Practice Book With Answers

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

How

peo

ple

take

car

e of

th

eir

pets

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t Sh

ort a

Fina

l ck

Ch

arac

ter

14

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

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

th

e w

ord

has

the

shor

t a

soun

d. I

f it

does

, hav

e yo

ur c

hild

wri

te it

and

rea

d it

alo

ud.

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

the

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

car

ds: o

n, w

ay, a

nd

in.

Tell

you

r ch

ild

thes

e ar

e B

oin

g w

ords

. Rea

d a

stor

y to

geth

er. I

f a

Boi

ng

wor

d is

rea

d, y

our

chil

d sh

ould

jum

p u

p an

d ye

ll,

Boi

ng!

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 ru

les.

The

n, h

ave

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 in

a s

tory

. Rea

d a

stor

y to

you

r ch

ild.

H

ave

your

chi

ld t

ell y

ou w

ho t

he s

tory

is a

bout

.

Day

5

You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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32

Oh, T

hat Fat Cat!

Materials

crayons

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 fi rst player to color in th

e E

nd box w

ins!

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Start

at

can

catback

rack

hadEnd

Start

am

bat

mad

ran

sack

hatEnd

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Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Short a 3

Name

Pea

rson

Ed

ucat

ion

1

Home Activity Your child has reviewed words with the short a sound heard in cat. Work with your child to make words that rhyme with cat and man.

Say the word for each picture.Write a on the line if you hear the short a sound.

cat

1.

b g

2.

f n

3.

m p

4.

m p

5.

c n

6.

m n

7.

p g

8.

v n

Find the picture whose name has the short a sound.Mark the to show your answer.

9.

10.

Sam, Come Back!

a a a

a a a

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Name

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Look at the pictures.

Circle the picture that shows what the animal likes.

1. Nan

2. Max

3. Sam

Fill in the .

4. Sam is a

bat rat cat

Draw a character from the story you have read.

5.

Nan Max Sam

Home Activity Your child learned about characters in stories. As you read stories with your child, point out details that tell what the character enjoys and what it looks like.

4 Comprehension Character Practice Book Unit 1

Sam, Come Back!

Children should be able to name the character they illustrated.

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Name

Pea

rson

Ed

ucat

ion

1

Say the word for each picture.Write ck on the line if the word has the same ending sound as .

1.

ta

2.

ba

3.

fa

4.

sa

5.

ha

6.

ja

7.

pa

8.

ca

Find the word that has the same ending sound as

.Mark the to show your answer.

9. tap tan tack

10. rack rag ram

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final ck 5

Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end in ck. Help your child write words that rhyme with sack.

Sam, Come Back!

ck ck ck

ck ck

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NameSam, Come Back!

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.

in on way

1. The is the .

2. We go that to the .

3. The is the .

Draw the puppy on the mat.

4.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words in, on, and way. Write each word on a card. Have your child read each word and then use it in a sentence.

6 High-Frequency Words Practice Book Unit 1

in

way

on

Answers will vary. Childrens artwork should show a puppy on the mat.

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Name

Pea

rson

Ed

ucat

ion

1

Pick a word to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.

in on way

1. The cat is the bag.

2. The bat is the hat.

3. That is the to the .

Draw the way to the .

4.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words in, on, and way. Write each word on a card. Place an object in or on items in your home. Have your child point to the in or on card that describes the objects location. Then have your child pick up the way card while saying, We go this way.

Practice Book Unit 1 High-Frequency Words 7

Sam, Come Back!

in

on

way

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Gulf of Mexico

MN

MI

OKAR

AL GA

VA

NY

NJ

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MA

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CT

DE

AZNM

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NC

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KY

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NE

WV MDDC

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NameSam, Come Back!

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

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

8 Phonics Initial Consonants Review Practice Book Unit 1

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, h, j, m, p, r, t, and w. Help your child make a list of foods that begin with these letters.

b f c m

w j p t

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P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Name

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.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final Consonants Review 9

Sam, Come Back!

g n d s

t p m n

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Name

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Circle the cover.

Place an X over the book about bats.

Circle the book that Dan wrote.Draw a box around the book Max wrote.

Home Activity Your child learned to use the title and picture on a book cover to figure out what the book is about. Your child also learned to look for more information on the title page of the book. Point out the cover and title page of the next book you read together.

10 Research and Study Skills Parts of a Book Practice Book Unit 1

Sam, Come Back!

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You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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

Pig

in a

Wig

T

alk

ing

Ab

out

How

peo

ple

can

hel

p an

imal

s

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t S

hor

t i

F

inal

x

Rea

lism

an

d F

anta

sy1

4

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Say

a s

hor

t i

wor

d, a

nd

ask

you

r ch

ild

to s

ay

a rh

ymin

g w

ord.

Wri

te b

oth

wor

ds. C

onti

nu

e u

nti

l you

hav

e te

n w

ords

. Th

en h

ave

him

or

her

rea

d th

e li

st. S

ome

wor

ds y

ou m

igh

t u

se

are

fi x,

fi g,

kid

, rip

, an

d w

in.

Wri

te e

ach

wor

d on

a c

ard:

tax

, wax

, six

, mix

, fi

x. A

sk y

our

chil

d to

rea

d th

e w

ords

an

d m

ake

up

sen

ten

ces

for

each

wor

d.

Day

2

Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

: an

d, t

ake,

up.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d re

ad t

hem

. Th

en h

ave

him

or

her

pr

acti

ce

prin

tin

g t

he

wor

ds u

sin

g th

eir

inde

x fi

nge

r on

a t

able

. Nex

t, h

ave

you

r ch

ild

wri

te

the

wor

ds o

n p

aper

an

d re

ad t

hem

.

