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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 1

Dear Family, In English class, we are learning the names of the objects we carry to school in our backpacks. Listen to I Have a Backpack and point to each object as it is named. Then color the picture.

02 I Have a Backpack I have a backpack. (repeat)I have a new backpack. I’m ready. I’m ready.I’m ready for school. Let’s go! Let’s go!

Verse 2: notebookVerse 3: glue stickVerse 4: pencilVerse 5: marker

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 2

Dear Family,In English class, we met the Hat People family (Mom, Dad, Sam, and Cassie). Cut out the Hat People characters. Find and pick up the correct character when you hear their name in the song, Where Is Cassie?

03 Where Is Cassie?Where is Cassie? Where is Cassie?Here I am. Here I am.Hello, Cassie. Hello, Cassie. We’re glad you’re here. We’re glad you’re here.

Verse 2: SamVerse 3: MomVerse 4: Dad

Sam

Mom

Cassie

Dad

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 3

Dear Family,In English class, we are learning about the beach and the sea. Cut out the pieces and do the puzzle as you listen to There’s a Hole at the Bottom of the Sea.

There’s a hole at the bottom of the sea. There’s a hole at the bottom of the sea. There’s a hole, there’s a hole,There’s a hole at the bottom of the sea.

Verse 2: There’s a rock in the hole at the bottom of the sea.

Verse 3: There’s a log on the rock in the hole at the bottom of the sea.

Verse 4: There’s a frog on the log on the rock in the hole at the bottom of the sea.

Verse 5: There’s a bug on the frog on the log on the rock in the hole at the bottom of the sea.

04 There’s a Hole at the Bottom of the Sea

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 4

Dear Family,In English class, we are reading a true story about two whales who got lost in a river and how they found their way back to the sea. Talk about the whales, then listen to Let’s Help the Whales and act out the motions with the puppets.

05 Let’s Help the WhalesLet’s help the whales.Let’s help Dawn Whale.Let’s help her go home to the sea.Swish, swash, swish, swash.Let’s help her go home to the sea.

Let’s help the whales.Let’s help Delta Whale.Let’s help him go home to the sea.Swish, swash, swish, swash.Let’s help him go home to the sea.

Dawn

Delta

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 5

Dear Family,In English class, we are learning about food and snacks and how to say what we want to eat. Cut out the foods. Ask: What do you want for lunch? and have your child choose three foods to paste on the plate.

06 What Do You Want for Lunch? What do you want for lunch today?What do you want for lunch?Have some good food.Munch, munch, munch!

I want an apple, an apple, please.I want an apple for lunch.Apples are good for you.Munch, munch, munch!

Verse 2: an orange; OrangesVerse 3: a pear; PearsVerse 4: a sandwich; SandwichesVerse 5: a salad; Salads

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 6

Dear Family,In English class, we are learning about games and playground activities. Point at the playground equipment and ask: What’s this? Listen to the chant Follow Me and let your fingers do the actions (climb, crawl, etc.) as you chant.

07 Follow MeChorus:Come follow, follow, follow, follow, follow, follow me.You can do what I do, I do, I do. You can do what I do—follow me.

Climb up the ladder. (repeat)Crawl through the tube. (repeat)Slide down the slide. (repeat)Walk on the log. (repeat)Go around and around on the merry-go-round.

Chorus

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 7

Dear Family, In English class, we are learning to observe and record the weather. Look at the weather today and place the weather symbol on the chart. Listen to How Is the Weather Today? and sing along. Keep the chart and the symbols and record the weather every day!

08 How Is the Weather Today?How is the weather today? (repeat)Look out the window. Look out the window.How is the weather today?

Is it rainy today? Is it rainy today?How is the weather today?Open the door. Open the door.Let’s go out and play.

Verse 2: sunnyVerse 3: windyVerse 4: cloudy

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 8

Dear Family, In English class, we are learning about firefighters. Cut out the pictures. Listen to The Firefighter Song and place the pictures in the correct order as you sing along. Listen again and mime the actions.

09 The Firefighter SongThe firefighter puts on a hat. (repeat)The firefighter saves us all.It was a very good call.The firefighter saves us all.

Verse 2: slides down the poleVerse 3: drives the fire truckVerse 4: puts out the fire

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Parent–Child Activity Sheet: Unit 9

Dear Family,In English class, we are learning about zoo animals, including elephants! Play Elephant Walk, and count and color the elephants as you sing along. Then mime being an elephant, using your arm as a trunk.

10 Elephant Walk Right foot, left foot, see me go.I am gray and big and slow.I come walking down the street,With my trunk and four big feet.(repeat all)