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Day 1
Write these words: brush, city, chicken, half,
fence, fox, peach, wife. Have your child write
the plural form of each word by adding -s, -es,
changing the y to i and adding -es, or changing
the f or fe to -ves.
You a re your childs firs
Day 2
t and best teacher!
Your child is learning about cause and effect.
Read a story with your child. Choose several
This week were
events in the story and ask your child what
happened and why.
Reading The Bremen Town Musicians
Day 3
Have your child write and read each of these
words: bought, people, pleasant, probably,
scared, shall, sign.
Day 4
Have your child write these spelling words on
index cards: baby, lunch, note, story, switch,
tune. On the opposite side of each card, have
your child write the plural form of the word
(babies, lunches, notes, stories, switches, tunes).
Talking About H
ow can we work together to
Day 5 make things better
This week your child learned about cause and
effect. Discuss safety around the house and ask
your child to write a paragraph about what
Learning About P
lurals
could happen if people arent careful and dont Cause and Effect
take precautions.
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Plural Toss
Materials paper, markers or crayons, scissors,
bag, tape, 4 small bowls, buttons
life ant baby
Game Directions
1. Copy or cut out the words shown here. Put
the words in a bag. Copy or cut out the plural
endings. Tape each ending to a bowl. Place the
berry box bug
bowls on the floor.
2. Players sit and take turns drawing a word
from the bag and tossing a button into the bowl bunch cherry loaf
labeled with the correct plural ending for the
word, such as -ies for cherry.
3. If the button lands in the right bowl, the player
spells the plural word and gets one point. cub dish kitty
4. Play continues until all the words in the bag
are used.
wolf penny pony
Plural Endings
-s
-s purse shelf star
-es
-es elf switch knife
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-ie
-iess
-v ess watch wheel wish
-ie
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Bremen Town Musicians
Name
Say each word.
Circle seven words that have the same
vowel sound as shirt.
Write those words on the lines. shirt
1. her 2. turn
3. stir 4. warm
5. burn 6. start
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7. fur 8. perch
Home Activity Your child identified words that contain the vowel sound in shirt. Think of a letter. Challenge
your child to name a word that begins with that letter and has the same vowel sound as shirt spelled with
er, ir, or ur.
3. How did Maya and Ruben feel after the spelling tests were
passed out? Why?
4. When did both Maya and Ruben feel about the same way?
Home Activity Your child compared two characters in a realistic story. Discuss why this story is fiction,
but has story events that could happen in real life. Help your child to compare and contrast the
achievements and feelings of the two characters. Invite your child to compare and contrast his or her
feelings in different situations.
Plurals
Generalization To make plurals, add -s to most words; add -es to words that
end in ch, sh, or x; and change y to i and add -es to most words that end with y:
notes, switches, stories.
13. people
7.
14. scared
8.
Home Activity Your child is learning to make words plural by adding -s or -es or by changing y to i and
adding -es. To practice at home, have your child say the word, write it, and then check it.
Plurals
Spelling Words
note lunch story tune switch baby
notes lunches stories tunes switches babies
1. 2. 3.
melody tale letter
music book comment
4. 5. 6.
Circle the plural of each of the list words in the box
2. man
3. tooth
Write a sentence that uses each plural noun above. Use words
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Home Activity Your child learned how to use plural nouns that change spelling in writing. Look back at
the list of singular and plural nouns. Say a singular noun and have your child say and write its plural form.
Home Activity Your child reviewed plural nouns that change spelling. Write the words child, woman, leaf,
and mouse on paper. Have your child write the plural forms of the words.
A Giants Tale
Some say Grumble was the nastiest giant to ever have lived.
This made life hard for everyone. Elf complained to Troll, Im
tired of Grumble. He invited himself to dinner and ate everything in
my house!
He used me as a ball for batting practice, Troll said, shaking
his head.
I wish there was a way to stop him from being so mean, Elf said.
Just then Owl appeared. I have a plan, he hooted.
The next day Grumble was strolling through the village. Where
is everyone? Grumble thought. Days went by and still there was
no one. Grumble was getting very lonely. Finally, Owl came flying
by. Owl, Im glad to see you. Where is everyone?
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Why do you care? You were never nice to anyone, Owl replied.
I never meant to scare everyone away. If I promise to be
nice will they come back? Grumble pleaded. From that day on
Grumble was known as the nicest giant alive.
Home Activity Your child identified causes and effects in a fairy tale. Look for another fairy tale to read to
your child. Guide your child in finding the causes and effects of the story characters actions in the fairy tale.