Day

3

Toge

ther

, wri

te a

fu

nn

y se

t of

dir

ecti

ons

for

wh

at t

o do

wit

h a

wig

. Use

th

is w

eek

s sp

elli

ng

wor

ds: i

n, i

t, d

id, s

it, s

ix, fi

x, l

ip, m

ix, p

in, w

ig.

Day

4

Th

is w

eek

you

r ch

ild

is le

arn

ing

the

diff

eren

ce

betw

een

wh

at c

ould

rea

lly

hap

pen

an

d w

hat

co

uld

not

rea

lly

hap

pen

in a

sto

ry. A

s yo

u r

ead

book

s w

ith

you

r ch

ild,

dis

cuss

wh

eth

er t

he

peop

le o

r an

imal

s in

th

e st

ory

do t

hin

gs t

hat

re

al p

eopl

e or

an

imal

s do

.

Day

5

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32

Ro

ll a Wo

rd

Materials

scissors, crayons or m

arkers, wh

ite an

d colored paper

Gam

e Direction

s1. C

ut a colored piece of paper in

to eight pieces

and copy on

e of the letters below

onto each

piece. P

lace all of the pieces face dow

n.

2. Cu

t a wh

ite piece of paper into eigh

t pieces and

copy one of th

e word parts sh

own

below on

to each

piece.

3. Each

player picks four w

hite pieces an

d one

colored piece. Use th

e pieces to make as m

any

real words as possible.

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

bd

fw

ps

hl

igit

inill

imid

ipix

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Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Short i 13

NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short i sound heard in pig. Help your child make up fun rhymes using short i words, such as The big pig in the wig can dig and do a jig.

Say the word for each picture.Write i on the line if you hear the short i sound.

pig

1.

k ck

2.

h t

3.

t ck

4.

f n

5.

p n

6.

d g

7.

w g

8.

z p

Find the word that has the same middle sound as .Mark the to show your answer.

9. hat hid ham

10. tap pal tip

i i i

i i i

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NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Look at each pair of pictures.Circle the picture that shows something that could not really happen.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Draw a picture of something that could not really happen.

5.

Home Activity Your child learned about the difference between what could really happen and what is make-believe. As you read stories with your child, have your child tell you whether the story could or could not really happen.

14 Comprehension Realism and Fantasy Practice Book Unit 1

Childrens pictures should show an understanding of fantasy.

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NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Say the word for each picture.Write x on the line if the word has the same ending sound as ax.

1.

si

2.

wa

3.

li

4.

ki

5.

bo

6.

mi

7.

si

8.

fi

Find the word that has the same ending sound as .Mark the to show your answer.

9. tax tan tip

10. at am ax

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final x 15

Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end with x. Write six, mix, and fix on cards. Have your child choose a card, read the word, and use it in a sentence.

ax

x x

x x x

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NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

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atio

n 1


and take up

1. I have a cat five .

2. One is on Sam.

3. You can two.

Draw the cat and two .

4.

Draw a up on you.

5.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words and, take, and up. As you read with your child, encourage him or her to point out these words in print.


and

up

take

Drawing should show the cat and two kittens.

Drawing should show a kitten up on a child.

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NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words and, play, take, and up. Help your child make up a story that uses these words. Write the story as your child tells it. Then invite him or her to draw a picture that goes with the story.

Pick a word to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.

and play take up

1. We .

2. Look at you me.

3. We go .

4. You can this.

Draw two friends at play.

5.

Practice Book Unit 1 High-Frequency Words/Selection Words 17

play

and

up

takeAnswers will vary. Childrens artwork should show two people playing.

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ORID

TX

Gulf of Mexico

MN

MI

OKAR

AL GA

VA

NY

NJ

NHVT

MA

RI

CT

DE

AZNM

NDME

CA

SD WI

NC

SC

MS

MT

WY

KS

IA

IL

MO

IN

TN

KY

OHPA

WA

NE

WV MDDC

CO

LA

FL

6

NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Read the word.Circle the picture for each word.

can

1. tack 2. pan

3. map 4. sack

5. fan 6. hat

7. sax 8. back


9. sag sip six

10. bit bat bin

18 Phonics Short a Review Practice Book Unit 1

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short a sound. Go on a Short a hunt around your home with your child. Together, make a list of things you find whose names have a short a sound.

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NamePig in a Wig

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Circle the picture for each word.

pack

1. rackrat

2. sadsack

3. kitkick

4. bagback

5. pickpig

6. sipsick

7. licklid

8. tacktab


9. rap rack ram

10. tick tin tip

Home Activity Your child reviewed words that end with ck. Help your child write words that end in ck. Together, use them to make up nonsense rhymes. (For example, Put your backpack in a sack on the rack.)

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final ck Review 19

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Name

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

1. Circle the shelf with encyclopedias and dictionaries.

2. Draw a box around the shelf with books about real things.

3. Place an X over the computer.

4. Underline the shelves of books on tape.

5. Draw an arrow to the shelf with videos and DVDs.

Home Activity Your child learned to find resources in the library. Visit your local library with your child and help him or her find the nonfiction picture books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, books on tape, videos, and the librarys computers.

20 Research and Study Skills Media Center Practice Book Unit 1

Pig in a Wig

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You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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

Th

e B

ig B

lue

Ox

T

alk

ing

Ab

out

How

an

imal

s ca

n h

elp

peop

le

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t S

hor

t o

-s

Plu

rals

Ch

arac

ter

and

Set

tin

g1

4

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

on

pap

er: r

ock,

loc

k, h

op,

mop

, top

, got

, hot

, pot

. Th

en u

sin

g cr

ayon

s,

wri

te t

he

fi rs

t le

tter

of

each

wor

d in

on

e co

lor

and

hav

e yo

ur

chil

d fi

nis

h w

riti

ng

the

wor

d in

an

oth

er c

olor

an

d re

ad t

he

wor

ds.

