Unit 1 • FAMILIES

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Write Mm and Aa.

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Aa
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At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about the unit theme: Families.
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Name Unit 1 • Week 1

Letter to Know Listen and Read



 


 

 
  



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Unit 1: Families • Week 1 3

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Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter and sound.
beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands for the /m/
sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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Comprehension: Make Predictions Whose Baby Am I? At Home:

Cut out the animals. Match each baby animal with the adult animal you Ask your child to identify and sort the
animals by texture: smooth, soft, sharp.
think it will grow into in the story.

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Comprehension: Make Predictions Whose Baby Am I? At Home:
Cut out the animal figures. Match each baby animal with the Ask your child to identify and sort the
animals by texture: smooth, soft, sharp.
adult animal you think it will grow into.

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We can eat
.
High-Frequency Word: we
Point to the title page first. Then,
read the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
We can .
sweep

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 We can rake
. We can paint
.
2 3
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Phonemic Awareness: /m/ At Home:

Look at the picture. Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its Ask your child to point to and name all
the items in the picture that begin with
name begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of moon.
the same sound as moon.

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Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at the Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name begins
sound as monkey.
with the same sound as monkey. Write the letter.
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Comprehension: Make Predictions At Home:

Look at the top picture. Then draw a line to the picture Ask your child to tell a story about
the pictures.
below that shows what might happen next.

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Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture if Ask your child to name each picture
and then point out and say each word
its name begins with the /m/ sound.
that begins with the letter m.

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Name Unit 1 • Week 2

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Unit 1: Families • Week 2 13

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Phonics: /a/a At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
the beginning of each picture name. Write the letter that stands for
the /a/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
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Comprehension: Setting The Picnic at Apple Park At Home:

Cut out the characters. Glue them on craft sticks. Use them to tell about Ask your child to tell you about a setting
in the story, The Picnic at Apple Park.
the setting in the story.

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Comprehension: Setting The Picnic at Apple Park At Home:
Cut out the characters. Glue them on craft sticks. Use them to tell about Ask your child to tell you about a setting
in the story, The Picnic at Apple Park.
the setting in the story.

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The

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I see the dog

.
High-Frequency Word: the
Point to the title page first. Then,
read the book aloud to a partner.
At Home:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
I see
the baseball
.
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 I see the bat
. I see the mitt
.
2 3
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Phonemic Awareness: /a/ At Home:

Look at the picture. Say the name of each item. Circle the item if its name Ask your child to point to and name all
the items in the picture that begin with
begins with the same sound you hear at the beginning of astronaut.
the same sound as astronaut.

Unit 1: Families • Week 2 19

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I am happy
.
I sad
.
I .

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mad
Phonics: Blending am At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Read the Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
sentence. Write the word. Read the sentence again.

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Comprehension: Setting At Home:

Look at each picture. Circle the picture that shows a family at home. Ask your child to tell where the
people are and what they are doing
Look at each picture. Circle the picture that shows children at school. in each picture.

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Phonics: /a/a At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture
and then point out and say each word
the beginning of each picture name. Write the letter below the
that begins with the letter a.
picture if its name begins with the /a/ sound.
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Name Unit 1 • Week 3

Letters to Know Listen and Read



   
 



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Words to Know

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Unit 1: Families • Week 3 23

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Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
the beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name
sound as monkey.
begins with the same sound as monkey. Write the letter.
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Comprehension: Make Predictions At Home:

Look at the top picture. Draw a line to the picture below that shows Ask your child to tell you a story about
the pictures.
what might happen next.

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Vocabulary: big, small, short, tall At Home:
Ask your child to talk about the size
Listen to the following directions. Circle the animal that is tall.
of each animal.
Draw a line under the animals that are short. Circle the animal
that is small. Draw a line under the animals that are big.
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 Can We?
Name

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The duck
can!
High-Frequency Words: we, the
Point to the title page first. Then,
read the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
Can we?
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 We can! Can the duck
?
2 3
Name
Aa
Aa
a

Phonics: /a/a At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Identify the sound that you hear at Ask your child to name each picture on
the page that begins with the letter a.
the beginning of each picture name. Circle each picture whose name
begins with the same sound as apple. Write the letter.
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Am I sad
?
I happy
.
I .

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Phonics: Blending am At Home:
Point to the word as you blend the sounds and say the word. Read Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
the sentence. Write the word. Write the word am and your name to
complete the sentence. Read the sentence again.
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Name

Comprehension: Make Predictions At Home:

Look at the top picture. Then draw a line to the picture Ask your child to tell a story about
the pictures.
below that shows what might happen next.

Unit 1: Families • Week 3 31

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Phonics: /m/m, /a/a At Home:

Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
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and its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you 
hear at the beginning of the word.

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