Her

e are

way

s to

help

you

r chi

ld p

ract

ice

skill

s w

hile

havi

ng fu

n!

Day

1

Nam

e

Th

is w

eek

we’

re

R

ead

ing

Sam

, Com

e B

ack!

T

alk

ing

Ab

out

Wh

at p

ets

nee

d

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t S

hor

t a;

Con

son

ant

Pat

tern

ck

C

har

acte

r an

d S

etti

ng

Wri

te t

hese

wor

ds o

n a

shee

t of

pap

er: m

an,

men

, can

, had

, lad

, run

, ran

, cat

, cot

, bat

. Rea

d ea

ch w

ord

alou

d. H

ave

your

chi

ld t

ell y

ou if

the

w

ord

has

the

shor

t a

soun

d. I

f it

does

, hav

e yo

ur

chil

d w

rite

it a

nd r

ead

it a

loud

.

Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

on

a s

hee

t of

pap

er: b

ack,

sa

ck, p

ack,

rac

k, t

ack.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d re

ad t

he

wor

ds. T

hen

hav

e h

im o

r h

er a

ct o

ut

the

wor

d as

you

gu

ess

it.

Day

2

Cop

y th

ese

wor

ds o

nto

card

s: m

y, w

ay, c

ome,

on

, in

. Tel

l you

r ch

ild

thes

e ar

e “B

oing

” w

ords

. R

ead

a st

ory

toge

ther

. If a

“B

oing

” w

ord

is r

ead,

yo

ur c

hild

sho

uld

jum

p up

and

yel

l, “B

oing

!”

Day

3

Wri

te e

ach

spel

ling

wor

d on

a c

ard:

at,

can,

cat

, ba

ck, d

ad, a

m, b

at, m

ad, r

an, s

ack.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d so

rt t

he w

ords

acc

ordi

ng t

o hi

s or

her

ow

n

rule

s. T

hen

have

him

or

her

spel

l eac

h w

ord.

Day

4

Thi

s w

eek

your

chi

ld is

lear

ning

abo

ut t

he

char

acte

rs a

nd s

etti

ng in

a s

tory

. Rea

d a

stor

y an

d as

k yo

ur c

hild

to

tell

you

who

it is

abo

ut a

nd

whe

re it

tak

es p

lace

.

Day

5

14

by

Sav

vas

Lear

ning

Com

pan

y LL

C. A

ll R

ight

s R

eser

ved

. 1

You

are y

our c

hild

’s f r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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Oh, T

hat Fat Cat!

Materials

crayons, 1 coin

Gam

e Direction

s1. Together, read the w

ords in each space.

2. Ch

oose a crayon an

d pick one of th

e paths.

Color in

the S

tart box.

3. Flip a coin

. If the coin

lands h

eads up, read

aloud th

e word in

the n

ext box, and th

en color

it in. If th

e coin lan

ds tails up, play passes to

the oth

er player. Th

e first player to color in

the

En

d box w

ins!

32

by

Sav

vas

Lear

ning

Com

pan

y LL

C. A

ll R

ight

s R

eser

ved

. 1

Start

at

can

catback

rack

hadE

nd

Start

am

bat

mad

ran

sack

hatE

nd

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NameSam, Come Back!

Phonics Initial Consonants Review DVD•27

Pick a letter from the box to begin each word. Write it on the line.

1.

at

2.

an

3.

ap

4.

an

5.

ag

6.

am

7.

an

8.

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

bag can fox jack map Pat tack wax

b c f j m p t w

Home Activity Your child reviewed words that begin with the letters b, c, f, j, m, p, t, and w. Help your child make a list of foods that begin with these letters.

by

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vas

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Com

pan

y LL

C. A

ll R

ight

s R

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NameSam, Come Back!

28•DVD Phonics Final Consonants Review

mad wag jam pan cap bus mat

Pick a letter from the box to finish each word. Write it on the line.

1.

ba

2.

ca

3.

da

4.

ga

5.

ha

6.

ma

7.

ha

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

d g m n p s t

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.

by

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vas

Lear

ning

Com

pan

y LL

C. A

ll R

ight

s R

eser

ved

. 1

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Name

Read the words in the box. Then pick one to finish each sentence. Write it on the line.

my way in come on

1. This is cat Sam.

2. My Jack can to me.

3. We go this to the .

4. My cat Sam is the bag.

5. The book is the table.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words my, way, on, in, and come. Write each word on a card and place the cards around the room. Name a word and have your child find that word card.

Sam, Come Back!

High-Frequency/Story Words DVD•29

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vas

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Name

DVD•30  Spelling Short a Words

Sam, Come Back!

Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the short a vowel sound. To practice at home, have your child point to the short a vowel sound, pronounce the word, and write it.

Short a WordsLook at the word. Say it. Listen for the short a sound.

Write each word. Check it.

1. at

2. can

3. cat

4. back

5. dad

6. am

7. bat

8. mad

9. ran

10. sack

Words to Read

11. way

12. come

by

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vas

Lear

ning

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pan

y LL

C. A

ll R

ight

s R

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ved

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NameSam, Come Back!

Conventions Sentences DVD•31

Home Activity Your child reviewed sentences. Read aloud each group of words on the page. Ask your child whether or not each group is a sentence.

Underline each sentence.

1.The girl feeds the cat. The girl

2.in a dish The food is in a dish.

3.The cat likes to eat. likes to eat

Finish each sentence. Use a group of words from the box. Write the sentence.

Sentences

4.We

5.The dog

havetwopets. twopets Thepets

withthecat playswiththecat Ourdog

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vas

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ight

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