This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Jill and the Beanstalk . This book also has a Read to Me capability.  To have the book read to your child push the play button, to allow your child to read on his/her own pause the book and just hit the arrows to flip through the pages.

• Review the vocabulary words in the beginning of the story.

• Answer the comprehension questions at the end of the story.

• Watch the Jack and the Beanstalk video.  Compare how Jack and the Beanstalk and Jill and the Beanstalk are he same and different.

• STEAM Activity (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math): If you have time try to create a parachute for Jack using materials you have around the house.  See the picture below for ideas.

 This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Pete Likes Bunny

• Use the chart below to look for vowels working together to make a long vowel sound.

• I have also included some other Easter books on your child's EPIC library that they can listen to, and 2 Easter craft books you can try with materials you have at home (Check out the Easter chick I made with my daughter Aurora at home).  I would love to see pictures of anything you create!

• If the weather cooperates I have included a fun back yard scavenger hunt you can do at home.

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Spring is Here

• When reading make sure to look for vowel "chunks" working together to make the long vowel sounds (see long vowel chart above).

• Click the button below to print and play the Long A Train Game.  

• The Long A Word Study button has instructions for several ways to practice the long a sound and free word sort cards to print and sort.

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read The Boy Who Cried Wolf  

• When reading make sure to look for vowel "chunks" working together to make the long vowel sounds (see long vowel chart above).  Write the words below and underline the vowel rule in each word:

  • • 1. sheep

      2. near

      3. village

      4. cried

      5. near

      6. day

      7. even

• You can watch The Boy Who Cried Wolf video below to compare the stories.

• Try putting on your own play at home.  Make the puppets and perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf reader's theater by clicking the buttons below.

• Complete the sentence and illustrate: The lesson of the story was __________________.

• • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

      • Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.

• Review long and short vowel sounds using the buttons below.

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read The Big Bad Wolf  

• Watch the Vowel Digraph video below.  Then go on a word hunt while reading The Big Bad Wolf looking for vowels that work together in the story.  Try to find at least 10 different words with vowel chunks when you are reading.  Don't forget to highlight or underline the vowels working together in each word you find. 

• You can watch the Little Red Riding Hood video below to compare the stories.

• Try putting on your own play at home.  You can perform the Little Red Riding Hood reader's theater by clicking the buttons below.

• Complete the sentence and illustrate: The lesson of the story was __________________.

  • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

      • Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Pizza for Sam  

• Watch the oo Digraph video below.  Then go on a word hunt while reading Pizza for Sam looking for oo words in the story.  Sort the words based on the sound of oo.  Do the words say oo like in "cook" or oo like in "spoon"?  You can use the sorting mat below to write the words from the book and video.

• My favorite thing to do when I'm stuck at home is cook.  Click the button below to check out America's Test Kitchen for Kids website.  It has tons of fun recipes, food related science experiments, and activities. Send me photos of all the delicious things you make this week!  I can smell them cooking already!

• Complete the sentence and illustrate: My favorite food is _____________  because____________.

  • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

      • Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Ponies 

• Watch the ou vs. ow video below.  Then go on a word hunt while reading Ponies (pages 22-23) looking for ou and ow words in the story.  Sort the words based on the spelling.  

• Try an activity from the ow ou sorting set.

• If you have the materials at home make an ow cow and ou house.  On the ow cow write ow words on each of the cow's spots.  Write ou words in the windows and doors of your ou house.

• Complete the sentence and illustrate: If I had a pony I would ____________.

  • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

• Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see it!

Ow Cow and Ou House

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch 

• Watch the sounds of y video.  Then go on a word hunt while reading Pete the Cat looking for y saying e in the story.   

• Try the sounds of y word sort using the button below.

• Complete the sound of y worksheet.

• Using the transition words like first, next, then, after, last, and finally write the steps of how to make your favorite food and illustrate a picture.

  • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

• Feel free to send pictures of your work I would love to see it! 

This week you can:

• Go on EPIC and read Hello Penguin  

• Watch the vowel team video. 

• While reading have your child look for long vowel team words words that make the long e sound using ee or ea within the book. Have your child tell you the letters or "chunks" working together to make that long vowel sound. 

• While reading you can pick words and sort them based on whether they make the long or short vowel sound.

• After reading write and illustrate the sentence Penguins can _____________.

  • • • Don't forget to emphasize using an uppercase letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words, and a period at the end.

      • Send me pictures of your child's work I would love to see their writing.

• Complete the Day 1 Long e vowel team practice pages by clicking the button below.

• Complete and play some of the ee and ea work work activities using the button below.

• If you have the time and materials try to create some of the long e crafts pictured below.

 I hope you enjoy the nice weather and have lots of fun, but don't forget to read, read, read.  Below I have linked some great book lists to look at over the summer.  If you do not have access to any of these books, or have gone through all the books you have at home most titles will have read aloud versions on YouTube you can search for.  Happy Reading!