Home-School Connection

Dear Family Member:

This week our class will be focusing on the natural world. You child will
learn about ways that help him or her understand nature.

Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help
reinforce the skills we’ll be practicing.

Word Workout (see page 94)

• Words to Know: root words You will give your child clues about
the vocabulary words. Your child will answer each question by
naming the correct word that matches the clues.
• Spelling/Phonics: r-controlled vowels: eer, ere, ear
Your child will spell each word. Then you will help your child sort the
words to show the three different vowel spellings. This week’s words
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contain the phonic sound of the r-controlled vowel spelled eer, ere,

and ear.

Comprehension: theme (see page 95)

Your child will look at pictures and determine which one illustrates a
given theme.

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 Word Workout
Words to Know
Listen to the clues in each question about one of the vocabulary words.
Answer each question by choosing the correct word.

plenty dash victory holler

ashamed boast wisdom similarities

1. Which word has three syllables and means “a win”?

2. Which one-syllable word means “to run very fast”?

3. Which five-syllable word means “likenesses”?

4. Which word has two syllables and means “knowledge”?

5. Which two-syllable word means the same as “enough”?

6. Which one-syllable means the same as “brag”?

7. Which word has two syllables and means “feeling foolish?”

8. Which word has two syllables and means the same as “yell”?

Spelling Words
I will say a word from the list. You spell it. Then we will sort the words by
how the vowel sound is spelled. Which of the list words go with the word
peer? Which of the list words go with the word fear? Which word on the

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list goes with the word mere?

here cheers steer deer

jeer near ear dear

clear spear

Review: store north

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 Comprehension: Theme

Pick the Picture!

1. Circle the picture that illustrates the theme of understanding nature.

2. Circle the picture that illustrates the theme of learning about nature.
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3. Circle the picture that illustrates the theme of protecting the

natural world.

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