Children can participate in activities at home in order to supplement what they learn at school! The list below is optional and offers suggestions for practicing various subjects and skills. Please keep in mind, as students learn new skills throughout the year, this list will be updated. Feel free to check out the "Online Resources" tab for online options and login information as well.
Reading Support
Ask your child to read aloud a book they are comfortable with to a family member. This will support fluency.
Read aloud to your child. By reading to them, they hear what a fluent reader sounds like!
When reading fiction, talk about the characters, their feelings, and how their feelings changed throughout the story.
When reading nonfiction, point out text features like captions, photos, bold words, labels, and diagrams.
Ask questions to ensure your child is understanding what he or she reads. This can be done before, during, and after reading. Examples of questions may be: Make a guess about what you think will happen in the story. What was the book about? What was the problem in the story? Can you make up a new ending to this story? What is one fact you learned?
Have your child write down tricky words they may come across when reading and review the meaning together afterwards.
Phonics Support
Phonics instruction helps students find relationships between spoken sounds and written letters. Ultimately, it supports both spelling and reading! A big part of our learning involves understanding patterns in words. In order to reinforce their grasp of these patterns, I will be sending home a guide each phonics unit that explains our patterns and high-frequency words in focus, as well as suggestions to continue learning at home. Keep a lookout for these pages in your child's Take-Home folder! Please note, this will begin around October.
Writing Support
Children can write in a journal or diary about their day, memories, upcoming events, etc. This makes writing fun and personal but helps them practice writing complete thoughts.
Children can create "books" about topics they’re interested in, such as animals or sports.
Encourage your child to reread their sentences in any writing piece to ensure they make sense, and make changes as needed. Encourage use of capitalization and punctuation.