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
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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
Sav
vas
Lear
ning
Com
pan
y LL
C. A
ll R
ight
s R
eser
ved
. 1
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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
Sav
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
by
Sav
vas
Lear
ning
Com
pan
y LL
C. A
ll R
ight
s R
eser
ved
. 1
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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
Sav
vas
Lear
ning
Com
pan
y LL
C. A
ll R
ight
s R
eser
ved
. 1
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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
by
Sav
vas
Lear
ning
Com
pan
y LL
C. A
ll R
ight
s R
eser
ved
. 1
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