Toge

ther

, wri

te s

illy

rh

ymes

usi

ng

the

plu

ral

form

s of

th

e w

ords

in t

his

list

: cat

, rat

, pig

, w

ig, s

ack,

tac

k, m

op, t

op, r

ock,

soc

k.

Day

2

Wri

te t

he

foll

owin

g co

des

on a

sh

eet

of p

aper

: 1

= e,

2 =

g, 3

= h

, 4 =

k, 5

= l,

6 =

p, 7

= s

, 8 =

t,

9 =

u. T

hen

wri

te t

he

foll

owin

g se

cret

cod

es:

2-1-

8, 3

-1-5

-6, 9

-7-1

. Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d so

lve

the

code

by

wri

tin

g th

e le

tter

s to

eac

h w

ord

and

read

ing

the

wor

ds. (

get,

hel

p, u

se)

Day

3

Rea

d ea

ch s

pell

ing

wor

d al

oud:

mom

, hot

, hop

, po

t, p

op, o

x, l

ock,

mop

, got

, roc

k. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

wri

te t

he

wor

ds a

s yo

u r

ead

them

an

d th

en w

rite

th

e pl

ura

l for

ms

of p

ot, l

ock,

an

d ro

ck.

Day

4

Th

is w

eek

you

r ch

ild

is le

arn

ing

abou

t th

e ch

arac

ters

an

d se

ttin

g in

a s

tory

. Rea

d a

stor

y to

you

r ch

ild.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d te

ll y

ou w

ho

the

stor

y is

abo

ut

and

nam

e an

y ot

her

peo

ple

or

anim

als

in t

he

stor

y. A

sk y

our

chil

d to

tel

l you

w

her

e th

e st

ory

take

s pl

ace.

Day

5

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32

Ho

p, H

op

Fro

g

Materials

index cards, m

arker, paper, pencil,

1 coin per player

Gam

e Direction

s1. C

opy the w

ords below on

index cards an

d place th

e cards face down

on th

e table.

2. Each

player puts a coin

on S

tart. Th

e fi rst player picks a w

ord card and reads it alou

d. T

hen

he or sh

e writes th

e plural form

of the

word on

paper.

3. Each

time a player w

rites the plu

ral form of th

e w

ord correctly, he or sh

e can h

op his or h

er coin

to the n

ext lily pad. Play th

en con

tinu

es to th

e next player.

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cobjob

rodmob

cotdot

pottop

mop

docklock

lotrock

sockpod

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Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Short o 23

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Say the word for each picture.Circle the picture if the word has the short o sound you hear in top. top

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

Home Activity Your child identified words that contain the short o sound heard in top. Encourage your child to use the short o words pictured above in sentences.

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24 Comprehension Character and Setting Practice Book Unit 1

NameThe Big Blue Ox

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Look at each pair of pictures.Circle the pictures that show characters in settings that make sense.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Draw a picture of an animal from a story you have read. Show where it lives.

5.

Home Activity Your child learned about characters and places in a story. As you read together, have your child tell you what he or she knows about the characters and settings in the stories.

Childrens drawings should reveal information about both character and setting.

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Home Activity Your child identified singular and plural nouns. Have your child name items around the house. Point out the use of -s at the end of many plural words, such as books, apples, and bowls.

Circle a word to match each picture.

pans

1.

bat bats

2.

mop mops

3.

rock rocks

4.

pig pigs

5.

top tops

6.

cap caps

7.

kit kits

8.

sack sacks

Draw a picture for each word.

9. cats 10. fox

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics -s Plurals 25

Childrens artwork should show more than one cat.

Childrens artwork should show one fox.

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Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words get, help, and use. Encourage your child to find these words in everyday print, such as on signs.


get help use

1. Can I your ?

2. My dogs you go.

3. You can there fast!

Draw an animal that helps.

4.

Draw a picture of something you use to help with your schoolwork.

5.


use

help

get

Childrens artwork should show some type of school supply that helps students, such as a pencil, crayon, or ruler.

Childrens artwork should show an animal that helps people, such as a guide dog or a work horse.

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get help mud town use

1. Max and I are in the .

2. We can that!

3. They Max and me.

4. We up.

5. We go to the .

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words get, help, mud, town, and use. Help your child make up a silly story that uses these words. Write the story as your child tells it. Then invite him or her to draw a picture to go with the story.


mud

use

help

get

town

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Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the short i sound heard in bib. Work with your child to write words that rhyme with tin and big.


bib

1. lid 2. dig

3. wig 4. pin

5. pig 6. rip

7. kick 8. fin

Find the picture whose name has the short i sound.Mark the to show your answer.

9.

10.

28 Phonics Short i Review Practice Book Unit 1

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ox

1. sixsits

2. wagwax

3. fogfox

4. mixmitt

5. saxsack

6. boxbat

7. sicksix

8. fixfin


9. tax tan tick

10. it am ax

Home Activity Your child practiced reading words that end with x. Write six, mix, and fix on cards. Have your child draw a card, read the word, and give clues to its meaning for you to guess.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final x Review 29

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30 Research and Study Skills Picture Dictionary Practice Book Unit 1

1. Circle the man who works on the farm.

2. Make a box around the cow.

3. Put an X on the barn.

4. Write the word that names the animal the farmer is feeding.

5. Write the word that names the animal in the mud.

Home Activity Your child learned about words in a picture dictionary. Find a picture dictionary at the library and help your child use it to understand the meanings of related words.

barn

cowpig

hen

hen

pig

man

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You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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

A F

ox a

nd

a K

it

T

alk

ing

Ab

out

Wh

at w

e ca

n le

arn

abo

ut

anim

als

by w

atch

ing

them

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t In

fl ec

ted

En

din

g -s

In

fl ec

ted

En

din

g -i

ng

Mai

n I

dea

14

P

ears

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Wri

te e

ach

of

the

foll

owin

g w

ords

on

an

inde

x ca

rd: n

ap, s

it, w

in, fi

t, h

it. W

rite

s o

n a

not

her

ca

rd. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

read

a w

ord

to y

ou.

