.
small
small
to see!
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the vowel sound heard in ball and walk. Work with
your child to write a list of words that rhyme with ball.
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9/12/05 7:10:16 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
good
no
want
put
it here.
3. Bob has
no
fish yet.
4. Bob can
catch
that fish!
good
want
to fish.
2. You can
5. It is a
put
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catch
fish.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words catch, good, no, put, and want. As you read with your
child, encourage him or her to point out these words in print.
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3/12/05 9:45:01 AM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
catch
1. Do you
2.
want
Put
Pearson Education 1
5.
catch
No
no
put
want
to play?
on your hat.
good
3. That was a
4. Did you
good
hit.
the ball?
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words catch, good, no, put, and want. Help
your child use the words to write a story about what families do together or ways family members help
each other.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
mug
2.
bus bass
cap
bus
5.
3.
cup
cup
6.
drag
drum
4.
duck deck
lump lamp
duck
lamp
7.
8.
track truck
tub tab
stump stamp
drum truck
tub
stump
cab
cub
cob
10.
stick
stack
stuck
Pearson Education 1
1.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short u sound heard in mug. Work together to write a
poem using as many of the short u words shown above as you can.
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Name
cast
plant
hand
te
2.
nt
5.
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po
sa
ju
nt
3.
nd
6.
nd
st
stump
sta
de
mp
4.
mp
7.
mp
nd
li
st
8.
nt
ne
st
Find the word that has the same ending sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
lamp
last
land
10.
stand
rent
rust
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with final consonant blends st, nt, nd, and mp. Pick one
final consonant blend such as st or nd. Have your child name as many words ending with that sound
as possible.
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Name
5
11
15
19
23
27
35
39
43
47
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10
Home Activity Your child learned to use the table of contents in a storybook to find information. As you
read together, point out the table of contents and encourage your child to help you find information such as
the page number for a specific chapter.
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9/12/05 7:10:38 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
3 of
each
5 of
each
A,
E
10
C, K,
T
lake
rake
game
wave
plate
plane
face
shape
tape
cape
Pearson Education 1
3/31/05 12:34:40 PM
14515_PB_071-072 2
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
cake
1.
2.
rake
rack
4.
snack snake
5.
can
cane
7.
cape
lake
10.
cap
tape
skate
13.
gate
plane
plan
wave
wag
shape
shop
top
12.
plate
plant
14.
get
frame
9.
11.
skit
frog
6.
8.
lock
Pearson Education 1
3.
15.
game
gum
van
vase
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long a sound that follow a consonant-vowelconsonant-e pattern, such as cake. Work with your child to write a list of words that rhyme with cake.
Repeat with cave.
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Name
2.
3.
Pearson Education 1
4.
Home Activity Your child learned about cause (why something happens) and effect (what happens). Call
your childs attention to causes and effects by asking questions such as: What happened? (effect) Why did it
happen? (cause)
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
lace
1.
2.
face
fake
5.
speck
3.
rake
face
race
race
6.
space
age
stage
cave
4.
cage
cage
7.
stake
track
wage
wag
8.
trace
wag
pace
page
page
Find the word that has the same ending sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
brave
brace
brake
10.
rag
race
rage
Home Activity Your child practiced reading and writing words that have the sound c is for in lace and
the sound g is for in age. Ask your child to write a list of words that rhyme with lace and a list of words
that rhyme with age.
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Name
horse
1. Dad gave me a
horse
old
3. She
could
5. We will
be
old
paper
paper
Pearson Education 1
be
pals!
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words be, could, horse, old, and paper. Write these words on
small pieces of paper or self-stick notes. Tape them on a mirror or desk for your child to practice every day.
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Name
1. Mr. MacDonald is a
2. He has a
3. His
horse
old
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4. It likes to rip up
5.
farmer
Could
gerbil is in a cage.
paper
and squeak .
be
safe.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words be, could, farmer, gerbil, horse, MacDonald, squeak,
and old. Ask your child to make up a story using these words. Help him or her to write the story
and draw a picture about it.
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3/5/05 10:16:52 AM
Name
Look at each picture.
Circle the word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
ship
trash track
pat
rush
math
4. Do all the
to the bus.
path
pass
path
3. Walk on the
mat
mash
math
self
.
shelf
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rub
rush
2. Do not
trap
trash
thin
shell
shelf
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with sh and th. Take turns with your child naming as many words
beginning with sh as you can. Repeat with th.
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3/5/05 10:16:53 AM
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
ball
1.
2.
call
cape
tell
call
5.
tall
fall
fall
stack
4.
bell
tall
6.
fill
Pearson Education 1
3.
ball
bell
7.
stall
stack
stalk
stake
stack
wake
walk
8.
hall
hill
hall
walk
10.
take
talk
talk
.
smell
small
snake
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the vowel sound heard in ball and walk. Copy on
cards each of the all and alk words from this page. Then have your child sort the cards according to sounds
and read the words aloud.
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Name
Read the poster.
Write the answers.
a class play
2. What time is the event?
Monday
4. Where is the event?
Pearson Education 1
January 23
Home Activity Your child learned to find information on an announcement poster. As you see similar
announcements, read them together and have your child find the important information.
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9/12/05 7:11:08 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Fire! Fire!
Materials
red and yellow crayons
Game Directions
1. Players take turns reading the words
on the fire truck.
2. If the word has a long i sound, the player colors
the space red.
3. If the word has a short i sound, the player colors
the space yellow.
ride
nine
bit
ve
ship
wide kite
kit
lid
trip
Pearson Education 1
rig
3/31/05 12:34:59 PM
14515_PB_081-082 2
ripe
like
bite
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
1.
2.
vine
vane
5.
3.
mice
6.
pill
Pearson Education 1
mane
pile
slide
9
4.
wig
wipe
7.
slid
flip
fine
fin
bike
bill
shine
shin
8.
fish
file
nine
10.
slid
sip
slice
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long i sound that follow a consonant-vowelconsonant-e pattern, such as nine. Work with your child to write a list of words that rhyme with nine. Repeat
with hide.
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3/5/05 10:11:01 AM
Name
Circle the five books that may tell you about something real.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Pearson Education 1
10.
Childrens drawings
will vary.
Home Activity Your child learned to tell what a book might be about by figuring out why it was written.
As you read various materials with your child, ask what he or she thinks each is about and why the author
wrote it.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
whisk
1.
chick
2.
wall
whale
5.
shin
3.
chin
6.
ship
whip
chick
4.
catch
cats
7.
check
itch
wash
watch
8.
patch
pass
limp
chimp
Pearson Education 1
9. chase
Childrens artwork
should show a
picture of something
chasing something.
10. pitch
Childrens artwork
should show a
picture of a person
pitching a ball.
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with digraphs wh, ch, and tch (letters that together stand
for one sound). Have your child use each word above in a sentence.
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9/12/05 7:11:24 PM
Name
out
people
who
work
out
live
Pearson Education 1
1.
here.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words live, out, people, who, and work. Point to these words
on the page. Have your child read each word and use it in a spoken sentence.
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High-Frequency Words
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9/12/05 7:11:26 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write it in the puzzle.
live
out
people
1.
W
h
2.
w o r
3.
5.
Pearson Education 1
l
i
v
e
1.
o
u
t
work
is in this busy
neighborhood?
2. not play
4.
6.
who
m
a
i
p l e
3. Do you
home?
in that
4. He will
the gift.
5. Many
work here.
live and
6. not in
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words busy, live, mail, neighborhood, out, people, who, and
work. Help your child make up a short story using some of these words. Write the story. Have your child
draw a picture to go with it.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
2.
face
5.
cage
6.
lake
3.
4.
scale plane
7.
8.
tap
tape
trap
10.
plan
place
pan
Pearson Education 1
1.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long a sound as in cape. Write face on a sheet of paper.
Have your child change the beginning consonant to write a new long a word, such as race. Continue
changing letters and building new words.
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Name
Look at each picture.
Circle the word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
lace
place
plants
cage
planes
place
1. This is a good
stag stack
to shop.
stage
stage
came cage
cave
cage
Pearson Education 1
rack rake
4. He will run in the big
slid
5. She will sell you a
.
race
race
slice
slick
slice
of cake.
Home Activity Your child practiced reading and writing words that have the sound c is for in lace and the
sound g is for in age. Work with your child to think of pairs of rhyming words for each word answer above.
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9/12/05 7:11:34 PM
Name
Look at the map.
A
5
5. Write the number of cars on the map.
1
Home Activity Your child learned to use a map to gather information. Point out maps as you see them and
challenge your child to point out places featured on the maps.
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9/12/05 7:11:45 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
cards, marker
Make a Match
Materials
Game Directions
1. Make twelve picture cards similar to the ones
shown of the following rhyming words: home,
dome; broke, yoke; bone, cone, smoke, rope, slope;
rose, nose.
2. Shuffle the cards and place them face down in a
pile between you.
3. Each player begins by picking two cards. If
words on the cards rhyme, the player puts them
aside. Play then passes to the next player.
dome
home
smoke
cone
bone
nose
rope
Pearson Education 1
9/12/05 7:11:48 PM
14515_U2W4_PB_091-092 2
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
rope
1.
2.
snake
smoke
5.
rose
6.
rode
Pearson Education 1
rod
3.
rod
bond
globe
4.
glob
7.
bone
stove
mile
mole
mill
10.
cane
8.
stop
cone
not
note
hip
hop
hope
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long o sound that follow a consonant-vowelconsonant-e pattern, such as rope. Work with your child to write a list of words that rhyme with bone.
Repeat with joke.
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Name
Write a number in each box to show the right order.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pearson Education 1
5.
Home Activity Your child learned about the order in which things happen in a story. After you read a story
with your child, have your child tell you what happened first, next, and last in the story.
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Name
Read each sentence.
Write the contraction for the underlined words.
Pearson Education 1
cant
Ill
dont
Youll
Im
Home Activity Your child combined words to form contractions ending with nt, m, and ll. Say a
contraction aloud. Have your child tell you the two words that were combined to make the contraction.
