Homework

What is in here?
Ways to involve parents!

Cover for the take home bag.

24 response pages.
Covers 24 concepts.

Templates to organize conferences

Concept Checklist

Book
Log
 The Bag

Laminate the bag cover page so it does not get worn.

Then, put it on the outside of the bag and cover
the sides with duct tape so it stays on the cover
and the ends of the bag does not rip.
Dear Parents,
Each week your child will be
coming home with a classroom library
book to read. Your child may or may
not need help reading the book, but it
is encouraged that you listen to your
child read. After your child reads the
book two times they are to complete a
reading response sheet. I want you to
discuss the story with your child, but I
want them to complete the story
response sheet. Each week I will be
individually meeting with your child and
we will re-read the book, go over the
response together and I will have them
choose a new book to take home. The
day your child will be bringing home a
book is ________________. The day I will
be meeting with them each week is on
that same day the following week. If
you have any questions then please
feel free to contact me.

Thank you,

_____________________
 *Teachers*
I have provided a parent progress form
that you can keep in each child’s
reading response homework bag. This is
to be used for parent suggestions and
to let you know if they would like their
child to have an easier/harder book. I
would suggest laminate this and
include a dry erase marker in the bag
so you never have to refill the bag with
this progress paper. Also, if you would
like I have provided mini-pages for
additional comments from parents. I
cut out about 10, cut and staple in the
corner. When a parent writes a
comment it is easy to find in the child’s
bag and all comments are together in
one place throughout the year.
Pictures are provided of these options
on the next page.
Daily
CONFERENCES
Use this to post your daily conference schedule.
Daily Conferences!
Students I am meeting with…

MONDAY
Students I am meeting with…

TUESDAY
Students I am meeting with…

WEDNESDAY
Students I am meeting with…

THURSDAY
Students I am meeting with…

FRIDAY
 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday
 Friday

Make ups
________________’s
Reading Response
Homework
Kit

Teacher: __________________________

My conference Day is: ___________________

________________’s
Reading Response
Homework
Kit

Teacher: __________________________
Date Book Title Level
 Minutes
Date Book Title Spent
reading
 Concepts Checklist
This is a checklist of the reading response concepts your child is taking home.
There may be times when I require your child to bring home a different
concept to focus on.

Beginning, Middle, End

Story Elements

Main Idea/Details

Favorite Part

Main Character

My Opinion

Visualize It

A New Ending

Funny Parts

Punctuation Hunt

Ask Questions
Making Connections
to self
Making Connections
to other books

Predicting events

Cause/Effect
Fiction or
non-fiction

Finding Facts

Sequencing

Compare/Contrast

Topic and
Categories
Problem/Solution

Character/Setting

Authors Purpose

Illustrations
Parent
Progress
report
Please fill out this form with
each book your child reads.
Please fill it out honestly.
Your feedback helps
tremendously!
This book was:This book was:
 too easy  too easy
 just right  just right
 too hard  too hard
Just check the box!
If you have any additional comments
about your child’s reading progress then
please use the additional comments book
in this bag. Place it back in the bag and I
will check it the day of our conference
together.
Parent
Progress
report
Please fill out this form with
each book your child reads.
Please fill it out honestly.
Your feedback helps
tremendously!
Just check the box!
If you have any additional comments
about your child’s reading progress then
please use the additional comments book
in this bag. Place it back in the bag and I
will check it the day of our conference
together.
 To easily copy the additional booklet page
make copies of all three pages together. Cut
down the middle and staple in the corner!
Additional
Comments
Additional
Comments
Additional
Comments
Additional
Comments
Additional
Comments
Additional
Comments
 Name: _______________________
Help your child retell the story using
their own words and complete
sentences.
Retell it!
Beginning, middle and end!
Beginning

Middle

End

Parent Signature :____________________________

Name: _______________________________
Help your child retell the story using their
own words and complete sentences. Retell it!
Beginning, middle and end!

Beginning
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Middle
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
End
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Story Elements
Name: ____________________________
Please help your child with identifying the different elements in their story.

Beginning Middle End

Setting Characters

Problem Solution

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Main Idea & Details
Help your
child identify
the main
idea of the Main Idea
story and
find three
details.

Detail Detail

Detail

Parent Signature :____________________________

 My Favorite Part!
Name: _______________________________________
Write three sentences to tell about your favorite part of the story. Draw a picture
when you are finished writing. Add at least three different colors.

