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are y
our c
hild
’s fi r
st a
nd b
est t
each
er!
Her
e are
way
s to h
elp y
our c
hild
pra
ctice
sk
ills w
hile
havin
g fu
n!
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Th
is w
eek
we’
re
R
ead
ing
Abr
aham
Lin
coln
Ta
lkin
g A
bou
t H
ow w
orki
ng t
oget
her
has
chan
ged
hist
ory
Lea
rnin
g A
bou
t C
ontr
acti
ons
Aut
hor’s
Pur
pose
Wri
te th
ese
wor
ds: w
as n
ot, s
he is
, we
will
, I a
m.
Hav
e yo
ur c
hild
wri
te t
he c
ontr
acti
on t
hat
stan
ds fo
r ea
ch p
air
of w
ords
.
Your
chi
ld le
arne
d to
iden
tify
aut
hor’s
pur
pose
fo
r w
riti
ng, s
uch
as t
o en
tert
ain
or t
o in
form
. Sh
ow y
our
child
the
cov
er o
f a b
ook.
Ask
who
w
rote
the
sto
ry a
nd w
hy.
Wri
te t
hese
wor
ds: c
erta
inly
, eit
her,
grea
t, la
ugh,
sec
ond,
wor
st, y
ou’r
e. T
ake
turn
s us
ing
the
wor
ds t
o w
rite
sen
tenc
es.
Hav
e yo
ur c
hild
wri
te e
ach
of t
hese
spe
lling
w
ords
: did
n’t,
hadn
’t, h
aven
’t, h
e’s, I
’ll, I
’m,
isn’
t, it
’s, s
he’s,
can
’t, a
ren’
t, w
ho’s.
Ask
you
r ch
ild t
o us
e th
e w
ords
to
mak
e up
son
g ti
tles
.
The
wee
k yo
ur c
hild
lear
ned
abou
t au
thor
’s
purp
ose.
Rea
d a
shor
t ne
wsp
aper
art
icle
wit
h yo
ur c
hild
. Ask
you
r ch
ild fo
r id
eas
abou
t th
e au
thor
’s p
urpo
se in
wri
ting
the
sto
ry. H
ave
your
chi
ld w
rite
one
sen
tenc
e th
at e
xpla
ins
the
best
idea
.
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vMaterials w
hite paper, scissors, pencil, paper clip, 16 buttons
Prep
arationM
ake a simple spinner as show
n. Place a button on
each book on the game board.
Gam
e Direction
s
1. Players take turns spinning the spinner. T
hey use the contraction ending they spin to w
rite a contraction for one of the w
ord pairs on a book.
2. If the player writes the contraction correctly, the
player takes the button off that word pair and
keeps it.
3. Play continues until all w
ord pairs have been used.
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Phonics r-Controlled ar, or, ore Review
Home Activity Your child reviewed words such as arch, horn, and chore that contain the vowel sounds ar, or, and ore. Write some of the words listed above. Have your child create new words by changing one or more letters in each word.
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
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Comprehension Facts and Details Review
Home Activity Your child learned to find facts and details in a play. Reread this play with your child, each reading the role of one of the characters. Discuss what you learned about bees and beekeepers. Help your child distinguish the facts from other sentences in the play. Ask your child for more details about bees. You may wish to find a book or online article about bees.
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Spelling Words
Words to Read
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Abraham Lincoln
Spelling Contractions
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell contractions. To practice at home, have your child study the word, especially the placement of the apostrophe, and then spell the word.
Contractions
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Abraham Lincoln
Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell contractions. Can your child think of other contractions that are not on the spelling list?
Contractions
Contractions
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Proper Nouns
Conventions Proper Nouns
Abraham Lincoln
Home Activity Your child learned how to use proper nouns in writing. Have your child write his or her name and address. Together, check to make sure your child used capital letters when necessary.
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Proper Nouns
Conventions Proper Nouns
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Abraham Lincoln
Home Activity Your child reviewed proper nouns. Write your child a letter. Do not capitalize the proper nouns. Ask your child to circle the words that should be capitalized and write the words with capital letters.
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Comprehension Author’s Purpose
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Home Activity Your child answered questions about a story and told why the author wrote it. Together read a funny story. Ask your child to tell who wrote the story, what the story is all about, and why the author might have written it.
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