✎ Have a caregiver read aloud each word. Then, tell whether or not each word has a long vowel sound (says its name) or a short vowel sound.

• brand, cane, scrape, ranch, spend, shred, feed, sweet, twist, ripe, drift, hide, rose, note, stomp, strong, use, scrunch, grunt, huge

✎ Nouns are words that name people, places, and things.

• Make a list of at least 10 nouns.

• Then tell a caregiver if each noun on your list names a person, place, or thing.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Choose one and explain to a family member why. Would you rather...

✎ Read the problem:

• Maria had 12 toys at the park. Marcus gave her 3 more toys. How many toys does Maria have altogether?

✎Draw a pictorial model of the problem.

✎ Write a number sentence for the problem.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎A drama is a play that is performed by actors. Read a drama with a caregiver. Then discuss who the characters were in the drama and where and when the story took place.

✎Write at least 3 complete sentences to tell about the drama you read.

💻 📖 To complete the activities above, use your student consumable or go to https://tinyurl.com/readadrama

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Choose one and explain to a family member why. Would you rather...

✎ Read the problem:

• There were 8 horses in a barn. Some more horses came into the barn. Now there are 15 horses. How many more horses came into the barn?

✎ Collect 20 objects. Use the objects to represent your problem.

✎ Write about how you solved the problem.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Compound words are made when two smaller words are put together to make new word. Read aloud these compound words:

• campfire, campout, campground

• bookmark, bookshelf, bookstore

• ballroom, baseball, ballpark

• raincoat, rainfall, raindrop

✎ A contraction is a shortened form of two words put together with an apostrophe. Read aloud these contractions:

• won’t, can’t, don’t

✎ Write at least four complete sentences to give facts about an animal. Be sure to use your best handwriting. Draw a picture to go along with your sentences.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Choose one and explain to a family member why. Would you rather...

✎ Read the problem:

• Miguel had some apples. He ate 6 of them. Now he has 10 apples. How many apples did Miguel have to start with?

✎Draw a pictorial model of the problem.

✎ Write a number sentence for the problem.

✎ Explain to someone at home how you solved the problem.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Read or listen to an informational text. (An informational text is a text that gives information in order to explain or tell about a topic.) After each section of text, tell what the central idea is of that section. (The central idea is the main point that the author is trying to make.)

✎ Write at least two complete sentences to tell about the central idea of the informational text you read.

💻 📖 To complete the activities above, use your student consumable, choose a text from home, or choose an article from https://www.timeforkids.com/k1/

The books Safari and Let’s Read About Cesar Chavez are informational texts that can be found in your book pack.

Time Allotment: 30 minutes

✎ Choose one and explain to a family member why. Would you rather...

✎ Read the problem: Chris has 11 books. Lisa has 7 books. How many more books does Chris have than Lisa?

✎ Collect 20 objects. Use the objects to represent your problem.

✎ Write a number sentence to represent your problem.

💻 STEM Challenge: Choose a challenge from the choice board. STEM Challenge 3 (eng.)

Time Allotment: 30 minutes