You
are y
our c
hild
’s fi r
st a
nd b
est t
each
er!
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Thi
s w
eek
your
chi
ld w
ill r
evie
w v
owel
sou
nds
spel
led
ar, o
r, or
e, o
ar, e
r, ir
, ur.
Wri
te e
ach
of
thes
e w
ords
on
a se
para
te c
ard:
car
, for
k, s
tore
, ro
ar, f
ur, c
lerk
, gir
l, st
arfis
h. H
ave
your
chi
ld
read
eac
h w
ord
and
draw
a p
ictu
re o
n th
e ca
rd
to il
lust
rate
the
wor
d.
One
ski
ll yo
ur c
hild
will
rev
iew
thi
s w
eek
is
caus
e an
d ef
fect
. Ask
you
r ch
ild t
o ex
plai
n w
hy
a pu
ddle
dis
appe
ars.
Dis
cuss
wit
h yo
ur c
hild
ot
her
effe
cts
of t
he s
un.
Som
e w
ords
you
r ch
ild w
ill r
evie
w t
his
wee
k:
fam
ily,
onc
e, g
reat
, wor
st, w
hole
, wor
d, p
eopl
e,
sign
, eve
rybo
dy, s
orry
. Wri
te e
ach
wor
d. H
elp
your
chi
ld u
se t
he w
ords
in a
sto
ry a
bout
pe
ople
wor
king
tog
ethe
r to
find
a lo
st p
et.
Wri
te t
hese
sill
y de
scri
ptio
ns t
hat
cont
ain
spel
ling
wor
ds: c
orn
in a
pur
se, b
aby
on a
tray
, ho
rse
on a
por
ch, n
ote
on a
turt
le, h
e’s in
pai
nt,
she’s
in d
irt.
Take
tur
ns il
lust
rati
ng t
hem
.
Talk
wit
h yo
ur c
hild
abo
ut h
ow c
omm
unit
y he
lper
s w
ork
toge
ther
.
Com
preh
ensi
on
Phon
ics
Voca
bula
ry
Spel
ling
Unit
Ques
tion
Th
is w
eek
we’
re
R
evie
win
g Ta
ra a
nd T
iree
, Fe
arle
ss F
rien
ds
Abr
aham
Lin
coln
Scar
city
The
Bre
men
Tow
n M
usic
ians
One
Goo
d T
urn
D
eser
ves
Ano
ther
Ta
lkin
g A
bou
t W
OR
KIN
G T
OG
ET
HE
R
How
can
we
wor
k to
geth
er?
Unit 2
Inter
activ
e Rev
iew
Her
e are
way
s to h
elp y
our c
hild
revie
w
skill
s whi
le ha
ving
fun!
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Materials 16 index cards, crayon or pen
Prep
aration M
ake a set of word cards like
those shown.
Gam
e Direction
s
1. Mix the cards and place them
face down in four
rows, four cards in each row
.
2. Players take turns trying to m
atch a contraction w
ith the word pair it stands for.
3. Players turn over tw
o cards at a time. If they
make a m
atch, they keep the cards.
4. Play continues until there are no cards left.
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Home Activity Your child wrote words that contain the vowel sounds in barn, stork, store, and board. Point to the words your child wrote below the pictures. Ask your child to read each word aloud and use the word in a sentence that tells about each picture.
Phonics
Unit 2 Week 1 Interactive Review
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Phonics
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Home Activity Your child practiced forming contractions, such as won’t, that’s, she’ll, and I’m. Write the contractions from the box on separate index cards. On other cards, write the pairs of words that form the contractions. Have your child match the contractions and word pairs.
Unit 2 Week 2 Interactive Review
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Sam, Come Back
Home Activity Your child identified words that contain the vowel sounds in perch, chirp, and curb. Point to the words your child circled below the picture. Ask your child to read each word aloud and use the word in a sentence that tells about each picture.
Phonics
Unit 2 Week 3 Interactive Review
curb
spur
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Sam, Come Back!
Phonics
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Home Activity Your child formed plural nouns by adding -s, -es, changing the y to i and adding -es, or changing the f to ve and adding -s. Invite your child to draw pictures to illustrate the completed sentences. Have your child write a plural noun for each drawing.
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Home Activity Your child identified words in which the long a sound is spelled a, ai, or ay. Ask your child to write the long a words from above on separate index cards. Then have your child sort the words according to the way the long a sound is spelled.
Phonics
Unit 2 Week 5 Interactive Review
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