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Days, Months, and Holidays

Home Activity Your child learned about days, months, and holidays. Say the names of a day, a month, and a holiday and help your child write each name. Be sure each name begins with a capital letter.

Days of the week begin with capital letters.

Sunday Wednesday SaturdayMonths of the year begin with capital letters.

February May OctoberHolidays begin with capital letters.

Fourth of July Memorial Day

Write the day, month, or holiday correctly on the line.

1. We learn about dinosaurs on monday.

2. On thursday a man tells us about dinosaurs.

3. In november we put on a play about dinosaurs.

4. The play tells about dinosaurs at thanksgiving!

DEVELOP THE CONCEPT

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38 Unit 2 Week 4 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book

Days, Months, and Holidays

Home Activity Your child learned how to use days, months, and holidays in writing. Write these names on paper: tuesday, april, halloween. Have your child explain what is wrong and write the names correctly.

Tell about a picnic, a fair, or a party.Use the name of a month or holiday from the box.

APPLY TO WRITING

February October Valentine’s DayMay November Fourth of JulyJuly December Thanksgiving

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Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 2 Week 4 Day 4 39

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on days, months, and holidays. Together look through a newspaper or magazine. Have your child find and circle any days, months, and holidays that he or she finds.

Mark the sentence that uses the day, month, or holiday correctly.

1. On Tuesday we collect cans. On tuesday we collect cans. On TuesDay we collect cans.

2. A truck picks up the cans on friday. A truck picks up the cans on Friday. A truck picks up the cans on FRiday.

3. The neighbors plant a garden in june. The neighbors plant a garden in JUne. The neighbors plant a garden in June.

4. In august they pick the vegetables. In August they pick the vegetables. In AuGust they pick the vegetables.

5. On memorial Day our town has a parade. On Memorial day our town has a parade. On Memorial Day our town has a parade.

6. We watch fireworks on the Fourth of July. We watch fireworks on the fourth of July. We watch fireworks on the Fourth of july.

TEST PREPARATION

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40 Unit 2 Week 4 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book

Home Activity Your child reviewed days, months, and holidays. Talk with your child about things your family does during the week or the year. Each time you mention a day, month, or holiday, have your child write the name.

Write the day, month, or holiday correctly on the line. 1. Our town has a fair in september.

2. The fair begins on labor day.

3. We went to the fair on friday.

Finish the sentences.Write a day, a month, or a holiday.

4. Today is .

5. This month is .

6. The best holiday is .

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