Pla

ce t

he

s on

th

e en

d of

th

e w

ord.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d re

ad t

he

new

wor

d.

Wri

te e

ach

of

the

foll

owin

g w

ords

on

an

inde

x ca

rd: t

hey

, I, s

he,

he,

we,

is,

are

, th

e, f

ox, c

at,

play

, pl

ays,

pla

yin

g, e

at, e

ats,

eat

ing.

Tak

e tu

rns

mak

ing

sen

ten

ces

usi

ng

as m

any

of t

he

wor

ds a

s po

ssib

le.

Day

2

Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

an

d h

ave

you

r ch

ild

read

th

em: e

at, h

er, t

his

, too

. Th

en c

ut

inde

x ca

rds

into

nin

e pi

eces

. Wri

te a

lett

er o

n e

ach

pie

ce:

a, e

, h, i

, o, o

, r, s

, t. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

dupl

icat

e ea

ch w

ord

usi

ng

the

lett

ers.

Day

3

Giv

e yo

ur c

hild

thi

s li

st o

f spe

llin

g w

ords

: nap

, na

ps, s

it, s

its,

win

, win

s, fi

t, fi

ts, h

it, h

its.

Mak

e up

a s

ente

nce

for

one

wor

d, b

ut s

ay

beep

fo

r th

e sp

elli

ng w

ord.

Hav

e yo

ur c

hild

iden

tify

the

w

ord

for

the

bee

p s

pace

and

the

n sp

ell i

t.

Day

4

Th

is w

eek

you

r ch

ild

is le

arn

ing

abou

t th

e m

ain

idea

in a

sto

ry. A

s yo

u r

ead

stor

ies

wit

h

you

r ch

ild,

dis

cuss

wit

h h

im o

r h

er w

hat

th

e st

ory

was

mai

nly

abo

ut.

Day

5

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kickplay

helprock

see

look

pickeat

packlock

I kick. She kicks. W

e are

kicking!

Materials

marker, in

dex cards

Gam

e Direction

s

1. Write each

word on

to an in

dex card and place

the cards face dow

n on

the table.

2. Th

e fi rst player chooses on

e card and reads it in

th

e senten

ce I ___ . (Exam

ple: I kick.)

3. Th

en th

e player points to an

other player an

d says S

he (or H

e) ____ . and n

ames th

e same

action, addin

g -s. (Exam

ple: Sh

e kicks.)

4. Fin

ally, both players say W

e are ____. and

nam

e the action

, adding -in

g to the en

d of th

e word. (E

xample: W

e are kicking.) P

lay con

tinu

es with

the secon

d player choosin

g a card.

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NameA Fox and a Kit

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Add -s to each word. Write the new word on the line.

1. hop 2. sit

3. see 4. pat 5. help

Use the words you wrote to finish the sentences.Write the words on the lines.

6. Jack a big dog.

7. Jack the dog.

8. Jack on a rock.

9. The dog Jack.

10. The dog on Jack.

Home Activity Your child added -s to verbs. Have your child write the verbs see, fan, nap, dig, sit, hop, jog, and mop, and add an -s to each verb. Have your child pick a verb and use it in a sentence about you, such as Mommy hops. Then act out the sentence.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Inflected Ending -s 33

hops sits

sees pats helps

sees

pats

sits

helps

hops

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NameA Fox and a Kit

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Read the story.Circle the sentence that tells best what the story is about.Draw a picture that shows what the story is about.

1. Dan has a cat. 2.

The cat is tan.

The cat is fat.

Dan has a fat, tan cat.

3. Liz is a fox. 4.

Liz has a kit.

Liz likes to play.

The kit likes to play.

Liz and her kit like to play.

Write the name of a story you have read.Draw a picture that shows what the story is about.

5.

Home Activity Your child learned about the main idea of a story. As you read stories together, have your child tell you the main idea.

34 Comprehension Main Idea Practice Book Unit 1

Children should be able to name the story they illustrated. Have them tell you the main idea.

Drawing should show Dan and a tan fat cat.

Drawing should show Liz and her kit playing.

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Add -ing to each word. Write the new word on the line.

1. help 2. look

3. fix 4. lick 5. play

Use the words you wrote to finish the sentences.Write the words on the lines.

6. Jan is at the cats.

7. Jan is the cats.

8. The cats are with the can.

9. The big cat is the little cat.

10. Jan is the lock.

Home Activity Your child added -ing to verbs. Have your child write the verbs lick, rock, kick, eat, and mix on slips of paper. Then have your child add -ing to each verb. Have your child pick a slip of paper and act out the word for you to guess.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Inflected Ending -ing 35

helping looking

fixing licking playing

looking

helping

playing

licking

fixing

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Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.Remember to begin a sentence with a capital letter.

eat her this too

1. is an .

2. The likes to .

3. Can we help ?

4. She has a black dog .

Draw an animal eating with its baby.

5.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words eat, her, this, and too. Look through books to find these words in print and have your child read them aloud.


Thiseat

hertoo

Childrens artwork should show a parent and baby animal eating.