Repeat with the other contractions.
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95
9/12/05 7:11:59 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write it on the line.
down
inside
now
1. not up
down
3. not outside
inside
there
together
2. not here
there
4. not then
now
Pearson Education 1
together
Home Activity Your child learned to read and write the words down, inside, now, there, and together. Read
one word aloud. Have your child point to it and use it in a sentence. Repeat with the other words.
96
High-Frequency Words
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Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
down
down
baby
triceratops.
meat
now
3. He is eating
baby
together
together .
inside
Pearson Education 1
baby
now
4. The herd is
herd
outside
inside
circle
there
there
Home Activity Your child learned to read and write the words baby, circle, down, herd, inside, meat, now,
there, together, and triceratops. Help your child make up a short story using some of these words and then
practice reading it aloud.
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97
3/5/05 10:10:30 AM
Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write the word on the line.
Circle each picture whose name has the long i sound.
bike dime five kid
mice pig slide vine
1.
dime
2.
bike
3.
kid
4.
mice
5.
vine
6.
pig
8.
slide
5
five
7.
Pearson Education 1
kite
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long i sound that follow a consonant-vowelconsonant-e pattern, such as kite. Work with your child to write a story using as many of the long i words
listed above as possible.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
check chin chips crutch
switch watch whale whisk
1.
2.
3.
4.
watch chin
whisk chips
5.
7.
6.
8.
Find the word that has the same beginning sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
chin
shin
thin
10.
ship
white
chip
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with digraphs wh, ch, and tch (letters that together stand for one
sound). Help your child make up a sentence that contains words that begin with ch, such as The chick sat
on a chair and ate chips.
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99
9/12/05 7:12:10 PM
Name
Read the newsletter. Answer the questions.
The Neighborhood
March
Kids Help!
by Pam Ride
The Neighborhood
2. What is the name of the story?
Kids Help!
Kids get Mrs. Bells cat.
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned to use a newsletter to get information. As you look at newsletters,
newspapers, or magazines, point out the different kinds of type, such as bold or italic text. Discuss why the
text looks different from the surrounding type.
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Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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Name
Coin Toss
Materials
paper, markers, 1 coin
Game Directions
1. Make a large game board like the one shown.
2. Players take turns tossing the coin onto the
game board and saying a long u word that
begins with the letters shown in the square.
3. A correct answer earns the number of points
shown in that square.
June
cube
lute
J2
c3
d3
t2
l4
h4
f2
t4
m3
dude
r2
ute
tube
pr 2
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Circle the word for each picture.
cube
1.
mule
2.
mile
5.
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tug
tub
3.
tube
6.
tune
flat
cub
4.
cube
7.
flute
tub
Pete
pet
8.
tube
hug
huge
rut
rid
rule
10.
cut
cute
cup
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long u and long e sounds that follow a
consonant-vowel-consonant-e pattern, such as cube and Steve. Write words from this page in a list.
Say each word. Have your child point to the word and read it.
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Name
Look at this book cover.
Circle or write your answers.
Bob Dog
silly dogs
a real trip
sad
full of facts
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Home Activity Your child learned to tell what a book might be about by figuring out why it was written. As
you read various materials with your child, have your child tell you what he or she thinks each is about and
why the author wrote it.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Add -ed to each word. Write it on the line.
call
1. They
walk
sniff
jump
rest
2. Pam
called
3. They
walked
to the park.
4. They
rested
in the shade.
5. They
sniffed
the flowers.
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June.
Home Activity Your child practiced writing words ending in -ed, like patched. Ask your child to read each
word and use it in a sentence.
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Name
Look at each picture.
Read the words.
Write the word on the line that best fits the picture.
1.
find
around
find
2.
water
food
food
3.
around
under
4.
grow
find
grow
5.
water
under
under
6.
food
water
water
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around
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words around, find, food, grow, under, and water. Make up
clues for the words on this page. Ask your child to identify the words. Challenge your child to think of some
clues too.
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Name
Write a word from the box to finish each sentence.
around
find
food
under
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water
food.
around
grow
water
the bush.
food
6. The leaves
under
find
1. The hummingbirds
grow
the tree.
on trees.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words around, bear, find, forest, food, grow,
hummingbirds, leaves, squirrels, under, water, and woodpecker. Give a clue for each word. Have your
child point to the word and read it.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
hole
1.
home
nose
2.
note
6.
nose
robe
3.
bone home
5.
pole
4.
note
robe
7.
hole
8.
rope
pole
rod
rode
ride
rope
10.
spoke
space
smock
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bone
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long o sound that follow the pattern consonant-vowelconsonant-e as in bone. Give a clue about each long o word shown above and challenge your child to
guess it. For example: What does a dog like to chew? (bone)
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Name
1.
Hell
cant
2. He
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jump on a rock.
3.
Dont
4.
Isnt
eat that!
this good?
Im
Ill
isnt
6. you + will
Im
youre
youll
Home Activity Your child wrote contractions to finish sentences. Say one of the following word pairs and
ask your child to combine them into a contraction: could not, have not, was not, she will, I am (couldnt,
havent, wasnt, shell, Im).
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Name
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
hip
play
sack
top
1.
2.
3.
4.
you
5.
6.
7.
8.
on
and
in
and
in
on
you
sand
lot
man
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cup
9.
man
10.
11.
sand
Home Activity Your child learned to find and arrange words in alphabetical order. Provide your child with
words that he or she can read and write. Have your child write the words in ABC order.
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Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
1 2
1
2
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Honey Bees
Name
answers:
4. Dee
Lee
5. Lee
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Lee doesnt.
has a flag. Dee doesnt.
Home Activity Your child used pictures to tell how two things are alike and different. Point out two
objects or two pictures to your child. Encourage your child to tell you how they are the same and how they
are different.
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Honey Bees
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
kitten
1.
2.
ramp
rabbit
5.
button
3.
brake
6.
helmet
hello
napkin
4.
dinner
dent
7.
base
basket
8.
name mask
muffin
wall
walnut
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9. mitten
Childrens artwork
should show a
mitten.
10. picnic
Childrens artwork
should show a
picnic.
Home Activity Your child read words with two syllables that have two consonants in the middle. Have your
child choose five words from the page and use each word in a sentence.
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Honey Bees
Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write the words in the puzzles.
also
family
new
other
some
their
1. not a lot
1.
2. too
3.
3.
s
o
a m
e
4. not old
2.
a
l
s
o
4.
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n
5.
6.
o t h e r
h
w
e
i
one. Its the
r 5. Its not this
one.
6. Its not my food.
Its
food.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words also, family, new, other, some, and their. Help your child
to make up a story or poem using these words. Work together to write the story or poem and read it to other
family members.
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Honey Bees
Name
family
new
other
some
their
new
one.
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5.
Some
6. People
other
their
4. Bees use
family
bees.
also
like honey.
Home Activity Your child learned the words also, cold, family, flowers, honey, nectar, new, other, some,
their, and worker. Help your child write a story using some of these words about a family that goes to live in
the forest.
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Honey Bees
Name
Look at each picture.
Circle the word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
flute
Pete
Pete
cut
cute
cute
4. June is a
tune
5. Use this
eats grass.
tube
tube
cat.
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3.
Put
mole
mule
2. The
Pet
mule
flub
flute
flop
cube
tub
.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long u and the long e sounds that follow the pattern
consonant-vowel-consonant-e as in cube or Pete. Work with your child to name pairs of rhyming words that
have the long u sound.
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Honey Bees
Name
3.
want
looked
2.
sniff
rest
sniffed
4.
wanted
rested
snack
5.
snacked
wanted grapes.
7. Bun looked under a bush.
8. Bun sniffed around.
9. Bun snacked on grapes.
10. Then Bun rested .
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6. Bun
Home Activity Your child added -ed to verbs. Read a storybook with your child and look for words that end
in -ed. Have your child use each word you find in a new sentence.
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Honey Bees
Name
dog
bees
man
cat
birds
Look at the picture dictionary. Follow the directions.
1. Circle the cat.
2. Make a box around the dog.
Write the names of two things that fly.
4.
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bees
birds
3.
man or bird
Home Activity Your child learned about the parts of a picture dictionary. Find a picture dictionary at the
library and help your child use it to understand the meanings of related words.
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Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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Name
y as
long i
y as
long e
shy
sky
try
dry
cry
silly
puppy
lucky
happy
many
penny
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Name
fry
baby
puppy
2.
put
5.
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crib
flop
3.
fly
6.
cry
sit
4.
lock
lucky bunny
7.
city
sky
8.
skate
mommy
messy
my
10.
ball
had
happy
tummy
try
twenty
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the vowel sounds of y heard in fry or baby. Work
with your child to put the above answers into two word listsone of words in which y represents the long e
sound (baby) and one in which it represents the long i sound (fry).
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
Kate
Amy
Kate
Amy
Kate
Amy
Kate
Amy
Kate
Amy
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Home Activity Your child identified the ways in which two characters were alike and different. Have your
child describe two of his or her relatives. Have your child tell how they are alike and different.
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
no
He
Hi
Hi
1.
Hi
, Luke said.
He
He
2.
No
is little.
Nod
No
3.
so
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4. She is
see
so
big.
bed
5. He will grow to
be
be
big too.
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long vowel pattern heard in me, hi, and go. Work
with your child to make a list of words with the long e sound spelled e and the long o sound spelled o.
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
day
5. Jazzy
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2.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words always, becomes, day, everything, nothing,
stays, and things. Use paper bag puppets to act out a scene using these new words.
High-Frequency Words
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
Write a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Hint: You will not use one word.
always becomes day everything
grew nothing stays things
1. Dave
always
3.
Nothing
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5. At sunset, day
6. If he
things
becomes
stays
7. Dave picks up
day
in the sand.
night.
everything of his.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words always, becomes, boy, day, everything, grew,
night, nothing, stays, sunset, things, and tower. Help your child make up a song using some of these words.
