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M5W1 Jabari Jumps (M4TH)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 12/3/2023
ReadingSkill: Character- What is this skill? A character is a person or animal in a story. Identifying characters in a story helps the reader have a better understanding of the text.
- Why is this important? Knowing about characters can help a reader better understand a story. Good readers look for clues about what characters do and how they feel.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: look, want
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, an, it, has, he, she, in, with, good, his, on, here, of, are, was, be, do
Phonics: (Print)
- Letter Focus: long Uu & short Uu
Phonemic awareness (Listening Only - No print)
- Middle sound: Go up the ladder and stop when you get to the top
- Ending Sound: Say a word while making a the shape of a rainbow
- Rhyming: Ask your child if certain words rhyme: lap/map . skip/lip . much/such . tree/bee
Phoneme segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds in words like:
- dogs /d/ /o/ /g/ /z/
- miss /m/ /i/ /ss/
- soft /s/ /o /f/ /t/
- Helpful Videow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple Sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math: Module 3
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M4W4 Getting Rest (Main Idea M3TG)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 11/26/2023**Homework folders are to be turned in with completed homework each Friday.
ReadingSkill: Main Idea
What is this skill? The main idea is what a story is mostly about. It is the most important thing the author wants to talk about.
Why is this important? Good readers think about the important things, or details, that happen in a story to help them find the main idea.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: be, do
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, an, it, has, he, she, in, with, good, his, on, here, of, are, was
Phonics: (Print)
- Letter Focus: Jj & Ww
Phonemic awareness (Listening Only - No print)
- Middle sound: Go up the ladder and stop when you get to the top (see below)
- Ending Sound: Say a word while making a the shape of a rainbow (see below)
- Rhyming: Ask your child if certain words rhyme: jeep/steep . leg/beg . pot/hot . whisk/risk
Phoneme segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds in words like:
- crash /c/ /r/ /a/ /sh/
- leg /l/ /e/ /g/
- must /m/ /u/ /s/ /t/
- Helpful Videow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple Sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math
Module 3
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M4W3 Jack & The Hungry Giant (Plot) (M3TF)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 11/12/2023**Homework folders are to be turned in with completed homework each Friday.
ReadingSkill: Plot
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What is this skill? All stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. We call things that happen in the beginning, middle, and at the end of a story the plot.
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Why is this important? Knowing about the plot can help a reader better understand a story. Good readers use what they already know to help them follow a story.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: are, was
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, an, it, has, he, she, in, with, good, his, on, here, of
Phonics: (Print)
- Letter Focus: Ll & Hh
Phonemic awareness (Listening Only - No print)
- Middle sound: Go up the ladder and stop when you get to the top (see below)
- Ending Sound: Say a word while making a the shape of a rainbow (see below)
- Rhyming: Ask your child if certain words rhyme: jeep/steep . leg/beg . pot/hot . whisk/risk
Phoneme segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds in words like:
- cause /c/ /au/ /se/
- pick /p/ /i/ /ck/
- sell /s/ /e/ /ll/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
- Middle Vowel Sound:
- Slide Strategy: Ask your child to identify middle vowels sounds in words. Ask your child to go up ladder as they say the word SLOWLY and STOP at the top of slide to hear the MIDDLE VOWEL sound.
- DON'T GO DOWN THE LADDER as we are not identifying the final sound.
- Ending Sound:
- Rainbow Strategy: Ask your child to say the word and make a RAINBOW motion with their finger until they get to the end for the ENDING sound.
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple Sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math: Module 3
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M4W2 Get Up and Go! (Main Idea M3TE)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 11/5/2023**Homework folders are to be turned in with completed homework each Friday.
ReadingSkill: Main Idea
What is this skill? The main idea is what a story is mostly about. It is the most important thing the author wants to talk about.
Why is this important? Good readers think about the important things, or details, that happen in a story to help them find the main idea.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: on, here, of
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, an, it, has, he, she, in, with, good, his
Phonics: (Print)
- Letter Focus: Short & Long /o/
Phonemic awareness (Listening Only - No print)
- "Sweep to Read" CVC and VC words (Ex: van, jog, led, dot, but, at, in, an, it)
- Initial Sounds: Say the beginning sound you hear in a word
- Syllables: How many syllables in word? Clap the parts of a word: el - e - phant (3)
- Rhyming: Ask your child if certain words rhyme: map/cap . wave/cave . tell/sell . might/fright
Phoneme segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds in words like:
- spend /s/ /p/ /e/ /n/ /d/
- quick /kw/ /i/ /ck/
- bell /b/ /e/ /ll/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
- Middle Vowel Sound:
- Slide Strategy: Ask your child to identify middle vowels sounds in words. Ask your child to go up ladder as they say the word SLOWLY and STOP at the top of slide to hear the MIDDLE VOWEL sound.
- DON'T GO DOWN THE LADDER as we are not identifying the final sound.
- Final Sound:
- Rainbow Strategy: Ask your child to say the word and make a RAINBOW motion with their finger until they get to the end for the FINAL sound.
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple Sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math
Module 3
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M4W1 Being Fit (Main Idea) (M4TD)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 10/29/2023ReadingBeing FitSkill: Main Idea
What is this skill? The main idea is what a story is mostly about. It is the most important thing the author wants to talk about.
Why is this important? Good readers think about the important things, or details, that happen in a story to help them find the main idea.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: NO NEW WORDS THIS WEEK
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, an, it, has, he, she, in, with
Phonics: (Print)
Phonemic awareness (Listening Only - No print)
- With your READER FINGER, locate vowel, say vowel, then go to the beginning of word and slowly "Sweep to Read" CVC and VC words.
