SUMMER HOMEWORK IDEAS
If you're looking for a way to support your child's literacy development over the summer, look no further!
Consonants and short vowels sounds:
RollandReadLetterSoundsandNamesFundationsUnit1Aligned-1.pdf
CVC words (Tap each sound then blend the sounds together to read the word):
cat ten pig rob fun lap rep bin top
tub sag bet lip mop fix tap rug nub
Digraphs (Warm up by saying the letters, keyword, sound, then tap to read each word):
w-h-whistle-/wh/
s-h-ship-/sh/
c-h-chin-/ch/
t-h-thumb-/th/
c-k-sock-/ck/
whim wish chip thin sick cash chat with
tack shop chop thick whap shut
DECEMBER HOMEWORK
READING
Tap to read the digraph words below:
dish whap chop thin lock
whim shop much with tick
WRITING
Dictate the following words with bonus letters and glued sound 'all'. Have your child tap to write the first word then change it to the second word:
puff to huff
bill to fill
well to shell
kiss to miss
hall to ball
Follow the same procedure to change the ending sounds in the following words:
pick to pill
met to mess
top to toss
hug to huff
fish to fill
MATH
Review subitizing to 10: NumberSenseWorksheetsFREEBIESubitizeCountRepresentNumbers110-1.pdf
NOVEMBER HOMEWORK
READING
Speed sounds - Quickly make the sound for each letter(s):
c r w g n z b t f d
y qu h m p x v l k j
e a i o u a o e u i
sh ch th wh ck wh sh ck th sh
CVC words: Tap to read the following words:
map bet jug Tim cot
bun sat net Max him
Digraph words: Tap to read the following words:
dish chip whim pick thin
Rick with whip chat shut
Trick words: Read the following words quickly without tapping:
the a and of to
is his as has was
I am can like went are
Read the following decodable passage:
The cat is fat. The cat
has a nap on the big, red mat.
The cat got up, and it did
a hop up on the big bed.
Draw a picture to illustrate the story.
WRITING
Parent dictates the following decodable sentences. Child writes the sentences spelling the trick words correctly, and tapping to write the decodable words. The sentence should have finger spaces, an uppercase at the beginning, properly formed lowercase letters throughout, and a period at the end.
Tim has a big net.
Jen has a red hat.
The net is red.
Tim and Jen are up.
MATH
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VED2jcoqq5GGuK0a9p97-xDcs_K1ihCsViOk2y-bDm4/edit?usp=sharing
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OCTOBER READING HOMEWORK
TAP TO READ (sound out) the following words:
cat dog box run hen yes fox bug web big bad bat zip zap zop win
MEMORIZE the following trick words:
I am and a the is his of
Students can practice reading the following decodable passages:
The Cat on the Mat
The cat is on the mat.
The cat is fat.
The cat ate a rat.
Then, the cat sat on my hat.
I gave the cat a pat.
Now the cat will nap on the mat.
The Hen
Do you see the hen?
It is in the pen.
I see ten men.
The hen sees ten men.
The hen runs from the men.
Now the hen is in the den.
OCTOBER WRITING HOMEWORK
Have students put spaces between the words in each sentence:
Thedogisbig.
Afatcathadanaponthemat.
Iliketheredhat.
Iwentothemat.
OCTOBER MATH HOMEWORK
Teen Number Review - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VED2jcoqq5GGuK0a9p97-xDcs_K1ihCsViOk2y-bDm4/edit?usp=sharing
Teen Number Place Value - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1itVy3nKNQ9DSudo76lPTOBKdBvsENSBU-2yPIyxuNJ0/edit?usp=sharing
Representing Teen Numbers in Different Ways - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dr36lKVu_nrGj2cIi_4B6bJMBsx8hqx4UlQ-kZidUos/edit?usp=sharing
SEPTEMBER READING HOMEWORK
Roll and Read
Roll a dice, say the letter/keyword/sound (ex. b - bat - /b/), cover that letter, player who fills a row first wins!
SEPTEMBER WRITING HOMEWORK - Uppercase and lowercase letters
Remember to always start at the top when forming letters!
TRICK WORD HOMEWORK IDEAS
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XuDTk2PTt1JCBIJRXDGm4LtleBqvHexs/view?usp=sharing
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-28-ways-to-practice-sight-words-3311543
Trick words are words we cannot decode (or sound out). We used to call them spelling words in the olden days. You may have also called them sight words, high frequency words, snap words, heart words, or something else. Essentially, these are words your child needs to memorize by the end of grade one in order to read and write fluently.
Unit 1 Trick Words: n/a
Unit 2 Trick Words: the, a, and, is, his, of
Unit 3 Trick Words: as, has, to, into, we, he, she, be me, for, or
Unit 4 Trick Words: you, your, I, they, was, one, said
Unit 5 Trick Words: from, have, do, does
Unit 6 Trick Words: were, are, who, what, when, where, there, here
Unit 7 Trick Words: why, by, my, try, put, two, too, very, also, some, come
Unit 8 Trick Words: would, could, should, her, over, number
Unit 9 Trick Words: say, says, see, between, each
Unit 10 Trick Words: any, many, how, now, down, out, about, our
Unit 11 Trick Words: friend, other, another, none, nothing
Unit 12 Trick Words: people, month, little, been, own, want, Mr., Mrs.
Unit 13 Trick Words: work, word, write, being, their, first, look, good, new
Unit 14 Trick Words: water, called, day, may, way