Help your child to write down the song and perform it for other family members.
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
tree
seed
1. Shelly planted a
sad
seed
weds
he
5. Mom will
said.
need
need
help.
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nod
out.
hi
he
peel
weeds
weeds
4. Lee said, I
pal
peel
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with long e as heard in me and bee. Work with your child
to make a list of words that rhyme with deep and a list that rhymes with me.
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
Pick letters from the box to finish each word.
Write the letters on the lines.
dd
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2. Plants are in a ba
sk
ll
ll
pp
ll
en leaves.
button
sk
et.
en.
4. A kitten is hi
dd
en.
5. What will ha
pp
Home Activity Your child completed words with two syllables that have two consonants in the middle.
Name some plants and flowers that grow in your community. Ask your child to identify the middle consonant
sounds in the words.
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An Egg Is an Egg
Name
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Write the words in each box in ABC order.
things always
flower branch
nothing
small
always
branch
flower
things
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
good
chick
chick
good
nothing
small
saw/tag
day/eat
mat/nut
10. Between which two guide words would you look for the
word block?
cat/bag
tell/up
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9. Between which two guide words would you look for the
word some?
baby/can
Home Activity Your child put words in alphabetical order and learned how to use guide words. Write the
names of family members on slips of paper. Each name should begin with a different letter. Ask your child
to put the names in ABC order.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Compound Treasures
Materials paper, marker, scissors, paper clip,
pencil, 1 button per player
Game Directions
1. Make a simple spinner as shown.
2. Players place buttons on Start, take turns
spinning, and move the number of spaces
shown. Pick one player to be the recorder.
base
any
back
pine
bath
day
p
cu
doll
be e
ant
we ek
tre e
tea
ball
cone
one
cup
tub
end
pack
self
top
cake
mother
time
house
side
hive
hill
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3 4
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grand
her
in
Name
ring
bank
sink
2.
sing
5.
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wink
skunk
3.
skate
6.
wing
trunk
sink
4.
side
7.
truck
hand
kink
king
8.
hang
swim
swing
sand
sang
sank
10.
thin
think
thing
Home Activity Your child read words that end with ng and nk. Say one of the words with ng or nk on this
page and ask your child to say a word that rhymes with it. Then have your child say a word for
you to rhyme.
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Name
2.
3.
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Home Activity Your child learned how to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story. As you read
stories with your child, have your child tell you what parts of the story are important and the order in which
they happened.
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Name
pole
1. pan
cakes
5.
2. sun
set
6.
3. flag
pole
7.
ball
8.
4. base
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cakes
set
sidewalk
sandy
sandman
sanding
10.
napkin
happen
dishpan
Home Activity Your child read compound wordswords formed by joining two or more other words. Walk
around your house with your child and find things you see that are compound words (toothbrush, hairbrush,
bathtub). Say each word and have your child identify the two words used to make the compound word.
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Name
2. Yes, I am
3. Is
4. Yes, they
5. Do you need
6. No, I have my
food?
we do.
place set?
flowers?
n
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1. Do we have
.
v
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words any, enough, ever, every, own, sure, and
were. Help your child make up a short story using some of these words. Then help your child to write down
the sentences and draw a picture to go with his or her story.
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Name
1. Flowers are
2. Is there
every
every where!
any one you like best?
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Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words any, beautiful, enough, ever, every, father,
feathers, flew, mother, own, precious, sure, and were. Help your child make up a short story using some of
these words. Help your child to write down the sentences and draw a picture to go with his or her story.
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Name
fly
silly
2.
city
4.
3.
puppy
bunny
5.
fly
6.
silly
fry
7. candy
Childrens artwork
should show candy.
8. sky
Childrens artwork
should show the sky.
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child reviewed reading and writing words with the vowel sounds of y heard in baby or
cry. Have your child list words that rhyme with my. Then list words that rhyme with berry.
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Name
1.
go
She
hi
she
so
is five.
2. She will
be
3. She will
go
into a tent.
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4. That man is
5. He said,
me
so
Hi
funny.
to me.
Home Activity Your child reviewed reading words with the long vowel pattern heard in me, hi, and go. Read
one of the words from the box and have your child use it in a new sentence.
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Name
1. feather
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word feather.
2. mother
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word mother.
3. night
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word night.
4. rain
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word rain.
5. father
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word father.
6. flew
Childrens
drawings should
illustrate the
meaning of the
word flew.
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Home Activity Your child learned how to use a glossary to look up the meaning of words. Find a glossary in
a book at home or at the library and work with your child to look up other words.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
h
rc
po
to
r
ch
tore
horn
re
sho
sor
e
1
3
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fork
north
cord
store
sport
cork
short
sort
fo
corn
fort
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core
rn
wo
re
mo
torn
Name
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Word
Ending
1. mix
-es
2. brush
-es
3. glass
-es
4. catch
-es
5. dress
-es
6. bus
-es
7. dish
-es
8. fox
-es
9. nut
-s
-es
10. patch
New Word
mixes
brushes
glasses
catches
dresses
buses
dishes
foxes
nuts
patches
Home Activity Your child added -es to verbs and nouns. Have your child use each new word in a sentence.
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Name
Read the story.
Draw a picture of the big idea of the story.
Max and Sam
Max had a new puppy.
Sam was sad. He had no pet.
Max said, Play with us!
Max and Sam played with
the puppy. Sam was happy.
Max was happy too.
1.
Childrens artwork should show
two boys playing together with
a puppy.
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Home Activity Your child learned about the theme, or the big idea, in a story. Tell your child a story about a
childhood event of yours. Then discuss the big idea of the story. Invite your child to tell you about a similar
experience of his or hers.
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Comprehension Theme
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
storm
1.
fork
2.
flick
5.
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con
hen
3.
horn
6.
corn
shorts
score
4.
core
conk
7.
shots
store
stock
8.
port
pot
thorn
tone
porch
poke
pole
10.
such
shut
shore
Home Activity Your child read words with or as in storm and ore as in score. Help your child make up a
story using words with this vowel sound, such as snore, horn, popcorn, and short. Then have your child
illustrate his or her story.
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Name
2. It is by my
3. It is
friends
house
school
house
very
very
nice.
friends
5. They come in a
car
away
Our
school
4. We go with our
7.
our
. I will stay.
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away
teacher is inside.
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words away, car, friends, house, our, school, and
very. Use sock puppets to act out a new story using the words. Help your child write down the story you
create.
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High-Frequency Words
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Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write the words in the puzzles.
away
car
friends
house
1.
2.
4.
4. My
3. I am sad to
move
e
5.
s
6.
h
.
toys.
very
2. Our
has a big
window in back.
school
1. We have to move
far from here.
r
3.
our
7.
a
u
o
l
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words away, car, friends, house, move, our, school,
toys, very, and window. Take turns reading each word in the box and using it in a sentence.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write the words in the puzzles.
ring
bank
fang
bank
king
skunk
1.
1.
a
3.
2.
n
a
tank
2.
k
i
n k
g
3.
4.
4.
5.
f
a
n
g
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5.
Home Activity Your child solved two puzzles with words that end with ng and nk. Have your child use each
word in a sentence.
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Name
Circle the compound word in each sentence.
greenhouse
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shortstop
shorten
shore
10.
weedy
weeks
weekend
Home Activity Your child reviewed compound wordswords formed by joining two or more words. Write
words such as out, side, in, any, thing, base, ball, some, where, and one on separate slips of paper. Have
your child form compound words.
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Name
Look at the map.
Write the answer to each question.
Hill Street
Main Street
Kim
4. Which street would Pat take to get to school quickly?
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School Road
Home Activity Your child read a map and answered questions about it. Look at a map of your town with
your child. Go over the different symbols and explain what they mean. Then point out two places and ask
your child to show you how to get from one place to the other.
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3/31/05 2:52:13 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
car
bar
park
far
part
farm
star
barn
card
scar
Pearson Education 1
Arrrrrgh, Matey!
Materials
real coin
Game Directions
1. Cut circles from index cards and label them like
the ones on page 3.
2. Shuffle the pieces and place them face down on
the table.
3. Each player flips a coin. If it lands heads up, the
player takes two pieces. If it lands tails up, the
player takes one piece.
4. Each player reads aloud the word on the piece.
Then he or she must think of a new word that
could be formed by changing the letters ar to
or or ore to make a new word. For example, tar
could be changed to tore. If the player can think
of a new word, he or she can keep the treasure
piece.
5. Play then passes to the next person. Play
continues until all the pieces have been
collected.
Answers: core, form, bore, score, pork, cord, for, born, port, store
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Name
Dan is mopping up the mess.
The mess is mopped up.
Add -ed and -ing to each word.
Write the new words on the line.
Add -ed
1. nap
2. pat
3. nod
4. jog
5. wag
6. stop
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7. pet
8. drop
9. clap
10. plan
Add -ing
napped
patted
nodded
jogged
wagged
stopped
petted
dropped
clapped
planned
napping
patting
nodding
jogging
wagging
stopping
petting
dropping
clapping
planning
Home Activity Your child practiced writing words that end in -ed and -ing. Together with your child make
up a story using the words above.
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Name
1.
2.
3.
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Home Activity Your child learned how to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story. As you discuss
the story with your child, have your child tell you what parts of the story were important to him or her and
the order in which events happened.
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Comprehension Plot
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
farm
1.
2.
arm
am
5.
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duck
band
3.
barn
6.
dark
party patty
form
far
for
4.
core
car
7.
far
jam
8.
cart cork
cord card
10.
tar
torn
trap
Home Activity Your child read words with ar as in farm. Help your child make up a story about a car trip.
Encourage your child to use words with ar that have the same vowel sound as car.
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Phonics r-Controlled ar
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Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
how
few
afraid
few
read
read
2. We
to take back.
few
again
how
how
to plant flowers.
few
afraid
soon
soon
Pearson Education 1
1. We have a
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words afraid, again, few, how, read, and soon.
Make some flash cards and have your child practice reading the words.