- (Ex: pot, top, log, lip, did, big, ran, tag, nap, in, at, on)
- Rhyming: Ask your child if certain words rhyme: cap/lap . milk/silk . set/met . shop/chop
Phoneme segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds in words like:
- pull /p /u/ /ll/
- milk /m/ /i/ /l/ /k/
- slim /s/ /l/ /i/ /m/
- dish /d/ /i/ /sh/
- board /b/ /oar/ /d/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
- Middle Vowel Sound:
- Slide Strategy: Ask your child to identify middle vowels sounds in words. Ask your child to go up ladder as they say the word SLOWLY and STOP at the top of slide to hear the MIDDLE VOWEL sound.
- DON'T GO DOWN THE LADDER as we are not identifying the final sound.
- Final Sound:
- Rainbow Strategy: Ask your child to say the word and make a RAINBOW motion with their finger until they get to the end for the FINAL sound.
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple Sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math
Module 3
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M3W2 Quinto's Neighborhood (Character) (M3TA)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 10/8/2023ReadingQuinto's NeighborhoodSkill: Character
- What is this skill? A character is a person or animal in a story. Identifying characters in a story helps the reader have a better understanding of the text.
- Why is this important? Knowing about characters can help a reader better understand a story. Good readers look for clues about what characters do and how they feel.
Sight Words:
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Introduce: he, she
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Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you, as, it
Phonological Awareness (No print - Listening ONLY):
- Decode simple CVC and VC words (Ex: sun, pan, let, win, not, at, in)
- Middle Vowel Sound:
- Slide Strategy: Ask your child to identify middle vowels sounds in words. Ask your child to go up the ladder as they say the word SLOWLY and STOP at the top of the slide to hear the MIDDLE VOWEL sound.
- DON'T GO DOWN THE LADDER as we are not identifying the final sound.
- Final Sound:
- Rainbow Strategy: Ask your child to say the word and make a RAINBOW motion with their finger until they get to the end for the FINAL sound.
- Phoneme Segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds they hear a word.
- grip /g/ /r/ /i/ /p/
- stand /s/ /t/ /a/ /n/ /d/
- zip /z/ /i/ /p/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
Phonics: (Print)
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Alphabet Letter Focus:
Grammar:
Writing:
Writing
- Letter and number formation
- Write simple sentences using sight words and CVC words
- Proper use of periods, question marks, exclamation points
- Spaces between words
- A picture to match the sentence
Math:
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M3W1 Places in my Community (Main Idea) (M2TAB)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 10/1/2023 8:00:00 PMReading:
- Skill: Main Idea
What is this skill? The main idea is what a story is mostly about. It is the most important thing the author wants to talk about.
Why is this important? Good readers think about the important things, or details, that happen in a story to help them find the main idea.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: as, it
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is, and, can, you
Phonological Awareness (No print - Listening ONLY):
- Phoneme Segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds they hear a word.
- grip /g/ /r/ /i/ /p/
- stand /s/ /t/ /a/ /n/ /d/
- zip /z/ /i/ /p/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
Phonics: (Print)
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Alphabet Letter Focus: Long i I and Short i I
Grammar:
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Math:
- Skill: Main Idea
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M2C4 Tiny Rabbits Big Wish (Plot) (M1TH)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 9/24/2023Reading
Skill: Plot
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What is this skill? All stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. We call things that happen in the beginning, middle, and at the end of a story the plot.
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Why is this important? Knowing about the plot can help a reader better understand a story. Good readers use what they already know to help them follow a story.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: and, can, you
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go, is
Alphabet:
- Letter focus: Cc, Pp
Phonological Awareness (No print - Listening ONLY):
- Phoneme Segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds they hear a word.
- bat /b/ /a/ /t/
- ran /r/ /a/ /n/
- pad /p/ /a/ /d/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
- Can you count the SYLLABLES in a word? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvcgVRULaWw
- Can you identify which words RHYME? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnEwxdrJeM
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M2C3 Pete the Cat Too Cool For School (Setting) (M1TG)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 9/17/2023Reading
Skill: Setting
- What is this skill? The setting of a story is where it happens and when it happens. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary (make-believe) one.
- Why is this important? Knowing about the setting can help a reader better understand the story. Good readers look for clues that tell about the setting to help them create pictures in their minds about the story.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: is (no, man)
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to, am, at, go
Alphabet:
- Letter focus: Dd, Nn
Phonological Awareness (No print - Listening ONLY):
- Phoneme Segmentation: Ask your child to tell you ALL the sounds they hear a word.
- at /a/ /t/
- go /g/ /o/
- am /a/ /m/
- Helpful Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRdlYE7WdIk
- Can you count the SYLLABLES in a word? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvcgVRULaWw
- Can you identify which words RHYME? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnEwxdrJeM
Grammar:
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Math:
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M2C2 I like Myself (Setting) (M1TF-G)
Posted by Tracy Malone on 9/10/2023Reading
Skill: Setting
- What is this skill? The setting of a story is where it happens and when it happens. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary (make-believe) one.
- Why is this important? Knowing about the setting can help a reader better understand the story. Good readers look for clues that tell about the setting to help them create pictures in their minds about the story.
Sight Words:
- Introduce: am, at, go
- Review: the, I, a, see, like, by, my, to
Alphabet:
- Letter focus: Aa, Tt & Bb
Phonological Awareness (No print - Listening ONLY):
- Ask your child to tell you the FIRST sound they hear in any word (examples: lit, tan, shut, toy, hero, chop, the, dish, etc...) Here is a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUuhIAIs3U
- Can you count the SYLLABLES in a word? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvcgVRULaWw
- Can you identify which words RHYME? Click here to see a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPnEwxdrJeM
Grammar:
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