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Circle a word to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.

animals dinner

1. We see the .

This Her

2. is a big cat.

this too

3. That is a big cat .

watch dinner

4. The cats eat .

her we

5. The big one is mom.

dinner eat

6. We watch the too. Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words animals, dinner, eat, her, this, too, and watch. Help your child use as many of these words as possible to make up a story about a day spent with friendly animals. Write the story as your child tells it. Invite him or her to draw a picture of the story.


animals

This

too

dinner

her

eat

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NameA Fox and a Kit

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Say the word for each picture.Write o on the line if you hear the short o sound.

pot

1.

f x

2.

h t

3.

s ck

4.

c t

5.

b x

6.

b t

7.

t p

8.

l ck


9. jam job jig

10. not nag nick

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short o sound heard in hot. Work with your child to make words that rhyme with hot or lock.

38 Phonics Short o Review Practice Book Unit 1

o o o

o o o

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Say the word for each picture.Write -s if the picture shows more than one.

pins

1.

bat

2.

cat

3.

kid

4.

pig

5.

can

6.

rat

7.

sock

8.

mop

Find the word that means more than one.Mark the to show your answer.

9. gas hats is

10. this was pots

Home Activity Your child reviewed nouns that mean more than one. Have your child make up a sentence about each animal grouping on this page.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics -s plurals Review 39

s s s

s s s

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Home Activity Your child learned to read symbols on signs to get information. As you run errands with your child this week, point out the signs and symbols you pass and discuss their meanings.

40 Research and Study Skills Signs Practice Book Unit 1

A Fox and a Kit

Look at the signs and pictures.Draw a line from each sign to the picture it fits.

1.

2.

3.

Draw a sign to tell people to keep off the grass.

Childrens signs should contain words and symbols that clearly convey the message that people should keep off the grass.

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You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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

Get

th

e E

gg!

T

alk

ing

Ab

out

Wil

d an

imal

s w

e ca

n fi

nd

in o

ur

own

bac

kyar

ds

Lea

rnin

g A

bou

t S

hor

t e

In

itia

l Ble

nds

Rea

lism

an

d F

anta

sy1

4

P

ears

on E

duc

atio

n 1

Wri

te e

ach

wor

d on

an

inde

x ca

rd: p

at, p

ot,

pet,

pig

, peg

, beg

, bag

, big

, men

, man

, set

, sat

, si

t. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

read

eac

h w

ord

alou

d.

Wh

en t

he

chil

d co

rrec

tly

iden

tifi

es a

sh

ort

e w

ord,

tog

eth

er s

tan

d u

p an

d tw

irl a

rou

nd

or

do a

not

her

fu

n a

ctio

n.

Giv

e yo

ur

chil

d th

is li

st o

f w

ords

: ste

p, s

top,

sk

ip, s

led

, sli

p, s

pot,

fl at

, sw

im, g

lad

, dri

p, fl

ip,

plan

, cli

p. T

hen

fac

e aw

ay. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

use

th

eir

fi n

ger

to

wri

te

each

wor

d in

larg

e le

tter

s on

you

r ba

ck. Y

ou g

ues

s th

e w

ord.

Day

2

Wri

te t

he

foll

owin

g w

ords

in a

list

on

lin

ed

pape

r: s

aw, s

mal

l, t

ree,

you

r. L

ook

for

each

w

ord

in a

mag

azin

e. H

ave

you

r ch

ild

circ

le

the

wor

ds.

Day

3

Wri

te t

he

foll

owin

g sp

elli

ng

wor

ds o

n c

ards

: be

d, m

en, r

ed, s

tep,

ten

, net

, leg

, jet

, sle

d, w

et.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d so

rt t

he

wor

ds in

to g

rou

ps o

f th

eir

choo

sin

g.

Day

4

Th

is w

eek

you

r ch

ild

is le

arn

ing

the

diff

eren

ce

betw

een

wh

at c

ould

rea

lly

hap

pen

an

d w

hat

co

uld

not

rea

lly

hap

pen

in a

sto

ry. A

s yo

u r

ead

toge

ther

, dis

cuss

wh

eth

er t

he

even

ts c

ould

re

ally

hap

pen

.

Day

5

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32

See

k and Say

Materials

markers, in

dex cards

Gam

e Direction

s

1. Copy the w

ords on page 3 onto index cards. Pick

a room or room

s in the house where you and your

child can play. Place as m

any cards as possible on or under objects w

ith a short e sound in the nam

e such as the leg of a table, a peg on the wall,

a desk, a bed, a bell, or even a pet bed. Place the

rest anywhere they m

ight be found.

2. Each

player shou

ld enter th

e room an

d start lookin

g for cards. Wh

en a player fi n

ds a card, he

or she sh

ould say, F

oun

d one! A

ll players stop lookin

g wh

ile that player n

ames th

e item th

e card w

as foun

d on or u

nder an

d says wh

ether or

not th

at object has a sh

ort e in th

e nam

e.

3. Th

en th

e player reads aloud th

e word on

the

card and sh

ows it to th

e other players.

4. Play con

tinu

es with

all players looking for cards

un

til all cards are foun

d.

P

ears

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n 1

netjet

petwet

begleg

peghen

men

penten

getlet

met

den

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NameGet the Egg!

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Circle the word for each picture.web

1.

mitt men man

2.

bed bid bad

3.

pen pan pin

4.

tin tan ten

5.

pet pot pat

6.

net not nip

7.

log lag leg

8.

jam jet jog

9.

hat hen hit

10.

pot pit pet

Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the short e sound heard in web. Work with your child to make words that rhyme with pet or bell.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Short e 43

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Look at each pair of pictures.Circle the picture that shows something that could really happen.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Draw a picture of something that could not happen in real life.

5.

44 Comprehension Realism and Fantasy Practice Book Unit 1

Home Activity Your child learned about the difference between what could really happen and what is make-believe. As you read stories with your child, have your child tell you whether the story could really happen.

Childrens artwork should demonstrate an understanding of realism and fantasy.

