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Y o u a r e y o u r c h i l d ’ s fi r s t a n d b e s t t e a c h e r ! Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 2 This week we’re Reading Soil Talking About What changes occur under the ground Learning About Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy Fact and Opinion Have your child read these words aloud: flower, out, noise, toy, royal, coil. Ask which letters spell the vowel sound /ou/, as in found and gown. Your child has been learning about distinguishing fact from opinion. Read a newspaper or magazine article with your child to find examples of both facts and opinions. Discuss the differences in the context of each article. Have your child read these words: grains, materials, particles, seep, substances, texture. Write sentences for these words, but leave a blank for each listed word. Have your child write the word that completes each sentence. Have your child write these spelling words: around, coil, cow, flower, gown, howl, moist, noise, out, royal, sound, toy. Together make up two-line rhymes for each word. This week your child learned about facts and opinions. Make statements about your family and ask you child to tell you which statements are facts and which are opinions. Then switch roles and have your child make up the statements and you determine if they are facts or opinions. Here are ways to help your child practice skills while having fun!
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Fact
and
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ur c
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d th
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loud
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er,
out,
nois
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sk w
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e vo
wel
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nd /o
u/, a
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ct fr
om o
pini
on. R
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a ne
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aper
or
mag
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e ar
ticl
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ith
your
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ld to
fin
d ex
ampl
es o
f bot
h fa
cts
and
opin
ions
. Dis
cuss
th
e di
ffere
nces
in th
e co
ntex
t of e
ach
arti
cle.
Hav
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hild
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d th
ese
wor
ds: g
rain
s,
mat
eria
ls, p
arti
cles
, see
p, s
ubst
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s, te
xtur
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Wri
te s
ente
nces
for
thes
e w
ords
, but
leav
e a
blan
k fo
r ea
ch li
sted
wor
d. H
ave
your
chi
ld
wri
te t
he w
ord
that
com
plet
es e
ach
sent
ence
.
Hav
e yo
ur c
hild
wri
te t
hese
spe
lling
wor
ds:
arou
nd, c
oil,
cow
, flow
er, g
own,
how
l, m
oist
, no
ise,
out
, roy
al, s
ound
, toy
. Tog
ethe
r m
ake
up
two-
line
rhym
es fo
r ea
ch w
ord.
Thi
s w
eek
your
chi
ld le
arne
d ab
out
fact
s an
d op
inio
ns. M
ake
stat
emen
ts a
bout
you
r fa
mily
an
d as
k yo
u ch
ild t
o te
ll yo
u w
hich
sta
tem
ents
ar
e fa
cts
and
whi
ch a
re o
pini
ons.
The
n sw
itch
rol
es a
nd h
ave
your
chi
ld m
ake
up t
he
stat
emen
ts a
nd y
ou d
eter
min
e if
the
y ar
e fa
cts
or o
pini
ons.
Her
e are
way
s to h
elp y
our c
hild
pra
ctice
sk
ills w
hile
havin
g fu
n!
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Materials w
hite paper, scissors, paper clip, pencils, index cards
Gam
e Direction
s1. M
ake a simple spinner as show
n. Use index
cards to make w
ord cards as shown.
2. Mix the w
ord cards and divide the cards am
ong players.
3. Players take turns spinning and checking
their cards for a word w
ith that letter pair. If a m
atch is found, that player reads the word and
removes it from
his or her hand.
4. Play continues until all w
ords have been m
atched with a letter pair.
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Home Activity Your child reviewed words that have the vowel sound in book, spelled oo as in cook and u as in bull. Make a word search puzzle like the one above for your child to solve. Include words with the vowel sound in book, such as hood, took, wood, push, and pull.
Phonics Vowels oo, u Review
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Comprehension Facts and Details Review
Home Activity Your child used subheads to locate facts and details in a text. Find a nonfiction book at home or in the library with subheads. Read a short chapter, including subheads, with your child. Discuss what facts and details your child learned under each subhead.
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Spelling Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with the vowel sounds in gown and toy. To practice at home, have your child study the word, write it, cover it, and then write it again.
Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
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Home Activity Your child has been learning to spell words with the vowel sounds in gown and toy. Have your child pick a number between 1 and 12. Pronounce the word on this page with that number. Can your child spell the word?
Spelling Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy
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Conventions Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Home Activity Your child learned how to use adjectives that compare in writing. Ask your child to circle adjectives ending in -er or -est that he or she used on this page. Talk about what is being compared.
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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Conventions Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Home Activity Your child reviewed adjectives that compare. With your child, choose a favorite plant outside. Use words such as taller, longest, lighter, and smallest to compare it to other plants.
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