UseyourchildsCore5levelasaguideandbuildreadingskillsthroughtheseathomeactivities!

Level1

Playgamestopracticerhymingandcategorizing!Sayaword,like
log
,andseeifyour
childcancomeupwithwordsthatrhyme,like
dog
and
hog
.Or,givehimacategory,
suchas
animals
,andseehowmanyhecanthinkof.

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Playgamestobuildsoundawarenessandvocabularyasyoulookforobjectsaround
you.Sayasound,like
/m/
,andseeifyourchildcanfindsomethingthatstartswith
thatsound.Or,tellherwhereanobjectis(Iseesomething
tinybeside
theplant)and
seeifshecanguesswhatitis!

Continuetobuildsoundawarenessandvocabularyasyouplayathome.Countthe
soundsofobjectsaroundyou(/
d//i//sh
/has3sounds!),lookforcommonsight
wordsinbooks,anddescribeobjectswithinterestingadjectives,likeIwantan
enormous
cupcake!

Goonasoundtreasurehunt.Pickasound,like
/p/
,andseehowmanythingsyour
childcanfindthatbeginorendwiththatsound.Afterwards,havehimdescribethese
objectswithadjectives,likeIfounda
shiny
and
flat
pan!

Readtogether!Findconsonantvowelconsonant(CVC)

words,like
lap
and
hat
,and
commonsightwords,like
said
and
come
,forhertotryreadingonherown.Ifshe
getsstuckonaCVCword,helpbysoundingitout,onesoundatatime.Whenyou
finishreading,haveyourchildtellyouwhatthestorywasabout!

Practicespellingconsonantvowelconsonant(CVC)words,like
hop
and
run
.Then,
haveyourchildtellyouhowthewordsarerelated(
Hop
and
run
arebothactions!)or
havehimmakeasentencewiththewords(Itisfunto
hop
and
run
!).

Writesillysentencestogetherusingnewwordsandpatterns.Tryusingwordfamilies,
like
ack,
andcontractions(
Dontpack
a
tack
withmy
snack!).
Haveherreadthem
backtoyou.Choosethebestonestoactoutorillustrate!

Sharenoteswitheachothersothatyourchildcanpracticereadingandwriting
compoundwords(pancake)andwordswithvowelteams(boat,treat).Leave
messagesforhimthroughouttheday,likePackthe
sunscreen
!or
Sweetdreams
!

Practiceasyoucook!Choosearecipeandreadittogether.Haveyourchildwriteand
categorizetheingredients(dairy,grains,fruit).Whenyouaredone,havehertell
someoneelsethestepsoftherecipeusingsequencewords,like
first,then,
and
finally
.

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Readlongwordstogether!Ifyourchildgetsstuck,lookforsmallwordparts.For
somewords,like
basket
,readonesyllableatatime(
basket
).Forotherwords,like
jumping
,lookforthesuffix(
ing
)andbaseword(
jump
).

Practiceaskingandansweringquestionsasyoutalkaboutyourdayusingwordslike
who,what,where,when,why
and
how
.Askyourchildquestions,suchas,
What
didyoueatforlunch?andhaveheranswerwithcompletesentences.

Lookandlistenforsimiles(
asfastaslightning)
andmetaphors(
sheissunshine)
in
booksormovies,ontelevision,andduringconversations.Trytousethemto
describethingsaroundyou,likeThewateronthepondsparkled
likediamonds
!

Helpyourchildfigureoutthemeaningofunfamiliarvocabularybylookingforclues
inthesurroundingwords.Also,helphimusecluestofigureouttheactualmeaning
ofidioms,like
Itsrainingcatsanddogs
.Itdefinitelydoesntmeancatsanddogs
arerainingfromthesky!

Practiceanalogiesbytalkingabouthowwordsarerelated.Sayawordandseehow
manyrelatedwordsyourchildcanthinkof.Forexample,wordsrelatedto
grass
include
green,living,soft,
and
outside
.Thesewordsallgowithgrassbutin
differentways!

Usesentencecluestounderstandmultiplemeaningwords,like
light
and
pitcher
.
YoucanalsogiveyourchildcluestounderstandwordswithLatinrootsand
prefixes.Forexample,if
pre
means
before
and
view
means
tosee
,then
preview
mustmean
toseebefore
.

Practicecomparingandcontrastingbytalkingabouthowtwothingsarethesame
anddifferent.Youcandothiswithtwobooks,twomovies,ortwopictures,oreven
withplacesyouhavevisitedorpeopleyouknow.

LookforwordswithGreekoriginsasyoureadwithyourchild,especiallyinbooks
aboutmath,science,andhistory.Wordslike
astronaut,polygon,
and
telegram
are
allmadeupofGreekwordparts.Seehowmanyyoucanfind!

ContinuetobuildyourchildsreadingskillsaftertheycompleteCore5!Findtimeto
readtogetherandtalkaboutwhatyouhaveread.Continuingtopracticestrategies
willmakeyourchildanevenstrongerreader!