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Home Activity Your child identified words with initial blends (flag, dress, sled). Help your child make up silly sentences that each contain words beginning with just one blend, such as Freddy frog likes French fries.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Initial Blends 45

Pick letters from the box to finish each word.Write the letters on the line. swim

bl cl cr dr fl fr gr sl sm st

1. ag 2. ock

3. ap 4. ess

5. ab 6. og

7. ell 8. ed

9. ep 10. in

fl bl

cl dr

cr fr

sm sl

st gr

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Pick a word from the box to finish each sentence.Write it on the line. Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence.

saw small tree your

1. We a tree.

2. It was not a big .

3. Do you like this tree?

4. tree is not wet.

Draw two small trees.

5.

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words saw, small, tree, and your. Make flashcards with one word on each card. Mix them up and have your child read the words.


saw

tree

small

Your

Drawing should show two small trees.

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nest saw small tree your

1. We a bird.

2. The bird was not .

3. We saw it go to a .

4. The bird sat in its .

5. We can use .

Home Activity This week your child learned to read the words bird, nest, saw, small, tree, and your. Write these words on cards. Take turns drawing two cards. Try to use both words in one sentence. Help your child write the sentences.


saw

small

tree

nest

your

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Use the word in ( ) to finish each sentence.Write it on the line. Mom sits.Add -s if needed. Mick and Bess swim.

(hop)

1. Bess up the hill.

(dig)

2. She .

(play)

3. Mom and Mick with her.

(get)

4. Mick wet.

Find the sentence that tells about the picture.Mark the to show your answer.

5. Moms sees Bess and Mick. Mom see Bess and Mick. Mom sees Bess and Mick.

Home Activity Your child reviewed verbs that end in -s that describe what one person or thing does. Have your child create sentences about one person and more than one person, using correct verbs.

48 Phonics Inflected Ending -s Review Practice Book Unit 1

hops

digs

play

gets

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Use the word in ( ) to finish each sentence.Write it on the line. Dad is looking for birds.Add -ing if needed. Dad and Bob see a tree.

(watch)

1. Dad is the tree.

(help)

2. Bob is him.

(spot)

3. Dad and Bob a nest.

(eat)

4. The bird is .

Find the sentence that tells about the picture.Mark the to show your answer.

5. Mom is missing Bob. Mom is miss Bob. Mom missing Bob.

Home Activity Your child reviewed adding -ing to verbs. Have your child use each verb from this page in a story about a different wild animal.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Inflected Ending -ing Review 49

watching

helping

spot

eating

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Pick words from the box that belong to each list.Write the words in the lists.

yellow three green blue five red six two one four

Colors

1.

2.

3.

4.

Numbers

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

Home Activity Your child learned to make a list of things that belong together. Help your child make a list of his or her favorite foods or activities.

50 Research and Study Skills Lists Practice Book Unit 1

Get the Egg!

yellowgreenbluered

onetwo

three

fourfivesix

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You

are y

our c

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st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

Her

e are

way

s to

help

you

r chi

ld p

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ice

skill

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hile

havi

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n!

Day

1

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Eff

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Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d u

se a

pap

er b

ag t

o m

ake

a bu

g pu

ppet

. Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

on

car

ds: r

un

, ru

g, r

ut,

bu

g, b

un

, bu

s, ju

mp,

just

, mu

d, m

ust

. In

vite

you

r ch

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to h

ave

the

bug

pupp

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alou

d ea

ch w

ord.

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te e

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wor

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a c

ard:

du

st, d

uck

, doc

k,

bum

p, ju

mp,

lu

mp,

lam

p, l

imp,

mis

t, m

ast,

ca

st, d

um

p, d

amp,

cam

p, fi

st, f

ast.

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me

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lett

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2

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te t

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foll

owin

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ords

in a

list

: hom

e,

into

, man

y, t

hem

. Hav

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ur

chil

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or y

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wor

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a c

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run

, cut

, m

ust,

sun,

up,

bum

p, ju

mp,

bus

, nut

, rug

. Sor

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e w

ords

into

thin

gs, a

ctio

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nd

othe

r w

ords

.

Day

4

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is w

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you

r ch

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is le

arn

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the

diff

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betw

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cau

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Day

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Short u C

harade

s

Materials

index cards, m

arkers

Gam

e Direction

s

1. Together, copy th

e words on

page 3 to in

dex cards.

2. Shuffl e the cards and divide them

among players.

3. Th

e fi rst player chooses on

e of his or h

er cards an

d silently acts ou

t the w

ord. Th

e remain

ing

players mu

st guess th

e word. T

he player to

correctly guess th

e word gets to act ou

t the n

ext w

ord. Con

tinu

e play un

til all the cards h

ave been

used.

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runduck

mug

tugup

dugcut

bump

juggum

jump

rugsun

busbug

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Say the word for each picture.Write u on the line if you hear the short u sound.

pup

1.

b g

2.

d ck

3.

b s

4.

h g

5.

b x

6.

dr m

7.

s n

8.

sl d


9. mad mud mill

10. plan plot plum

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short u sound heard in pup. Work with your child to write words that rhyme with rug.

u u u u

u u

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Look at the picture that shows what happened.Circle the picture that shows why it happened.

1.

2.

3.

Look at the picture that shows what happened.Draw a picture that shows why it happened.

4.

Home Activity Your child learned about cause (why something happens) and effect (what happens). Look for cause and effect with your child. For example, you might point out that when the temperature drops in the fall, frost forms.

54 Comprehension Cause and Effect Practice Book Unit 1

Children should be able to illustrate a scene that shows someone hitting or throwing a baseball.

