Home-School Connection
Dear Family Member:
This week our class will be focusing on what animals in stories can tell
us. Your child will meet animal characters in many types of stories.
Here are some activities that you can
do with your child to help reinforce the
skills we’ll be practicing.
Word Workout (see page 34)
• Words to Know: suffixes You and
your child will take turns making up
sentences to tell a story about an
imaginary meal you could prepare.
• Spelling/Phonics: short u and
long u Play “Match the Sounds” with your child. Say a word on the
list and then have your child find and say another word from the list
with the same vowel sound. Then reverse roles. This week’s phonic
sounds include both the long u sound as in use, and the short u
sound as in cup.
Comprehension: problem and solution (see page 35)
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You will read each problem with your child. Then you and your child
will discuss the possible solutions, and your child will circle the picture
that shows the best solution to the problem.
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Word Workout
Words to Know
I’m going to begin a story about an imaginary special meal we could
make together. I’ll make up a sentence, using one of the words on the
list. Then you use a different word in a sentence that continues the story.
We’ll take turns until all the list words have been used. Then you can
illustrate the story on a separate piece of paper.
fond believe feast remarkable
delicious snatch stories lessons
Spelling Words
Let’s play a game called “Match the Sounds.” I will say one of the words
on the list. Then you find and say another word on the list that has the
same vowel sound. Next it will be your turn to say a word from the list,
and I’ll find another word with the same vowel sound.
mule fuse plum use huge
dug cub hum must fun
Review: rope nose
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Comprehension: Problem and Solution
Read a Story
Let’s read some short stories about different problems. Then we’ll look at
the two pictures below each story and circle the one that shows the best
solution to the problem.
1. Jean found a bird’s nest lying next to a tree in her
yard. The eggs were not broken. She didn’t see the
mother bird. What should she do?
2. Mr. Taley’s doctor told him he would feel better if
he lived in a hot, dry location. But the Taley family
lived near the ocean, where it was often cool and
rainy. What should the Taley family do?
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TALEY
3. Charlie saw a backpack and a five-dollar bill lying
on the school playground under the swings. The
other children had already gone inside, so the
playground was empty. What should he do?
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