Click on the link above to hear this week's story read aloud.
Comprehension Questions:
What does pig want to do? (He wants to go on a trip.)
What are pig and goat's ideas about going on a bike? (Pig thinks a trip on a bike would be nice. Goa thinks a trip on a bike could be dangerous.)
What happens every time Pig tells Goat how he will travel? (Goat tells pig what can go wrong.)
Pig tells Goat he want to go on a ship. What d o you thinks Goat will say and why? (Goat will say it is not a good idea because every time Pig has an idea about traveling, Goat tells him why it won't be a good way.)
What does Goat say might happen after Pig's ship runs into a storm? (There could be sharks, and pig could end up on a desert island with pirates.)
Think about the main evens in the story. What message do you think the author wanted to give by writing this story? (Going on an adventure is less scary with a friend because friends look out for one another.)
WRITING:
Write about a time that you went on a trip. Tell where you went, how you got there, who you went with , and what you saw on your trip. If anything scary or exciting happened on your trip, tell us about that as well.
about, by, car, could, don't, maybe, sure, there
Suggested Activity: Hide & Seek Sight Words
Write the weekly sight words on sticky notes. When your child is not looking, hide the words all over the house! After you hide the words, let your child loose to go find all of the hidden words. For extra practice, your child can write the words after he or she finds them. This game is so easy and endless fun!
School House Rock Compound Sentences
Click on this link Vocabulary A-Z to have fun practicing your words. Use the old Spelling city password on the back cover of your Dog Book to get into Vocabulary A-Z.
Long "e" Words
1.) me 4.) feet 7.) eat 10.) these
2.) be 5.) tree 8.) mean
3.) read 6.) keep 9.) sea