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Reolity qnd Fontosy3 poges 37-38 qnd Comprehensions poges Sequence 53-54, 65-66 thesequenceevents on octivity story, Understonding of in or distinguishing between reolity ond
fontosy, using vocobulory onswer ond fomilior to written questions oll bosic ore reoding skills. these Use octivities helpyourchilddevelop to these skills: D Complete worksheets. the tr Whenwotching television shows videos yourchild, ond with tokeo fewminutes discuss to whichevents possible, reolistic, whichore impossible, fontostic. ore or ond Invite or yourchild to tronsform reolistic o storyintoo fontosy replocing of thereolistic by one hoppenings
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Consonqnfss poges 41,44,47, 52 50, Rhymes3 poges 39-40 Phonicsthestudy thesounds o longuoge. is of of Armed knowledgephonics,child with of o con out" words or she he encounters reoding. phonics while The worksheetsthis "sound unfomilior for
month,fgl giueyour childproctice recognizing sounds the remoining in the of seven consononts; ond, (b)focuson rhyming words-words thot shoreo common endingsound. tr Complete worksheets. the tr With your child,plon o meolmodeup of foodswhosenomes beginwith o porticulor letter. Fore.xomple, y you mightlistyoms,yogurt,ond yellowsquosh. you comeup with o for lf suitoble combinotion, preporethe meoltogether. D When. selecting booksot the libroryto reod to your child,include rhymingbooks.Encouroge your childto guess word thotwill finisheoch rhyme. the

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Lefters: poges42-43,45-46,48-49,51 in belowor fromtheprevious month giveyourchildproctice writingletters. to Useony octivities the B Complete worksheets. tr Usetopeor mognets mount lorgesheet shelf to poperon the refrigerotor. Encouroge your o of to proctice writing this"cholkboord." on child U Boke botchof cookies cupcokes, hoveyourchilddecorote o or ond eochonewith o dilferent consonont drownin frosting.

Color Words ond Other Useful Words: poges 55-61 Antonyrlss poges 63-64
Thevocobulory sheets thismonth for introduce some commonly wordsthotyourchildwill used in encounter reoding ond moyneedfor personol writing.Usetheoctivities belowto giveyour in childproctice recognizing thewordson theworksheets otherwordsthotyou believe both ond will be useful. tr Complete worksheets. the tr Mokefloshcords oll thewordsintroduced theworksheets. for on five Select or sixond show themto yourchildoneot o time.Proise yourchildeochtimehe or shereods word correctly. o tr Mokefloshcords the ontonympoirsfot/thin, full/empty, of big/liftle,new/old,short/long, wet/dry, ondleft/right Forexomple, under/over, write fof on one sideo[ thecord ond thinon theother. Holdup thecords showing sideot o time.Hove one yourchildguess ontonym the of theword shown.

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Some stories rell qbouf evenfs fhor qre or could be reerl. We coll this kind of story reeilistic. Other stories rell qbouf events thot qre moke-believe, ond do nof or could not hoppen. We cqll fhis kind of srory o fonlcsy.
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WhatGoes Together?
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