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High-Frequency Words
4/1/05 6:05:10 PM
Name
again
few
how
read
soon
few
1. There were a
drops of rain
on the ground, so Danny went in.
again
afraid
3. Do not be
of the rain,
said his mom as she patted his head.
4. Mom said, It will end
soon
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read
how
Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words afraid, again, few, ground, head, how, rain,
read, shouted, shouting, and soon. Write the words in a list. Have your child point to a word, read it, and
then make up a sentence using the word. Then he or she can draw a picture of some of the sentences.
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4/1/05 6:05:13 PM
Name
Add -s or -es to each verb.
Write the new verb on the line.
1. fix
2. kiss
fixes
4. wish
wishes
3. run
kisses
5. help
runs
6. catch
helps
catches
boxes
9. glass
glasses
8.
Childrens artwork should show
more than one box.
10.
Childrens artwork should show
more than one drinking glass or
eyeglass pair.
Pearson Education 1
7. box
Home Activity Your child added -s and -es to verbs and nouns. Look through a catalog or magazine with
your child. Take turns naming pictures that show more than one item. Then have your child use the plural
word in a sentence.
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Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
born
most
2. I see
3. It will
than three!
fond
form
store
legs.
storm
storm
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4. Then a
more
more
form
bond
born
1. Tadpoles were
horn
shot
5. The frog swam to
shore
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with or that have the sound heard in horn. Work with your child to
make a list of words that rhyme with horn and more.
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Name
Look at the diagram.
Follow the directions.
flower
Rose
leaves
ste
th
or
bud
leaves
stem
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned to read a labeled diagram. As you interact with your child this week, point
out any simple diagrams you see and discuss the information they provide with your child.
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3/31/05 2:52:31 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Reading Im a Caterpillar
Name
tur
n
sti
fern
burn
g
i
rl
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perch
he
rd
Im a Caterpillar
Name
her
bird
surf
short
2.
shirt
5.
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fern
clerk
3.
click
6.
fan
skirt
4.
curl
chill
7.
skit
hard
hut
hurt
fist
10.
burn
8.
first
barn
stir
store
torn
turn
tune
Home Activity Your child read words spelled with er, ir, and ur that have the same vowel sound as bird.
Help your child make up rhymes using words with this vowel sound spelled er, ir, ur. For example,
You cant wear that shirt. It is covered in dirt!
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Look at each picture.
Circle the sentence that best tells about the picture.
1. Mom shouted at the dog.
The dog has the dinner.
Pearson Education 1
soccer.
Home Activity Your child drew conclusions from pictures. Look at a storybook together. Cover up the
words with a slip of paper. Invite your child to tell you about the story using only the illustrations.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Pick a word from the box that
means the same as each pair
of words. Write it on the line.
hes
theyve
its
were
1. I + have
She is tall.
Shes tall.
Ive
weve
thats
youre
theyre
youve
2. we + are
Ive
3. it + is
were
4. that + is
its
5. you + have
thats
6. they + have
youve
7. we + have
theyve
8. he + is
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weve
9. they + are
theyre
hes
10. you + are
youre
Home Activity Your child practiced making contractions with s, ve, and re. Read each contraction on this
page aloud. Challenge your child to use each one in a sentence. Then work together to write each sentence.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write the words in the puzzles.
push
visit
wait
1.
v
i
2.
our
2. They will
on the swings.
us
3. I can not
3.
we will do well!
know
4.
done
4. I
k
n
5.
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1. Well
friends soon.
w
.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words done, know, push, visit, and wait. Write the words on a
sheet of paper. Give your child a clue for each word. Then have him or her guess the word and point to it.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
done
know
1. I
can crawl.
2. I
visit
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3. It is hard to
know
push
visit
wait
wait
push
5. It is beautiful when it is
done
its
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words caterpillar, chrysalis, crawl, done, know, pupa, push,
shiver, visit, and wait. Ask your child to use each word in a spoken sentence.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Add -ing to each word.
Write the new word on the line.
sitting
1. sit
2. nap
napping
4. hop
hopped
dotted
3. dot
napping
dotted
7. The butterfly
8. It is
hopped
sitting
wings.
to a rock.
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5. The caterpillar is
on a plant.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with -ed and -ing. Read a storybook with your child
and look for words that end in -ed. Have your child use each word you find in a new sentence. Repeat
with words that end in -ing.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
yard
yak
yard
base
2. Look on the tree
ham
harm
large
you.
lung
large
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4. It is eating the
bark
bark
harm
3. It will not
garden
pork
5. One day it will fly to a
leaf.
park
park
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with ar that have the sound heard in garden. Work with your child
to make a list of words that rhyme with bark and yard.
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Im a Caterpillar
Name
Look at the computer parts and labels.
B
Read each sentence.
Write the letter of the
part the sentence
tells about.
E
D
Use the monitor to view your file.
Use the mouse to click files and Web links.
Use the keyboard to type letters and numbers.
Use the disk drive to insert a disk.
Use the printer to print your file.
Pearson Education 1
B
E
D
C
A
Home Activity Your child identified the parts and uses of a computer. If possible, use a computer with your
child to give him or her more practice with these skills.
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3/31/05 2:52:47 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
Start
hard
sad
slow
fast
big
wet
old
End
thin
at
rt
sho
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Spin It
Materials paper, paper clip, pencil, marker,
1 button per player
Game Directions
1. Make a simple spinner as shown. Players place
buttons on Start.
2. Take turns spinning. Move forward that
number of spaces on the game board.
1
2
1
2
1
tall
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en
gre
Answers:
hard, harder, hardest (no); sad, sadder, saddest (yes);
thin, thinner, thinnest (yes); flat, flatter, flattest (yes);
short, shorter, shortest (no); red, redder, reddest (yes);
green, greener, greenest (no); tall, taller, tallest (no);
small, smaller, smallest (no); big, bigger, biggest (yes);
wet, wetter, wettest (yes); old, older, oldest (no); fast,
faster, fastest (no); slow, slower, slowest (no)
d
re
sm
all
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
small smaller
1.
2.
faster fastest
4.
3.
bigger biggest
5.
sweeter sweetest
smallest
taller tallest
6.
thicker thickest
thinner thinnest
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est eggs.
er tail than
Home Activity Your child identified the comparative endings -er and -est as in smaller and smallest.
Discuss the sizes, shapes, and colors of animals. Have your child compare the animals using -er when
comparing two and -est when comparing more than two.
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Name
Read the story. Look at the pictures.
Write 1, 2, 3 to show the right order.
It was spring.
The mother goose flew in.
She made a nest.
There were five eggs.
The mother goose swam with her little ones.
1.
2.
3.
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Home Activity Your child learned about the order in which events happen in a story. As you read stories
together, have your child tell you what is happening in the story, what came before, and what could
happen next.
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Name
hedge
judge
ledge
smudge
badge
1. Mom made
fudge
for us to eat.
ledge
hedge
4. Look, theres a
judge
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5. The
thinks Bear ate it too.
Home Activity Your child learned to read words that end with dge that have the sound heard in judge. Have
your child make a list of words that rhyme with judge (budge, fudge, nudge, grudge, smudge, trudge).
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Phonics dge/j/
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Name
Pick a word from the box that is the opposite of each word below.
Write it on the line.
before
good-bye
1. after
right
wont
2. will
before
wont
3. hello
4. wrong
good-bye
2
+2
=4
right
5.
Does
6.
Oh
does
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oh
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words before, does, good-bye, oh, right, and wont. Write the
opposite of these words on cards and mix them up. Have your child match the words that are opposites and
then read the pairs. Then have him or her write two sentences using does and oh.
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9/9/05 6:05:20 PM
Name
does good-bye
1. Winter is the
season for mittens.
1.
2. When
it
start to get warm?
3. In spring we say
to cold days.
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right
wont
2.
d
o
! How I
love to see
the trees turn
green.
5. Then,
long, the days
grow warmer!
oh
i
3.
4.
goose
4.
d-
5.
e
s
f
6.
r
7.
6. It
be long before I see a raccoon peeking
out at dusk.
7. I may even see a
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words before, does, good-bye, goose, oh, raccoon, right,
spring, warm, and wont. Write each word on a small piece of paper. Have your child choose a word and use
it in a sentence about a season. Repeat this process with the other words.
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Name
ur
1. c
ur
2. f
ir
st
3. f
er
4. d
ir
6. h
er
5. sk
ir
7. b
ir
8. b
ur
9. cl
er
10. h
ur
Pearson Education 1
er
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with er, ir, and ur that have the sound heard in term, shirt, and
turtle. Make a list of er, ir, and ur words that have this vowel sound, such as fern, her, dirt, bird, curl, and
burn. Ask your child to sort the words by their spelling.
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Name
Write the contraction for each pair of words.
1. we + have =
2. he + is =
3. I + have =
4. they + have =
5. that + is =
6. it + is =
7. you + are =
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8. you + have =
weve
hes
Ive
theyve
thats
its
youre
youve
Here is my balloon.
Heres my balloon.
shes
she
sons
10.
were
were
went
Home Activity Your child reviewed contractionswords made up of two words and an apostrophe.
Write the words he, she, it, is, they, you, have, and are on pieces of paper. Ask your child to see how many
different contractions he or she can form.
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Name
Number of Kids
Favorite Pets
Cat
Dog
Fish
Gerbil
Snake
favorite pets
3. How many kids like gerbils?
4. Which kind of pet is most liked?
5. Which kind of pet is least liked?
3
5
cat
snake
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned to read a bar graph. Together, make a bar graph that displays information
about your family, such as the favorite foods of each member.
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3/31/05 2:53:07 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
ay
ay
ai
ay
ai
ai
hot
chocolate
!
!
ud le
m udd
p
1
3
ay
ai
ai
ay
ay
Pearson Education 1
3/31/05 2:53:11 PM
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Mamas Present
Name
tail
play
2.
mall
5.
tray
tree
6.
sell
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3.
sail
4.
pal
pail
7.
he
hay
train
clip
clap
clay
10.
pain
8.
trap
pan
page
pay
.
man
main
mine
Home Activity Your child read words in which the long a sound is spelled ai, and ay as in rain and hay. Ask
your child to name a rhyming word for each long a word on this page.
