Homework for October 16 - 20

Homework books and folders will be sent home on Mondays, unless it is a non-instructional day. Assignments can be completed directly into the notebook, or can be completed on the worksheets provided and printed off. To best use the space in our notebooks we ask that worksheets now be tucked in with the homework notebook or if you wish, they can be placed in a folder or duotang. Sheets from previous weeks can be kept at home. Please keep the homework at home during the week and have your child return the all of the completed homework in its folder to school on Friday.

Parents need to be actively involved in their child’s homework. Provide guidance as necessary, mark the work to ensure that it is completed accurately, and have your child do corrections.

Home ReadingIt is very important for students to read for 15-20 minutes each night. Students should now use Kids A-Z reading online (Raz Kids) for most of their home reading. For each book, it is recommended that your child read the story first, then listen to the story, and finally, do the quiz. You can also use books from home, the school library, or the public library as well as poems sent home in his or her Poetry folder. Your child may not be reading many words yet, and so he or she may be working on “Read the Pictures” by telling you a story for each picture. This will include telling who is in the picture and what is happening, but may also include details like when and where this part of the story is taking place or how the character is feeling. If it is a non-fiction book, your child can tell you what he or she has learned from the picture. By “Reading the Pictures” your child will begin thinking about the words that may be found on the page and will also start making connections to what is being read.

When listening to your child read, you can help with the three P’s: Pause Prompt Praise

During and after the reading, make sure to talk about the story. Not only is it important that your child is able to decode and read with fluency, but he/she must also demonstrate an understanding of what is being read.

More Importantly:

Be sure to model reading yourself. Read to your child. Talk about the story.

Letter Printing Pages – e, i, and h–Option 1 - Print off, complete, and submit the pages in the homework folder.Option 2 – Have your child print the letters in the homework notebook. For each letter, print 4 rows of lowercase and 2 or more words that have the letter sounds (at, ate, all / can, city / did)

Grapheme SoundsUse the video, Graphemes with Gestures, to practice your grapheme sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUtP3TS5RRs

Math:Ten Frames to 20 – Count and Draw - Print off, complete, and submit the pages in the homework folder.

Pattern Project:Complete the next (3 rd from the outside) rectangle only of the rectangle frame. You may choose your colors. Make an ABBC pattern using just colors, or color and shapes. For example, red, red, yellow or blue square, blue square, green diamond.

Each week you will complete another rectangle. In the end you will have your very own pattern masterpiece!

Spelling Words:In your homework notebook, practice each word 3 or more times.*When writing out the spelling words, ensure your child is printing with proper letter formation and is leaving a space between words.*

jump

here

little

went

has

EXAMPLE:If you need a new copy, please print the rectangle pattern art page from the October 2 – 6 homework.

Oct. 2- 6 – Make an ABC pattern.

Oct. 9 – 13 – Make an AAB pattern.

Oct. 16 – 20 ABBC

Oct. 23 - 27

Oct. 30- Nov. 3