______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Parent Signature:____________________________
 My Favorite Part!
Name: _______________________________________
Write three sentences to tell about your favorite part of the story. Draw a picture
when you are finished writing. Add at least three different colors.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Main Character
Name: _______________________________
Help your child identify the main character in the story.

The main character in the story was______________________.

Draw a picture of the main character.

Tell me one thing the main character did in the story.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Main Character
Name: ________________________________________
Help your child identify the main character in the story.

The main character in the story was____________________.

Describe the main character using four

adjectives (describing words).

Tell about two events where the main character was involved.

1.__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
2.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 My Opinion
Name: __________________________________________
Please help your child with coming up with a reason to
answer the questions in a complete sentence.

Did you like the story?____________________.

What was your favorite part? Why?

What was your least favorite part? Why?

Parent Signature :____________________________

 My Opinion
Name: __________________________________________
Please help your child with coming up with a reason to
answer the questions in a complete sentence.

Did you like the story?____________________.

What was your favorite part? Why?
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
What was your least favorite part? Why?
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Visualize it!
Name: _________________________________
You need to read the story to your child. While reading please instruct
your child to draw what they see in their mind while listening to the story.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 A New Ending!
Name: _____________________________
Help your child come up with a new ending to the story using three or more
sentences.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 A New Ending!
Name: _____________________________
Help your child come up with a new ending to the story using three or more
sentences.

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Funny Parts
Name:__________________________
Help your child express their opinion by writing
about a funny part in the story!

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Funny Parts
Name:__________________________
Help your child express their opinion by writing about a funny part in the story!

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Punctuation Hunt!Name: ________________________
Help your child find two sentences in the book that include two different
types of punctuation. (periods, question marks, exclamation marks,
commas). Identify the punctuation mark by somehow highlighting it with a
marker, pen, or crayon.

1.

2.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Punctuation Hunt! Name: ________________________
Help your child find three sentences in the book that include three different
types of punctuation. (periods, question marks, exclamation marks,
commas). Identify the punctuation mark by somehow highlighting it with a
marker, pen, or crayon.

1.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

2.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

3.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Ask Questions
Name: ______________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book this week. Help your child continuously think
about the text by asking questions. Write questions that come up before, during
and after reading. Try to find the answers.

Before Reading…
Q:
A:

During Reading…
Q:
A:

After Reading…
Q:
A:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Ask Questions
Name: ______________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book this week. Help your child continuously think
about the text by asking questions. Write questions that come up before, during
and after reading. Try to find the answers.

Before Reading…
Q: __________________________
A: __________________________
__________________________
During Reading…
Q:__________________________
A:__________________________
__________________________
After Reading…
Q:__________________________
A:__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Making Connections to self
Name: ____________________________________
When reading it is important for your child to make connections to real world
situations. Help your child make a connection to their life in relation to the story
they are reading.

This part
of the
book…

Reminded
me of
when I…

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Making Connections to self
Name: ____________________________________
When reading it is important for your child to make connections to real world
situations. Help your child make a connection to their life in relation to the story
they are reading.

This part
of the
book…
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Reminded
me of
when I…
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
Making Connections to other books
Name: _______________________________
When reading it is important for your child to make connections to other stories
they have read. Help your child make a connection to another book in relation to
the one they are reading.

This part
of the
book…

Reminded
me this
part in
another
book…

Parent Signature :____________________________

Making Connections to other books
Name: _______________________________
When reading it is important for your child to make connections to other stories
they have read. Help your child make a connection to another book in relation to
the one they are reading.

This part
of the
book…
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Reminded
me this part
in another
book…
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Predicting Events
Name: ______________________________________
It is important to predict events when reading to help with comprehension. While reading
the story stop at any part and ask your child to predict. Write down the prediction and
then once you and your child find out what happened write it down.

My Prediction:

What happened:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Predicting Events
Name: ______________________________________
It is important to predict events when reading to help with comprehension. While reading
the story stop at any part and ask your child to predict. Write down the prediction and
then once you and your child find out what happened write it down.

My Prediction:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

What happened:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Cause and effect
Name: _____________________________________________
Help your child identify the cause and effect of an event in the story.
EX: Sally tripped on a rock --- so she fell.