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Mamas Present
Name
Look at the picture.
Circle the sentence that tells about the picture.
2.
1.
4.
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5.
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Mamas Present
Name
Write each word correctly.
Use s or at the end of each word.
Megs hat
Janes drum
2. dogs bones = dogs bones
3. Moms cup = Moms cup
4. babys crib = babys crib
5. pets beds = pets beds
1. Janes drum =
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Matts
lunch
7.
girls
games
Matts
Home Activity Your child wrote words that show ownership. Point out objects in your home that are owned
by one or more persons in the family. Ask your child to use a possessive to tell you who owns each object
(Mikes pen).
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Phonics Possessives
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9/9/05 6:05:30 PM
Mamas Present
Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue set.
Look at the scrambled letters for a hint.
Write the word on the line.
about enjoy gives surprise
surprised worry would
Pearson Education 1
1. I
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words about, enjoy, gives, surprise, surprised, worry, and
would. Ask your child to use these words to create a puppet show with paper bag puppets. Record the
script on paper and have your child practice reading it aloud.
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High-Frequency Words
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Mamas Present
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
about enjoy gives
surprise surprised
worry would
1. My mom will
2. She
likes a plain tortilla.
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3. It will be a
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Mamas Present
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
tall
1.
taller
tallest
2.
fatter fattest
thinner thinnest
3.
4.
longer longest
bigger biggest
5.
6.
older oldest
hotter hottest
7.
few
fewer
fewest
8.
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the comparative endings -er and -est. With your child, look
at family photos or photos in catalogs or magazines. Ask your child to compare people or objects using
words with -er or -est endings.
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Mamas Present
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
fudge
hedge
nudge
wedge
3. There is a
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wedge
of cheese.
fudge
5. With a
smudge
ledge
nudge
hedge
I yelled, Surprise!
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with dge that have the sound heard in fudge. Have your
child write and sort the words from the box into two lists of rhyming words. Help your child add one new
word to each list.
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Mamas Present
Name
Write the days of the week in order.
Saturday
1.
3.
5.
7.
Sunday
Tuesday
Thursday
Saturday
2.
4.
6.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
8. We make a
November
in
February
February
July
November
.
.
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July
Home Activity Your child learned about the days of the week and months of the year. Work with your child
to locate upcoming events on a calendar.
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3/31/05 2:53:26 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
ea
d
s
beach
e
re
Pearson Education 1
m
ee
t
meat
crayons
he
sl
at
e
e
p
a
se
m
tea
m
ea
9/9/05 6:05:37 PM
14516_U4W2_PB_071-072 2
tre
dr
leaf
tre
a
t
be ef
The Dot
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
bean
1.
peas
2.
pets
5.
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leaf
bride
3.
bead
6.
loaf
jeans
sail
4.
seal
7.
jars
bake
peak
pack
peck
10.
beach
8.
beak
birch
clean
clang
wove
wave
weave
Home Activity Your child read words in which the long e sound is spelled ea. Ask your child to think of
rhyming words for the words on this page. Write each word and review the vowel spelling together.
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The Dot
Name
Read the story.
Write a sentence that tells the big idea.
Draw a picture of the big idea.
Rainy Day
It was not a sunny day.
Ben went out to play in the rain.
Ben stepped in the water on the
ground. He jumped and water
flew. Ben grinned. Splish! Splash!
2.
Childrens
artwork
should reflect
a boy playing
happily in the
rain.
3.
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The Dot
Name
Add -ed to each word.
Write the new words on the line.
fried
Add -ed
1. dry
dried
4. worry
worried
2. cry
cried
5. try
3. spy
spied
6. copy
tried
copied
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7. silly
8. funny
9. happy
10. easy
Add -est
sillier
silliest
funnier funniest
happier happiest
easier easiest
Home Activity Your child practiced adding endings to words where the spelling changed from y to i before
adding -ed, -er, or -est. Use the words above to make up a story with your child.
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The Dot
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
colors
draw
drew
great
over
show
sign
draw .
show my art to my friend.
2. I want to
drew a sun and trees for her.
3. Yesterday I
4. I used many colors .
great .
5. She will think it is
6. I will
sign
Pearson Education 1
1. I like to
the back.
over
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words colors, draw, drew, great, over, show, and sign. Have
your child make up a sentence using each word as you write the sentences on paper. Then ask him or her to
read the sentences back to you.
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The Dot
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
colors draw drew great
over show sign
great
Pearson Education 1
6. I will
draw
show
over
5. Can you
colors
a short yellow
drew
sign
each painting.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words artist, colors, draw, drew, experimenting, gold, great,
over, sign, show, splash(ed), stared, squiggle, and straight. Point to each of these words. Ask your child to
read the word and use it in a spoken sentence.
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The Dot
Name
Write the word for each picture.
nail
1. Put the
nail
in the
2. Does a
snail
have a
hay
pail
tail
Circle the word in each sentence that has the long a sound.
3. Steve likes to paint.
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long a sound spelled ai and ay. Make a rhyme with your
child using words with ay and ai. Examples: A jay likes to play in the hay or Can a chain pull a train?
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The Dot
Name
Look at each picture.
Add s to a word to show who owns something.
Write the new word on the line.
1.
2.
Dads
mug
3.
bib
Foxs
tree
Rexs
dish
4.
Rays
desk
5.
6.
Gails
Pearson Education 1
Babys
ball
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The Dot
Name
Use the chart to answer the questions.
Tickets
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
||||
||||
|||
||
|||| |
|||| = 5
1. On which day did the children sell 5 tickets to the Art Show?
Monday
2. Did the children sell more tickets on Monday or Friday?
Friday
3. On which day were the fewest tickets sold?
five
Pearson Education 1
Thursday
Home Activity Your child used a chart to find information and answer questions. Together, create a chart
showing chores that family members do at home.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
tow
snow
soap
own
show
blow
road
tow
coat
toast
crow
glow
oak
road
owe
yellow
goal
oat
goat
bowl
mow
foam
coat
Pearson Education 1
mow
9/9/05 6:06:02 PM
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Mister Bones
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
toad
1.
snap
2.
snow
5.
bee
road
3.
rod
6.
bow
coat
blow
4.
boat
beat
7.
cot
Pearson Education 1
got
goal
gal
ray
10.
soap
8.
row
sap
leaf
loaf
.
low
lost
late
Home Activity Your child read words in which the long o sound is spelled oa and ow, as in toad and blow.
Together, list as many words as possible with the long o sound in their names. Then ask your child to sort
the words by their spellings.
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Mister Bones
Name
Look at this book.
Circle or write your answers.
Pam Snow
fish
bears
beach facts
to be funny
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned about why an author may have written a story. Before reading a story
together, have your child look at the cover and the pictures inside. Then ask questions like the ones on this
page.
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Mister Bones
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
1.
2.
stub
scrub
3.
splash
slash
4.
squeeze
sneeze
5.
sting
string
6.
lint
splint
7.
spring
sing
8.
Pearson Education 1
scrape
snake
stripe
ripe
Find the word that has the same beginning sounds as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
spare
square
snare
10.
stream
cream
scream
Home Activity Your child read words that begin with three-letter blends. Have your child draw pictures of
screen, spray, squint, and street. Have him or her label each picture with the word.
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Mister Bones
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it in the puzzle.
found
mouth
once
took
1.
wild
2.
c
2.
upon a time . . .
3. not lost
3.
4.
4. He
three bites
of his cake.
f
o
u
n
5. A raccoon is a
animal.
d
Pearson Education 1
5.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words found, mouth, once, took, and wild. Ask your child to
write and illustrate a fairy tale about a boy or girl who finds a wild animal. Encourage your child to use the
new words and help him or her with spelling if necessary.
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Mister Bones
Name
1.
Once
found
mouth
once
took
wild
2. The
lizard!
Pearson Education 1
5. The cowboy
mouth
took
wild
horse for
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words bandannas, cowboy, found, gigantic, lizard, Montana,
mouth, museum, once, took, tyrant, and wild. Ask your child to tell a story about a Montana cowboy. Write
down the story and have him or her illustrate it.
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Mister Bones
Name
Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
peach
sack
sea
note
3. We put shells in
5. We
neat
rows.
rash
that one!
Pearson Education 1
clean
bash
neat
reach
4. I cant
beach
2. We walked on the
reach
sea
clan
clean
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long e sound spelled ea as in peach. Work with your
child to make a list of other words with the long e sound spelled ea. Ask him or her to rhyme the new words
with the words in these sentences.
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Mister Bones
Name
Add -ed to each word.
Write the new word on the line.
1. carry
cry
carried
2. pry
3.
pretty
5.
cried
pried
happy
happier
happiest
easiest
6. prettiest
easier
prettier
4.
Pearson Education 1
8. I
pried
carried
9. That was
the bone.
easier
prettiest one.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with endings -ed, -er, and -est. Have your child add -ed to dry,
spy, hurry, and copy. Then have him or her add -er and -est to funny, messy, bumpy, lucky, and sunny. Check
to make sure your child made the correct spelling changes.
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Mister Bones
Name
Read the story.
Number of Kids
3
soccer
2. What is best liked?
skating
3. What is the least liked?
4
4. How many friends like to read?
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child learned how to make and read a bar graph. Help your child poll family members
and friends about their favorite hobbies and make a bar graph to graph the results.
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9/9/05 6:06:27 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
Mike
Kyle
Start
high
right
sight
tight
sigh
tie
night
pie
End
might
light
Pearson Education 1
9/9/05 6:06:30 PM
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
pie
1.
2.
night
note
5.
3.
sit
lie
6.
pit
pie
hay
4.
tie
tea
7.
high
Pearson Education 1
lit
lie
list
sit
10.
fit
fight
8.
sight
light
tight
toad
mitt
might
mill
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words in which the long i sound is spelled igh and ie as in light
and pie. Encourage your child to create a poem, nonsense rhyme, or song using igh and ie words.
