READING

Read a book together and ask the questions from last week. 

Who was in the story?

Where did it take place?

What happened at the beginning?

What happened in the middle?  Give 2 to 3 things.

How did it end?

Encourage your child to answer you in complete sentences not just 1 or 2 word answers.

WRITING

Write the sentence

I like to play with my friends.

Read it with your child.

Put each word on a slip of paper and have your child put the words in the correct order.  They probably will need your original sentence to follow as a model. Mix the words up and do it again having them read it to you each time.

Have them print the sentence making sure they are:

1.   Starting all letters at the top and go down to the line.

2.  Leaving spaces between the words about a finger width.

3.  Starting the sentence with an upper case I and finishing with a period.

WORD WORK

Continue with Squiggle Park.

NUMERACY

Continue counting to 20 and back again to 1. Please make counting backwards as your main focus this week.

Put the numbers 1 to 15 on cards and have your child put them in order from 1 – 15 and then shuffle them and have them put them in order from 15 -1.  Use the cards to make a numberline. Have your child close their eyes and you take one card away and ask what is missing, mix 2 or 3 up and ask your child to put them back in order.

Make a pile of counters and ask your child to make a pile that is fewer than yours and then more than yours. Make sure they are counting carefully with the “tag and drag” method. Do this a few times.

This week we will begin with Dreambox, a math site that has been purchased by our district. I will be emailing you the website to use to get to the sign in page and your child’s personal user name and password.