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Comprehension Questions:
Where does the story take place? (At school.)
What problem does Vashti have in the story? (She thinks she cannot draw.)
What does Vashti draw at the start of the story? (A dot.)
The next week, what does Vashti do that is new? (She paints lots of dots.)
What takes place right after Vashti paints lots of dot pictures? (The school has an art show.)
How does everyone feel about Vashti's art show? (The like the pictures.)
How does Vashti change by the end of the story? (She likes to draw.)
Comprehension- Compare and Contrast :
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McGraw Hill Compare and Contrast
WRITING:. Opinion Writing
What is your Opinion about Painting? On a piece of paper write "I do/don't like mud." Choose one I do or I don't. Write me three sentences telling me why you do/ or you do not like painting. Your complete your final sentence by writing "I think painting is_____.
Make sure you use your three important things in your sentence (Capital letter at beginning of the sentence, finger spaces between words, and an ending mark at the end of each sentence.)
above, bear, even, pushed, studied, surprised, teacher, toward
Suggested Activity: Invisible Words
Write your child's sight words on a piece of paper using a white crayon. Give them some watercolors and have them paint over the paper to reveal the sight words. Have them read the sight words to you. They will want to probably play along too, so have them write the sight words on a piece of paper with a white crayon. Allow them to show a family member how to reveal the sight word.
My Growing Brain - Long e using -y
My Growing Brain - Long e using -ie
Commercial -ed Electric Company
Orangutans -ed Electric Company
Orangutans -ing Electric Company
-ing Shock and Jared Electric Company
Interjections School House Rock
Long Compound Words
1.) mix 4.) hopping 7.) run 10.) used
2.) mixed 5.) hope 8.) running
3.) hop 6.) hoping 9.) use