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est t
each
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e are
way
s to
help
you
r chi
ld p
ract
ice
skill
s w
hile
havi
ng fu
n!N
ame
Day
1
Th
is w
eek
we’
re
R
ead
ing
Mol
e an
d th
e B
aby
Bir
d
T
alk
ing
Ab
out
How
we
can
look
at
thin
gs in
a
diff
eren
t w
ay
Lea
rnin
g A
bou
t V
owel
Pat
tern
s, o
w, o
u
Syl
labl
es V
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VC
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Dra
w C
oncl
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te a
not
e to
geth
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o fa
mil
y m
embe
rs,
usi
ng
as m
any
ou a
nd
ow w
ords
as
poss
ible
. S
ome
wor
ds y
ou m
igh
t u
se a
re: h
our,
how
, n
ow, s
oun
d, o
urs
elve
s, o
utd
oors
, fou
nd
, ou
tsid
e,
abou
t, ar
oun
d, a
mou
nt,
cou
nt.
Rea
d th
ese
two-
syll
able
wor
ds w
ith
you
r ch
ild:
ri
ver,
baco
n, c
abin
, cam
el, l
emon
, pil
ot, w
agon
, ti
ger,
dec
oy. T
oget
her
, rea
d th
em a
gain
an
d cl
ap o
ut
the
syll
able
s.
Day
2
Dic
tate
th
e fo
llow
ing
spel
lin
g w
ords
an
d h
ave
you
r ch
ild
wri
te t
hem
: mou
th, h
ouse
, fou
nd
, ou
r, ou
t, cl
oud
, ou
ch, s
hou
t, ro
un
d, c
oun
t. T
hen
h
ave
you
r ch
ild
un
derl
ine
the
ou in
ea
ch w
ord.
Day
4
Thi
s w
eek
your
chi
ld is
lear
ning
to
draw
co
nclu
sion
s ba
sed
on t
he t
ext
as w
ell a
s w
hat
he o
r sh
e al
read
y kn
ows.
As
you
read
, sto
p of
ten
and
disc
uss
wha
t id
eas
the
auth
or m
ay
be c
omm
unic
atin
g in
dire
ctly
.
Day
5
En
cou
rage
you
r ch
ild
to w
rite
sen
ten
ces
that
in
clu
de t
he
foll
owin
g n
ew w
ords
: doo
r, lo
ved
, sh
ould
, woo
d.
Day
3
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Materials
paper, scissors, paper clip, pencil,
1 button
per player
Gam
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s1. M
ake a simple spin
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own
.
2. Players take tu
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en n
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ou an
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out an
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r, sou
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, about, rou
nd
, scout, lou
d, clou
d, cou
nt,
trout, ou
t, ouch
, dow
n, tow
n, brow
n, h
ow, n
ow,
cow, plow
, growl.
3. If the w
ord is spelled correctly, the player m
ay m
ove that n
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the
spinn
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4. Play con
tinu
es un
til all players reach E
nd.
End
Start
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on E
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c.,
or it
s af
filia
tes.
All
Rig
hts
Res
erve
d.
1
Mole and the Baby Bird
Read each sentence. Circle the word that has the same vowel sound as crown.
crown
1. Mr. Hill walked downtown.
2. He saw a brown dog.
3. Mr. Hill frowned.
4. How could he help the dog?
5. Mr. Hill looked down at the tag. Now he knew what to do!
Home Activity Your child identified words with the same vowel sound as crown. Ask your child to write a short poem using words that rhyme with how and brown.
Phonics Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou Review DVD•227
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Mole and the Baby Bird
Pick a word from the box to match each clue. Write the words in the puzzles.
candle little middle needle purple uncle
1. red + blue = 4. halfway
2. not aunt 5. not big
3. something sharp 6. gives off light
Home Activity Your child solved puzzles using two-syllable words with a consonant and le in the second syllable. Make up your own crossword puzzle with clues using two-syllable words with a consonant and le as the second syllable. Then have your child do the puzzle.
1. 2.
3.
4. 5.
6.
DVD•228 Phonics Final Syllable le Review
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Res
erve
d.
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Pick a word from the box to match each clue. Write it on the line.
borrowed door loved presently should usually wood
1. 2.
3. You say “Thank you.” 4. after a little time passes
5. most of the time 6. I liked it a lot! I it.
7. I do not own this. I it.
Mole and the Baby Bird
Home Activity Your child learned to read the words borrowed, door, loved, presently, should, usually, and wood. Draw a curved line to look like a path. Write the words from this page along the path. Have your child read the words while “traveling” the path.
High-Frequency Words/Story Words DVD•229
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Name
DVD•230 Spelling Words with ou
Mole and the Baby Bird
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the vowel sound in out. To practice at home, have your child pronounce each word, study the spelling of the word, and then write the word.
Words with ouLook at the word. Say it. Listen for the vowel sound.
Write each word. Check it.
1. mouth
2. house
3. found
4. our
5. out
6. cloud
7. ouch
8. shout
9. round
10. count
Words to Read
11. should
12. loved
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Conventions Pronouns DVD•231
Home Activity Your child reviewed pronouns. Copy sentences that have nouns as subjects from a favorite storybook. Have your child write the sentences using pronouns in place of the nouns.
Circle the pronoun in each sentence.
1. You can see the bird.
2. It can fly over the trees.
3. He got food for the bird.
4. We like to see the bird.
5. Are they looking for a pet? Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun from the box.Write the new sentence on the line.
6. Ann and Ed see the bird.
7. Ann makes a nest.
8. Ed lets the bird fly.
Pronouns
He They She
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