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Say the word for each picture.Circle the letters that finish each word. nestWrite the letters on the line.

nd nt

1. po

nt mp

2. ju

mp nt

3. de

st nt

4. ca

st mp

5. la

nt nd

6. ha

st nt

7. ve

nt mp

8. te

nt st

9. fi

mp st

10. sta

Home Activity Your child learned final consonant blends such as mp, nd, nt, and st. Have your child make up sentences using words from this page.

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Final Blends 55

nd mp

nt st

mp nd

st nt

st mp

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home into many them

1. This is a for .

2. We see .

3. Do you see ?

4. The go the home.

Draw a picture of you going into your home.

5.

Home Activity Your child learned to read the words home, into, many, and them. Invite your child to use the words to describe life in his or her home.


home

many

them

into

Picture should show child going into his or her home.

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Circle a word to finish each sentence.Write it on the line.

many home

1. We see the animals at .

many into

2. They use logs.

park zebras

3. The birds are at the .

many into

4. The hippos go the pond.

zebras elephants

5. Do you see the ?

them home

6. We see eating.

Home Activity Your child learned to read the words elephants, hippos, home, into, many, park, them, and zebras. Help your child make up a story about a day at the zoo using these words.


home

many

park

into

elephants

them

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Circle the word for each picture.Write it on the line.

vet

1.

bell bill

2.

pin pen

3.

web won

4.

jug jet

5.

bad bed

6.

net not

7.

pet pit

8.

leg log

Find the word that has the same vowel sound as .Mark the to show your answer.

9. slug slam sled

10. beg bag bug

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short e sound heard in vet. Help your child write a silly poem in which all the rhyming words have the short e sound. Encourage your child to read the poem aloud to family members.

58 Phonics Short e Review Practice Book Unit 1

bell pen web jug

legpetnetbed

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Circle the word for each picture.

black

1. blockflock

2. slantplant

3. flagdrag

4. slipdrip

5. dropcrop

6. clucktruck

7. spilldrill

8. trunkskunk

Find the word that has the same beginning sound as the picture.Mark the to show your answer.

9. flip clip trip

10. clap trot step

Practice Book Unit 1 Phonics Initial Blends Review 59

Home Activity Your child reviewed words with initial l, r, and s blends (flag, dress, sled). Have your child make up a sentence using two or more of the same blend. (The slug slid down the slope.)

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Look at the calendar. Read the questions.Mark the to show each answer.

1. How many days are in a week? 6 7 30

2. What day is the 5th? Saturday Wednesday Tuesday

3. How many Sundays are in this month? 3 4 5

4. How many Wednesdays are in this month? 3 4 5

Home Activity Your child learned to interpret information in a calendar. Display a calendar at home and discuss with your child how many days remain until an upcoming event.

60 Research and Study Skills Calendar Practice Book Unit 1

Animal Park

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You

are y

our c

hild

s fi r

st a

nd b

est t

each

er!

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

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ing

A B

ig F

ish

for

Max

T

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ing

Ab

out

Wh

at a

fam

ily

does

tog

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rnin

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phs

sh, t

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Vow

el S

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bal

lM

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Wri

te t

hes

e w

ords

on

car

ds: s

hip

, sh

op, t

hin

, th

an, d

ish

, das

h, w

ith

, mot

h. M

ix t

he

card

s.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d re

ad a

lou

d ea

ch w

ord

and

rais

e h

is o

r h

er le

ft h

and

for

the

sh s

oun

d an

d ri

ght

han

d fo

r th

e th

sou

nd.

Wri

te e

ach

wor

d on

a c

ard:

bal

l, c

all,

fal

l, h

all,

m

all,

tal

l, w

all,

tal

k, w

alk.

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d u

se a

s m

any

of t

he

wor

ds a

s po

ssib

le in

a s

illy

st

ory

abou

t a

very

lon

g w

alk.

Day

2

Hav

e yo

ur

chil

d re

ad t

he

foll

owin

g w

ords

: ca

tch

, goo

d, n

o, p

ut,

wan

t. T

hen

hav

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r h

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escr

ibe

an e

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ing

spor

tin

g sc

ene,

usi

ng

one

or a

ll o

f th

e w

ords

.

Day

3

Lis

t th

e sp

elli

ng

wor

ds o

n p

aper

: sh

ip, fi

sh

, th

en, s

hu

t, w

ith

, ru

sh, s

hel

l, s

hop

, tra

sh, t

hin

. H

ave

you

r ch

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copy

eac

h w

ord,

wri

tin

g th

e sh

or

th in

red

, th

e vo

wel

s in

blu

e, a

nd

the

rem

ain

ing

lett

ers

in g

reen

.

Day

4

Thi

s w

eek

your

chi

ld is

lear

ning

abo

ut th

e bi

g id

ea in

a s

tory

. As

you

read

sto

ries

toge

ther

, di

scus

s w

hat t

he a

utho

rs b

ig id

ea is

for

the

stor

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Day

5

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One

Thick Ship

Materials

crayons

Gam

e Direction

s

1. Players take tu

rns readin

g the w

ords on th

e sh

ip.

2. If the w

ord has a sh

soun

d, the player colors th

e space red.

3. If the w

ord has a th

soun

d, the player colors th

e space brow

n.

ship

sh

shop

shock

shutbrush

shack

thinthick

baththat

with

then

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Pea

rson

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ucat

ion

1

Say the word for each picture.Write sh or th to finish each word.

dish think

1.

op

2.

fi

3.

in

4.

ell

5.

ba

6.

bru

7.

pa

8.

tra

9.

ick

10.

ip

Home Activity Your child added the digraphs th and sh (two letters that together stand for one sound) to complete words. Have your child copy the words that contain sh from this page and use as many of those words as possible in one sentence. Repeat using the th words.