Cause:

Effect:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Cause and effect
Name: _____________________________________________
Help your child identify the cause and effect of an event in the story.
EX: Sally tripped on a rock --- so she fell.

Cause:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Effect:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Name: ______________________________________
Help your child identify three cause and effects in
Cause and
the story. EX: Sally tripped on a rock --- so she fell.
effect
Cause: Effect:

Parent Signature :____________________________

Is your story fiction or non-fiction?
Help your child identify if the book they are reading is fiction or non-fiction. Help
them explain why. (Fiction: not-real/Non-Fiction: real)

fiction non-fiction
Something that Something that
could not really could happen in real
happen in real life. life.

My book is ________________ because….

My book is not ________________ because….

Parent Signature :____________________________

Is your story fiction or non-fiction?
Name: ________________________________
Help your child identify if the book they are reading is fiction or non-fiction. Help
them explain why. (Fiction: not-real/Non-Fiction: real)

fiction non-fiction
Something that Something that
could not really could happen in real
happen in real life. life.

My book is ________________ because….

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
My book is not ________________ because….
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Finding Facts
Name: ________________________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book. Help your child write down two of their
favorite facts from the book!

Fact 1:

Fact 2:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Finding Facts
Name: ________________________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book. Help your child write down two of their
favorite facts from the book!

Fact 1:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Fact 2:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Finding Facts
Name: ________________________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book. Help your child write down four of their
favorite facts from the book!

Title: _________________________________
Fact 1: Fact 2:

Fact 3: Fact 4:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Name: ______________________________________
Help your child put four events from the story in the order
they happened. Please include the very beginning event
Sequencing
and the very ending event. Include main idea events in-
between.

First

Next

Then

Last

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Help your child compare and
contrast two events or two
characters from the story.
Compare & Contrast Please fill each bubble with at
least two things.

Different Different
__________ __________
same

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Topic and Category
Name: _______________________________________
Your child chose a non-fiction book. Help your child identify the topic of the book and
information about two categories.
(EX: Topic: Monkey, Category: Food, Detail: Monkeys eat bananas.

Topic

Category: Category:

Detail: Detail:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Character & Setting
Name:__________________________________
Help your child choose their favorite character from the story and explain them.
Also, help your child identify and describe the setting (where the story takes place) of the
story.

Character

Setting

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Character & Setting
Name:_____________________________
Help your child choose their favorite character from the story and explain them.
Also, help your child identify and describe the setting (where the story takes place) of the
story.

Character
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Setting
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Character & Setting
Name: _________________________________________
Help your child identify and draw a picture of the character and setting.
Setting: Where the story takes place.

Character Setting

__________ __________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Problem & Solution
Help your child find the problem in the story. Then, help your child explain how the
problem was solved. Everything needs to be written in complete sentences.

Problem:

Solution:

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Problem & Solution
Name:__________________________________________
Help your child find the problem in the story. Then, help your child explain how the
problem was solved. Everything needs to be written in complete sentences.

Problem:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Solution:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Authors Purpose
When authors write stories they always have a reason for it. In fiction books they
want to convey a message or tell a story for some reason. In non-fiction books
they want to teach us about something. Help your child identify the authors
purpose in the text.

The authors purpose is…

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Authors Purpose
Name: ___________________________________
When authors write stories they always have a reason for it. In fiction books they want to
convey a message or tell a story for some reason. In non-fiction books they want to teach
us about something. Help your child identify the authors purpose in the text.

The authors purpose is…

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Authors Purpose Name: ___________________________________
Help your child identify the authors purpose using the bulleted words below. Identify the
purpose and explain why by using examples from the story.

The authors purpose is…

• to inform
• to persuade
• to entertain

Explain your reasoning for identifying a particular authors purpose.

__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Illustrations
Name:_________________________________
Help your child draw a picture from the story and describe it
using at least two sentences.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Illustrations
Name: ______________________________________
Choose two illustrations from the story. Draw them both and
describe them the best you can.

Parent Signature :____________________________

 Illustrations
Name: ______________________________________
Choose two illustrations from the story. Draw them both and
describe them the best you can.

__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________

__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
Parent Signature :____________________________
 Who’s Speaking?
Name: ______________________________________
Help your child identify three separate parts in a story where a character is speaking. Have
your child write their dialogue (what they said) and then write who said it.

Dialogue speaker

Parent Signature :____________________________

THANK YOU

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