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Name
2.
3.
Pearson Education 1
4.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
knight
1.
knife
2.
night
5.
Pearson Education 1
note
rest
3.
wrist
6.
knot
wreck
nine
knit
7.
rack
white
wrench
4.
knob
not
8.
write
ring
wrong
Find the word that has the same beginning sound as the picture.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
wren
when
went
10.
sneak
kite
knock
Home Activity Your child read words that begin with kn as in knight and wr as in wrench. Have your child
copy all the words from the page that begin with kn and wr and ask him or her to circle the silent letter in
each word.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write it on the line.
eight
laugh
moon
touch
laugh
1.
2.
3.
not below
4.
feel
5.
stars, planets,
eight
above
touch
Pearson Education 1
above
moon
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words above, eight, laugh, moon, and touch. Act out clues for
each word and have your child guess which word you picked.
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Name
moon
1. Now is the
festival.
3. We toss
eight
Above
5.
treasures .
poems
Pearson Education 1
moon.
laugh
all day.
touch
it.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words above, eight, festival, laugh, lotus leaves, moon, pears,
poems, touch and treasures. Ask your child to create a play with you about a festival that uses pears,
poems, lotus leaves, and treasures.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
window
cat
coat
cot
coat
crop
crate
crow
crow
road
rod
red
road
toast
tote
toss
toast
mob
mow
me
mow
Pearson Education 1
boat
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long o sound spelled oa as in boat and ow as in window.
Read each long o word on this page aloud. Ask your child to name a word that rhymes with each word.
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Name
Pick letters from the box to finish each word.
Write the letters on the line.
scr
1.
Pearson Education 1
3.
squ are
str
eam
squ
str
spl
2.
scr
ub
4.
spl
ash
5.
squ ash
6.
str
ing
7.
scr
een
8.
str
ipe
9.
spl
int
10.
scr
atch
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that begin with three-letter blends. Have your child read each
word and use it in a sentence.
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Name
Read the guide words.
Write the word from the box that
you would find on that page.
tag bed send hot cat
1. hat hunt
2. bag
box
hot
3. book
cut
bed
4. sack
tend
tag
cat
6. day
duck
lip
7. gas
gust
dog
8. man
gone
mole
mint
Pearson Education 1
5. let
Home Activity Your child learned about using alphabetical order and guide words in a dictionary. Look
through a childrens dictionary with your child. Make a game of finding new words by using the guide words
at the top of each page.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
Pearson Education 1
3/31/05 2:54:28 PM
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2
Answers (in order): football, eggshell, rainbow, cowboy,
rowboat, cupcake, basketball, pinecone, snowflake
Sta
rt
En
d
Peters Chair
Name
Pearson Education 1
boat
man paper
1. news
paper
2. row
boat
3. wrist
watch
4. snow
man
watch
flashlight
raining
rainy
raincoat
6.
mitten
marching
backpack
Home Activity Your child read compound wordswords formed by joining two or more words. Have
your child tell what two words make up these compound words: rainbow, snowflake, peanut, baseball, and
backpack.
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103
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Peters Chair
Name
Read the story.
Keesha was surprised to see a box in the hall.
Keesha thought, What is in the box?
Is there treasure in the box?
Purr! Purr! Keesha heard.
She looked in the box to find a surprise.
Ten kittens were in the box! Here comes their mom!
Circle the word or words that tell whom the story is about.
1. Keesha
a mother cat
a dog
Circle the word or words that tell where the story happens.
2. in the box
in the hall
4.
5.
2
3
1
3.
Home Activity Your child identified the main character of a story, where the story took place, and the order
of important events of a story. Ask your child to identify these things in the books that you read together.
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Peters Chair
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
1.
2.
blew
black
5.
flew
6.
sit
Pearson Education 1
flow
3.
suit
stew
4.
glue
glow
7.
stop
chick
chew
8.
joke
juice
news
nose
bruise
breeze
brass
10.
tree
true
try
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with ew, ue, and ui as in Sue, grew, and fruit. Work with
your child to make up silly rhyming pairs that contain this vowel sound and these spellings, such as blue
stew or fruit suit.
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105
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Peters Chair
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
picture remember room stood
2. We
3. I
picture
stood
thought
by a tree.
5. It will help me
room
Pearson Education 1
1. Mom took a
thought
remember my friends.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words picture, remember, room, stood, and thought. Write
each word on a small piece of paper. Say each word. Have your child put the words in the order in which
you read them and then repeat the words in a different order.
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Peters Chair
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
idea picture remember
room stood thought
1. I
2. I was in a
with a long curtain.
Then, a crocodile came and ate all my biscuits!
Pearson Education 1
3. I
stood
4. It had a
cookies!
picture
5. I woke up and
6. I have no
thought
idea
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words biscuits, cookies, cradle, crocodile, curtain, idea,
picture, remember, room, stood, and thought. Write sentences leaving out these words. Have your child
supply the missing word.
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107
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Peters Chair
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
bright
high
lie
light
sight
high
light
lie
4. We
5. It is a
bright
in the sky.
sight
fall night.
Pearson Education 1
1. The moon is
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the long i sound spelled ie as in pie and igh as in night. Read
the long i words on this page aloud. Ask your child to say a word that rhymes with each.
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Peters Chair
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write the words in the puzzles.
knees knight know
wreath wren
3.
2.
1.
k
n
2. I see a
r
e
high.
on that float.
3. A
is on the float.
t
5.
Pearson Education 1
w
r
4. I
the song the band
is playing.
5. A
e
4.
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that begin with kn as in knight and wr as in wrench. Have
your child draw pictures of knee, knight, wrecker, and wren and label each picture.
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Peters Chair
Name
Read the e-mail.
Answer the questions.
From:
Subject:
Date:
To:
Alex
Going to the park
April 4
Tom
Alex
Tom
2. Who was this e-mail sent to?
1. Who sent this e-mail?
April 4
Home Activity Your child learned how to write, send, and reply to an e-mail. If possible, help your child
compose and send an e-mail to a family member.
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3/31/05 2:54:43 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
with neighbors
Name
slow
rest
sad
End
thank
soft
hope
pride
nice
grace
glad
night
Start
play
brave
care
Pearson Education 1
Add a Suffix
Materials paper, paper clip, scissors, pencil,
marker, 1 button per player
Game Directions
1. Make a simple spinner as shown. Players place
buttons on Start.
2. Take turns spinning. Move forward that
number of spaces on the game board.
3. Read the word in the space. Write the word
created by adding -ly or -ful to that word. If
correct, player stays on the space. If incorrect,
player goes back one space. Play continues until
all players reach End.
1
2
Answers: nightly, prideful, slowly, restful, sadly, hopeful,
gladly, playful, bravely, careful, nicely, graceful, softly,
thankful
9/9/05 6:07:24 PM
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Name
Add -ly or -ful to the word in ( ).
Write the new word on the line.
(play)
1. The dog is
playful
(slow)
slowly
(quick)
3. Then it ran
quickly
(safe)
Pearson Education 1
safely
(thank)
5. Miss Moon was
thankful .
Home Activity Your child added -ly and -ful to words. Ask your child to give you instructions using words
with the -ly suffix, such as Clap loudly; Talk softly; Walk quickly. Follow the instructions. Then have your child
write simple sentences using playful and thankful.
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Name
Why It Happens
1.
2.
3.
Pearson Education 1
4.
5.
Home Activity Your child learned about what happens (effect) and why it happens (cause). While watching
a sporting event, such as a soccer game or swim meet, invite your child to identify what happens and why.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
moon
1.
2.
zoo
zip
5.
span
3.
spoon
6.
fruit
fool
gaze
4.
pal
pool
7.
goose
stool
stale
8.
boot
bait
spool
spill
10. broom
Childrens artwork should
show a broom.
Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with oo as in moon. Write the oo words from this page
on scraps of paper. Have your child pick a word and use it in a sentence.
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115
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write it on the line.
opened
3.
dance
4. She said, I
read slowly.
across
5. The plant grows
it has water.
because
you to
told
6. Mom said,
one treat!
Only
7.
Pearson Education 1
1.
shoes
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words across, because, dance, only, opened, shoes, and told.
Make up more clues for the words on this page. Ask your child to identify the words. Challenge your child to
think of some clues.
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3/14/05 1:22:07 PM
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
across because dance
only opened shoes told
on the wall.
3. I like to
4. I dance
dance
across
the waltz.
the room in my tuxedo.
Pearson Education 1
shoes
6. She
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words across, because, dance, gargoyle, heart, only, opened,
shiny, shoes, told, tuxedo, Valentines Day, and waltz. Ask your child to point to each word and use it in a
spoken sentence.
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117
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Name
Circle the compound word in each sentence.
Pearson Education 1
tasteful
teaching
teacup
10.
campfire
camping
camped
Home Activity Your child reviewed compound wordswords formed by joining two or more words.
Have your child write each circled word and then draw a line dividing it into the two words that formed the
compound (baby/sitter).
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Name
Read the name of each pet below.
Pick words from the box with vowel sounds
that are spelled the same.
Write the words on the lines.
clue
cruise
due
few
fruit
grew
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Pearson Education 1
6.
7.
8.
knew
true
knew
grew
few
fruit
cruise
clue
due
true
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the vowel patterns ew, ue, and ui. Have your child write each
word above again and circle the letters that stand for the vowel sound.
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119
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Name
Put each group of last names in ABC order.
Write the names on the lines.
1.
2.
Taylor
Terry
Lin
5.
6.
4.
Lewis
10.
Lopez
Lance
Lewis
Chang
Clifton
Terry
3.
Costello
9.
Taylor
7.
8.
Clifton
Till
Till
Turza
Lance
Lin
Lopez
Cruz
Chang
Costello
Cruz
12.
11.