Practice Book Unit 2 Phonics Digraphs sh, th 63

A Big Fish for Max

sh sh

th sh

th sh

th sh

th sh

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Read the story.Circle the sentence that tells what the story is all about.Draw a picture that shows what the story is about.

1. Pat runs and skips.Pat jumps rope.Pat hits with a bat.Pat likes to play.

2.

3. The cat likes to nap in the sun.The cat is on the rug.The rug is in the sun.The cat naps.

4.

Write a title for this story.

5. Sam has a red sled. Sam sleds with Dad. They hit a bump.Sam is not on the sled.

Home Activity Your child learned about the main idea of a story. As you read stories with your child, have your child tell you what the story is all about.

64 Comprehension Main Idea Practice Book Unit 2

Possible response: Sam and Dad Have a Bumpy Ride

Children should draw a picture of a child playing baseball, skipping, or jumping rope.

Children should draw a picture of a cat napping on a rug in the sun.

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Circle a word to finish each sentence.Write it on the line. ball

mall mill

1. We met Dad at the .

well walk

2. We take a and talk.

tell tall

3. Dad got a bag.

all ill

4. We go in.

smell small

5. I am too to see!

Home Activity Your child practiced reading words with the vowel sound heard in ball and walk. Work with your child to write a list of words that rhyme with ball.

Practice Book Unit 2 Phonics Vowel Sound in ball 65

mall

walk

tall

all

small

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catch good no put want

1. Dad and Bob to fish.

2. You can it here.

3. Bob has fish yet.

4. Bob can that fish!

5. It is a fish.

Home Activity Your child learned to read the words catch, good, no, put, and want. As you read with your child, encourage him or her to point out these words in print.


want

put

no

catch

good

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Home Activity Your child learned to read the words catch, good, no, put, and want. Help your child use the words to write a story about what families do together or ways family members help each other.


catch good no put want

1. Do you to play?

2. on your hat.

3. That was a hit.

4. Did you the ball?

5. , I did not catch the ball.

Practice Book Unit 2 High-Frequency Words 67

want

Put

good

catch

No

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Home Activity Your child reviewed words with the short u sound heard in mug. Work together to write a poem using as many of the short u words shown above as you can.

Circle the word for each picture.Write it on the line.

mug

1.

bus bass

2.

cap cup

3.

duck deck

4.

lump lamp

5.

drag drum

6.

track truck

7.

tub tab

8.

stump stamp

Find the word that has the same vowel sound as .Mark the to show your answer.

9. cab cub cob

10. stick stack stuck

68 Phonics Short u Review Practice Book Unit 2

bus cup duck lamp

stumptubtruckdrum

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Home Activity Your child reviewed words with final consonant blends st, nt, nd, and mp. Pick one final consonant blend such as st or nd. Have your child name as many words ending with that sound as possible.

cast plant hand stump

Pick the letters from the box to finish each word. st nt nd mp

Write the letters on the line.

1.

te

2.

sa

3.

sta

4.

li

5.

po

6.

ju

7.

de

8.

ne

Find the word that has the same ending sound as the picture.Mark the to show your answer.

9. lamp last land

10. stand rent rust

Practice Book Unit 2 Phonics Final Blends Review 69

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Neds New DogContents

Ned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The New Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11A Spot on the Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Do Not Chew That! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19No, Dog, No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Spot Has to Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27One Sad Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Neds New Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Spot Is Back! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Good Dog, Spot! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

1. Draw a circle around the page numbers.

2. Put a box around the chapter titles.

3. Write the name of the last chapter.

4. Write the page number on which Neds New Plan begins.

5. Write the total number of chapters in Neds New Dog.

Home Activity Your child learned to use the table of contents in a storybook to find information. As you read together, point out the table of contents and encourage your child to help you find information such as the page number for a specific chapter.

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Good Dog, Spot!

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on

ca

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lak

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ake,

fac

e, g

ate,

cam

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hap

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ave,

ta

pe, c

ape.

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vite

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sock

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: fac

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4

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Plate

Gam

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Materials

index cards, m

arker, plate

Gam

e Direction

s

1. Cut sm

all index cards into six small rectangles and

use the chart below to create letter cards. C

opy the w

ords on page 3 onto a piece of lined paper.

2. Sh

uffl e th

e letter cards and give each

player fi ve cards. P

lace the rem

ainin

g cards face down

on

a plate.

3. Players look at th

eir cards and try to bu

ild w

ords from th

e list. As each

word is m

ade, that

word is crossed off th

e list. Players take tu

rns

asking oth

er players for a missin

g letter. If that

person h

as the letter, h

e or she m

ust give it to

the askin

g player. If that person

does not h

ave th

e letter, he or sh

e tells the player to G

o to th

e plate to collect anoth

er letter card. Play

contin

ues u

ntil all th

e words h

ave been form

ed.

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rakeface

game

shapewave

tapeplate

cape

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um

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of cards

need

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1 of each

2 of each

3 of each

5 of each

10

Letters

F, G,

M, N

, R

, Sh

, W

, V

C, K

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Circle the word for each picture.

cake

1.

rake rack

2.

snack snake

3.

frog frame

4.

can cane

5.

cape cap

6.

plane plan

7.

lock lake

8.

tape top

9.

wave wag

10.

skit skate

11.

plate plant

12.

shape shop

13.

get gate

14.

game gum

15.

van vaseHome Activity Your child practiced reading words with the long a sound that follow a consonant-vowel-consonant-e pattern, such as cake. Work with your child to write a list of words that rhyme with cake. Repeat with cave.

Practice Book Unit 2 Phonics Long a (CVCe) 73

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Home Activity Your child learned about cause (why something happens) and effect (what happens). Call your childs attention to causes and effects by asking questions such as: What happened? (effect) Why did it happen? (cause)

Look at the first picture that shows what happened.Circle the picture that shows why it happened.

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