Pearson Education 1
Turza
Home Activity Your child learned to use alphabetical order to find names in a phone book. The next time
you need a phone number, ask your child to help you find the information.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
Pearson Education 1
best teacher!
Name
crayons
Brown Cow
Materials
Game Directions
1. Players take turns reading the words
on the page.
2. If the word has ow sound as in cow, the player
colors the space brown.
3. If the word has a ow sound as in row, the player
colors the space green.
4. Color the spaces for all other words blue.
oak
now
town
plow
own
mow
how
down
food
Pearson Education 1
joke
blow
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
clown
cow
flower
1.
owl
towel
2.
cow
3.
flower
4.
town
5.
clown
6.
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towel
owl
crown
town
groom
grew
growl
8.
dune
down
den
Home Activity Your child read and wrote words with ow that have the vowel sound heard in crown.
Encourage your child to make a list of other words with ow that rhyme with cow and brown.
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Name
Read the story.
Follow the directions.
1. a kite
2. by a tree
Juan
in a school
a tree
in a home
4.
5.
2
1
3
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3.
Home Activity This week your child identified who is in a story, where it takes place, and the important
events of a story in the order in which they occurred. As you read together this week, ask your child to tell
you who the story is about, where it takes place, and what happens in the story.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
bottle
1.
cattle
2.
canned tabbed
5.
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candle
6.
candy needy
3.
4.
table picking
pickle turtle
7.
needle handy
8.
handle saddle
litter
lightly
little
10.
turned
sadder
purple
purred
purest
Home Activity Your child read two-syllable words with le in the second syllable. Have your child fold a
piece of paper into four boxes, choose four of the words he or she circled, find a rhyming word for that
word, and draw pictures of the rhyming word. Ask your child to label each picture.
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Phonics Syllables C + le
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Name
3. Mom
4.
eyes
along
toward
the puddle.
toward
eyes
6. Its
pulled
the wall.
behind
pulled
Never
never
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along
its mother.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words along, behind, eyes, never, pulled, and toward. Ask
your child to make up a puppet show using this weeks words. Write out the script that your child dictates.
Use paper bag or stick puppets to act it out.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence. Write it on the line.
Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.
along behind disagreed eyes
never pulled toward
eyes
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pulled
6. It pulled the leaf
toward
a hole.
along
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words along, behind, breath, disagreed, eyes, favorite, never,
potato bugs, pulled, tippy-toe, and toward. Ask your child to use each word in a spoken sentence.
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Name
4. Be
. (sudden)
careful
quickly
. (quick)
sweetly
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2. It was a
suddenly
. (sweet)
Home Activity Your child reviewed adding -ly and -ful to words. Have your child tell a story about going
somewhere with your family and use each word above.
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Name
Read each sentence.
Circle the word that has the same
vowel sound as moon.
moon
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Home Activity Your child identified words with the same vowel sound as moon. Help your child write a
short poem using words that rhyme with moon and pool.
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129
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Name
Read the sentences.
other animals to
eat their chicks
like rocks
the same
color as the ground
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Home Activity Your child learned how to read a resource to take notes. Read an article with your child;
help your child take notes on the important parts.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Materials
Game Directions
1. Make a simple spinner as shown.
2. Players take turns spinning and then naming
and spelling a word with the ou sound as in
out and cow. Possible words: our, sound, about,
round, scout, loud, cloud, count, trout, out, ouch,
down, town, brown, how, now, cow, plow, growl.
3. If the word is spelled correctly, the player may
move that number of spaces as shown on the
spinner.
ou 2
ou 1
ow 1 ow 2
Start
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End
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Name
Write a word from the box
to match each picture.
1.
couch
3.
mouse
4.
spout
5.
6.
hound
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flour
house
Home Activity Your child read and wrote words with ou that have the vowel sound heard in cloud.
Encourage your child to make a list of other words with ou that rhyme with found and shout.
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133
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Name
Look at the pictures.
Write 1, 2, 3 to put the sentences in order.
3
2. We pulled the sled up the hill. 1
3. We sat on the sled. 2
1. The sled flew down the hill.
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1
3
Home Activity Your child put events in order to form a story. Ask your child to draw a series of pictures
showing three events in the order in which they happened.
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
sofa
1.
lesson
2.
lemon
5.
river
pillow
3.
pilot
6.
rigged
napkin
bacon
4.
7.
navel
timber
8.
tiger
came
camel
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10. shadow
Home Activity Your child read words with two syllables that have one consonant in the middle. Have your
child choose five words from the page and use each word in a sentence.
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Name
loved
should
wood
Dear Jack,
I had such a good time at your house last week.
loved
I
it when we played in the snow!
Remember when we made an igloo?
We used a blanket for the
door
should
You
come to my house!
It is very warm here even in the winter.
My dad and I are going to paint the
wood
rail.
Your friend,
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Sam
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words door, loved, should, and wood. Ask your child to write a
story that uses each word and read it aloud.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write it on the line.
2.
wood
3. You
door
should
5. most of the time
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presently
6. I liked it a lot! I
usually
7. I do not own this. I
it.
loved
borrowed it.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words borrowed, door, loved, presently, should, usually, and
wood. Draw a curved line to look like a path. Write the words from this page along the path. Have your child
read the words while traveling the path.
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137
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Name
Pearson Education 1
Home Activity Your child identified words with the same vowel sound as crown. Ask your child to write a
short poem using words that rhyme with how and brown.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write the words in the puzzles.
candle
little
middle
needle
purple
1. red + blue =
4. halfway
2. not aunt
5. not big
3. something sharp
1.
2.
uncle
n
4.
l
3.
5.
t
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6.
Home Activity Your child solved puzzles using two-syllable words with a consonant and le in the second
syllable. Make up your own crossword puzzle with clues using two-syllable words with a consonant and le
as the second syllable. Then have your child do the puzzle.
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Name
1. mouth
A. part/plant
2. picture
B. gerbil/goose
3. give
C. mouse/much
4. dance
D. damp/date
5. because
E. clam/cube
6. color
F. bark/beep
7. present
G. name/nice
8. draw
H. dish/duck
9. never
I. porch/price
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Home Activity Your child learned about using alphabetical order and guide words in a dictionary. Help your
child look up other words in a dictionary at home.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Look at a Book
index cards, marker, paper,
1 button for each player.
Materials
Game Directions
1. Fold 12 index cards in half to make a book.
Write one of the words from below on the
outside cover of each. Write 1, 2, or 3 on the
inside of each. Draw a game board, such as the
one shown on p. 3.
2. Place the books in a small box or bag.
3. Players take turns picking one book from the
box or bag. Each player reads aloud the word on
the book cover and then moves the number of
spaces written on the inside of the book.
4. Play continues until all players have
reached End.
took
book
shook
look
hook
hood
wood
wool
brook
cook
stood
good
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
book
1.
had
2.
hood
5.
pooch
cook
3.
coat
6.
pouch
look
hook
4.
hard
7.
lock
store
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tock
take
took
10.
wood
8.
stood
wide
brook
brake
.
greed
goat
good
Home Activity Your child read and wrote words with oo that have the vowel sound heard in book.
Encourage your child to make lists that sort the words into those that rhyme with took and those that rhyme
with good.
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Name
Look at the picture.
Circle the answer to each question.
Hint: One question will have two answers.
1. Who is big?
Nibbles
Whiskers
2. Who is little?
Nibbles
Whiskers
Nibbles
Whiskers
4. Who is sleeping?
Nibbles
Whiskers
5. Who is a mouse?
Nibbles
Whiskers
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Home Activity Your child compared and contrasted two animal characters. Choose two animals that your
child likes. Have your child tell how the animals are alike and different.
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Name
Add -s, -ed, or -ing to the word in ( ).
Write the new word on the line.
(hope + -s)
1. Jean
hopes
to grow corn.
(slope + -ing)
2. She plants seeds on the
sloping
hill.
(care + -ed)
3. Jean
cared
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(taste + -ed)
4. Jean
tasted
the corn.
(smile + -ing)
5. She is
smiling
Home Activity Your child added -s, -ed, -ing to verbs that end in e. Write hope, slope, care, rope, and smile
on a sheet of paper. Ask your child to tell the rule about adding -s, -ed, and -ing to each word. Then write
the new words.
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Name
Read the sentence. Unscramble the letters.
Write the word on the line. Remember to use
a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.
among
another
instead
none
another
2. eNon of the fruit is left.
None
3. Eat this ineadst.
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instead
4. He likes to nap angmo his dogs.
among
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words among, another, instead, and none. Write sentences
such as these: Is there another towel like this one? Try this one instead. None of the pie is left. Leave a blank
where the word should be, and have your child fill it in.
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3/23/05 9:51:13 PM
Name
Write a word from the box to finish each sentence.
among
another instead
mystery
none
solve
instead
among
a million clues?
mystery .
solve the
3. We want to solve a
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5.
None
another clue!
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words among, another, detectives, hey, hurray, instead,
meadow, million, mystery, none, and solved. Write each word on a slip of paper. Scatter the papers around
the house. Have your child find the words and read them to you.
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147
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
house
blouse
bounce
1.
cloud
pouch
scout
shout
2.
pouch
3.
bounce
4.
scout
6.
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5.
blouse
cloud
shout
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with ou that have the vowel sound heard in house.
Encourage your child to use each word above in a sentence.
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Name
Circle the word to finish each sentence.
Write the letter on the line.
mellon
1. Mom sliced a
melon
melon
salad
sallad
salad
2. Tina put a
on a plate.
lemons lemmons
3. Dad squeezed
lemons .
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baccon
bacon
5. Soon we will
bacon
finnish
finish
making lunch.
Home Activity Your child completed words with two syllables that have one consonant in the middle. Name
some foods you like. Ask your child to identify the middle consonant sounds in the words.
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149
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Name
Look at the picture graph.
Answer the questions.
Our Favorite Animals
7
Number of People
6
5
4
3
2
1
Cat
Dog
Fish
cat
fish
six
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Duck
five
Home Activity Your child learned how to read a picture graph. Help your child make a picture graph to
represent the favorite foods of members of your family.
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3/31/05 2:56:02 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
boy
took
soil
joke
coin
boat
foil
soon
join
cook
out
tote
toy
oil
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3/31/05 2:56:06 PM
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Simple Machines
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
toy
1.
coins
2.
canes
5.
boil
3.
bay
boy
6.
book
soil
4.
boil
bail
7.
all
oil
joy
jay
8.
foil
fail
round
royal
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Find the word that has the same vowel sound as point.
Mark the
to show your answer.
9.
join
jack
June
10.
spill
spoil
spout
Home Activity Your child read and wrote words with oi and oy heard in toy and soil. Have your child sort
the oi and oy words on this page and make two lists. Then have him or her read the words aloud.
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Simple Machines
Name
Read each story.
Circle the words that tell what the story is about.
Draw a picture to show what the story is about.
1. People tripped on the stone.
A wheelbarrow can move the stone.
Now the walk is safe.
making the walk safe
tripping on stones
moving stones
3. A man can use a vacuum to clean.
The job will go fast.
It will be done in no time at all.
2. Childrens artwork
should show a
person moving
a stone with a
wheelbarrow.
4. Childrens artwork
should show a man
vacuuming.
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Simple Machines
Name
Write a word from the box
to match each picture.
baker
sailor
painter
1.
worker
teacher
2.
painter
3.
sailor
4.
baker
Draw a picture of each word.
5. driver
6. actor
Childrens artwork should
show a person acting.
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teacher
Home Activity Your child read and wrote words that end in -er and -or as in worker and actor. Write each
word on a slip of paper. Have your child draw a slip and act out the word for you to guess.
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155
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Simple Machines
Name
Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it in the puzzle.
against
1. We push the
umbrella
goes
heavy
kind
1.
the wind.
2.
2. The rain
our shoes.
into
today
a
g
a
3.
3. This
of rain
makes big puddles!
4.
n
s
4. Rain this
does
not happen often.
5.
h
e
v
!
y
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5. We will need
dry socks
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words against, goes, heavy, kind, and today. Ask your child to
use the words in a silly song. Write the words of the song and invite him or her to illustrate it.
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3/19/05 11:30:03 AM
Simple Machines
Name
1.
Today
kind
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machines! Bob
heavy
against
goes
6. There
onto the lawn.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words against, axles, goes, heavy, inclined plane, kind, lawn,
machines, pulleys, surface, today, and vacuum. Invite your child to look for examples of each word and point
them out as you go about your daily routines.
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Simple Machines
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
Write it on the line.
1.
hack
hook
hike
hook
2.
book
back
bike
book
3.
stone
steed
stood
stood
4.
hide
hand
hood
hood
5.
shook
shout
sheet
shook
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woods
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with oo that have the vowel sound heard in book. Encourage your
child to use pairs of words in silly sentences. Example: I stood on a book and shook.
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Simple Machines
Name
Add -s, -es, and -ed to each word.
Write the new word on the line.
Add -s or -es
raise
1.
hike
3.
Add -ed
raises
hikes
2.
4.
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5.
save
7.
raised
hiked
Add -ing
used
saved
6.
8.
using
saving
washing
waving
walking
10.
sharing
catching
singing
Home Activity Your child added -s, -ed, and -ing to verbs that end in e. Have your child pick three words
from above, draw a picture for each, and use each word in a sentence.
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159
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Simple Machines
Name
3
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9/9/05 6:09:23 PM
Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
Aw, Au Match-Up
Materials
Game Directions
1. Make picture cards like the ones shown. Make
matching word cards.
2. Shuffle the cards and lay them out face down
in a grid.
3. Players take turns flipping over two cards. If
the word card matches the picture card, the
player keeps the pair and tries again.
If the cards do not match, the cards are
flipped face down again, and play passes to
the next player.
4. Play continues until all the cards are matched.
saw
saw
faucet
faucet
laundry
laundry
law
wnn
la
claw
aw
cl
paw
paw
w
ssttrraaw
jaw
w
ja
wnn
yyaaw
hawk
hawk
llaauunncchh
disnaouscaeurr
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9/16/05 7:27:24 PM
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Name
Circle the word for each picture.
auto
saw
1.
pail
2.
paw
5.
false
yawn
3.
yard
6.
faucet
crawl
lunch
4.
launch
7.
call
lane
stray
straw
8.
lawn
laundry landed
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sash
sauce
such
10.
clay
clue
claw
Home Activity Your child read words with the vowels aw and au as heard in saw and auto. Have your child
make silly rhyming sentences using words that rhyme with saw. Example: The cat can draw with her paw.
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Name
Read the story
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9/16/05 7:27:32 PM
Name
Circle the word for each picture.
bread
1.
2.
head
had
three
5.
6.
tread
tree
sweet
3.
thread spray
4.
spread feather
7.
sweater watch
father
8.
wealth lather
leather
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study
sticky
steady
10.
health
hurt
heel
Home Activity Your child read words in which the short e sound is spelled ea, as in bread. Have your child
read aloud each word and use it in a sentence.
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Phonics Short e: ea
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Name
Read the sentence.
Unscramble the letters.
Write the word on the line.
built
early
learn
science
through
science
learn
early
built
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sun rise.
through
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words built, early, learn, science, and through. Find childrens
books about famous scientists and mathematicians. Read them together and challenge your child to find
the words in the text.
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Name
early
learn
piano
science
through
built
2. He wanted to
early
travel
through wires.
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words Boston, built, communicate, early, electricity, famous,
learn, piano, science, Scotland, telephone, and through. Look for books about Alexander Graham Bell to
read together. Encourage your child to use these words to tell you about this famous man.
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Name
Write the word for each picture.
boil
1. Give the
2. The
toy
boy
joy
coins
to the
boy
is going to
boil
toy
oil
oil
.
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Home Activity Your child reviewed words with oy and oi that have the vowel sound heard in joy and coin.
Work with your child to write a short story using as many of the words on the page as possible.
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Name
Pick a word from the box to match each clue.
Write the words in the puzzles.
baker
driver
painter
sailor
seller
worker
1. I paint.
3.
2. I sail.
2.
3. I bake.
1.
i
l
4. I drive.
r
5.
o
5. I sell.
4.
s
e
6. I work.
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l
6.
Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end in -er and -or. Let your child choose three of the words
to illustrate. Have your child describe each picture.
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169
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Name
Look at the Web page.
Answer the questions.
www.url.here
car
television
oven
Back
the printer
Inventions
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www.url.here
Click on the oven.
Home Activity Your child learned about using a Web page to find information. When you and your child are
online, discuss how to navigate the Web.
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Day 5
Day 4
Day 3
Day 2
Day 1
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best teacher!
Name
1
2
2
1
START
just
do
able
broken
call
ll
cover
fresh
done
pay
steady
turn
tie
wrap
END
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3/31/05 2:56:45 PM
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Ben Franklin
Name
Add re- or un- to the word in ( ).
Write the new word on the line.
re- + do = redo
un- + clear = unclear
(build)
rebuild
the car.
(happy)
2. He is
3. He will
repaint
it.
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(fills)
4. He
refills
5. Dont forget to
unlock
the door!
Home Activity Your child added the prefixes un- and re- to words. Ask your child to think of other words to
which un- and re- can be added. Have them list the words and use them in sentences.
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Read the story.
Follow the directions below.
It is time to work!
I rake the leaves.
You sweep the sidewalk.
We work hard.
Now the work is done. We can play!
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Home Activity Your child identified a storys theme or its big idea. Read a story with your child. Discuss the
storys big idea together and connect this idea to something in your childs life.
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Comprehension Theme
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Circle the word for each picture.
post
1.
gold
2.
fold
fell
5.
cold
3.
kite
kind
6.
call
rind
4.
child
chilled
7.
fin
find
wild
mast
most
8.
wind
went
old
all
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told
tall
tied
10.
house
heat
host
Home Activity Your child read words with the long o sound as in post and gold and the long i sound as in
rind and wild. Use each word in a sentence with your child.
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Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
answered brothers carry
different poor
poor
1. Rich or
answered
2. When they
the knock at the door, people
asked friends to stay for dinner.
4. They had to
carry
brothers
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different
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words answered, brothers, carry, different, and poor.
Encourage your child to make up a story that uses these words and draw pictures to illustrate the story.
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Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
answered
brothers
carry
different
poor
poor
brothers
2. The mans
had just
gotten off an amazing ship in the harbor.
answered
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carry
4. If you will
the wood
to the hearth, I will make you hasty pudding!
he told his brothers.
5. The men talked about the
different
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words amazing, answered, brothers, carry, different, harbor,
hasty pudding, hearth, invention, and poor. Invite your child to use some of these words to tell and act out
the above story.
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Pick a word from the box to match each picture.
Write it on the line.
paw
auto
draw
faucet
1.
launch
launch
saw
yawn
2.
faucet
saw
3.
4.
auto
6.
launch
yawn
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5.
draw
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the vowels aw and au heard in paw and launch. Write each
word above on a slip of paper. Have your child choose a word then give clues to its meaning for you to
guess the word.
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Circle a word to finish each sentence.
Write it on the line.
bread
read
1. Betsy
reed
read
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4. Betsy was
thread
spread
spread
really
three
ready
ready
to start.
head
hard
head
Home Activity Your child reviewed words with short e spelled ea as in bread. Have your child write the
words bread, head, read, spread, and thread. Ask your child to write silly two-line rhymes using the words.
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1. cheese
Volume 2
2. kites
Volume 7
3. Texas
Volume 13
4. mice
Volume 8
5. whales
Volume 15
6. baseball
Volume 1
7. vines
Volume 14
8. horses
Volume 5
9. zippers
Volume 15
10. apples
Volume 1
11. rain
Volume 11
12. lace
Volume 8
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Home Activity Your child learned how to find information in an encyclopedia. Look through a childrens
encyclopedia with your child, making a game of finding new topics by using alphabetical order to find the
right page.
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