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 Daily Language Review Grade
1
Home–School
CONNECTION Language Skill: Conjunctions

Sticks and Stones

A conjunction is a word that connects
two words or sentences. The words W hat You Need
and, or, and but are conjunctions. • permanent marker
The title of this activity contains
a conjunction. Do you see it? • 3 smooth river stones
(or large beans)
With this activity, you and your child
• 6 craf t sticks
can practice forming sentences that
contain conjunctions. • clear tape (optional)

n th e bars.
park
a nd clim b o
o to th e
We will g

or
How Long
It Will Take

about 20 minutes
but

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Language Skill: Conjunctions

W hat You Do Together

nes.
njunction on each of the sto
1. With your child, write a co
ay wi sh to wr ite th e co nju nctions on clear tape if you
You m
to m ark di rec tly on the stones. Here are the most
do not want
common conjunctions:

and but or

e cra ft stick s, wr ite a sentence part that can be joined

2. On each of th ions:
at lea st on e of the co nju nc tions. Here are some suggest
with

I want to play baseball

.
first I have to clean my room

I put my book

my pencil in my backpack.

I can ride my bike

I can draw a picture.

mind your
e th e stick s and stones to form complete sentences. Re
3. Us
th a period.
child that a sentence ends wi
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Home–School
CONNECTION Language Skill: Sort/Categorize Words

Grocery Sort
Words can be sorted into categories,
such as clothing, colors, or food. With W hat You Need
this activity, you can help your child • grocer y items
sort grocery items according to what
food group they belong in. • pencil

• index cards

How Long
It Will Take

about 30 minutes

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Language Skill: Sort/Categorize Words

W hat You Do Together

these food groups from
1. Brainstorm examples of
amples are given.)
choosemyplate.gov. (A few ex

Grains: bread, pasta

Protein: meat, beans

Vegetables: carrots, lettuce

Fruits: apples, bananas

Dairy: milk, cheese

ether.
2. Go grocery shopping tog
ch
hen yo u get ho m e, ha ve yo ur child write the name of ea
3. W
rd.
grocery item on an index ca
ich
en ha ve yo ur ch ild sort the index cards according to wh
4. Th
in.
food group each item belongs

Fruits Dairy
Protein Vegetables
Grains

meat onions oranges milk

bread
bananas re am
s carrots ice c
rice be a n

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CONNECTION Language Skill: Commas in Dates

Friends Birthday Tree

Commas are used in dates to separate
the day of the month and the year. W hat You Need
For example: February 2, 2009. • calendar

Help your child practice writing dates • colored pencils or crayon

s
by writing the birthdates of friends.
• Friends Birthday Tree
template (provided)

FEBRUARY WEDNESDA
Y THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY

7 8
5 6
3 4 Juan’s
2
Birthday

14 15
12 13
10 11
9

21 22
19 20
17 18
16
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24 25
23 Friends Birthday
Tree

How Long
It Will Take

about 20 minutes

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Daily Language Review, Grade 1

Language Skill: Commas in Dates

W hat You Do Together

e
your ch ild, lis t on pa pe r the first names of at least fiv
1. With
friends in your child’s life.
dar.
en wr ite ea ch frien d’s na m e and bir thdate on your calen
2. Th
e ye ar th e frien d wa s bo rn . Don’t forget to have your
Include th
her own bir thdate.
child do the same for his or
ca n us e th is in for m at ion , along with drawings, to
3. Your child ided.
ate a “F rie nd s Bi rth da y Tr ee” using the template prov
cre

Example

Lori
March 15, 2008 Jesse
Ben December 1, 2010
May 6, 2009

Brian Juan
June 18, 2011
Emma February 7, 2010
September 6, 2010

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Language Skill: Commas in Dates

Friends Birthday Tree

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1
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CONNECTION Language Skill: Pronouns

Pronoun Tic-Tac-Toe
Pronouns are words that take the
place of a noun or a noun word group. W hat You Need
Examples: Ben can ride his bike. He can • game boards (provided)
ride his bike. Or, Sara and Chloe play
outside. They play outside. • sentence strips (provide
d)
• game piece markers
You can play a tic-tac-toe game that
(buttons, bottle caps,
will help your child use pronouns.
paper pieces)

Tic-Tac-Toe

it she he

them
Tic-Tac-Toe her theirs

it they
her everything they him

he everything
she How Long
It Will Take

we them
him about 20 minutes

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Language Skill: Pronouns

W hat You Do Together

yo ur ch ild , pr ac tic e rea di ng the pronouns on the
1. With
game boards.

t ou t th e sen ten ce str ips an d place them upside down

2. Cu
on your playing surface.

is ga m e ca n be pla ye d in dividually as practice, or as

3. Th
d one reader.
a game with two players an
r
r tw o pla ye rs: Give ea ch ch ild a game board. The reade
4. Fo
ds the sentence aloud. Then
picks a sentence strip and rea
rd or words.
the reader repeats the blue wo
pla ce a m ar ke r on a pr onoun that can replace
5. The playe rs
e sentence.
the blue word or words in th
in
s markers on three pronouns
6. The first player who place
ro w ho riz on ta lly, ve rtica lly, or diagonally is the winner.
a
also
d continue playing. You can
7. Return used sentences an
lp yo ur ch ild m ak e hi s or her own sentence strips.
he

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Language Skill: Pronouns

Tic-Tac-Toe Game Boards

Cut along the dotted lines.

Tic-Tac-Toe Tic-Tac-Toe

her it they it she he

she he everything them her theirs

him we them everything they him

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Language Skill: Pronouns

Tic-Tac-Toe Sentence Strips

Cut along the dotted lines.

I will go to the store with Mom.

Put the book on the table.

Do Anna and Lori want to play?

I hope Sara made a cake.

Does Mike like to eat apples?

Please bring balls, bats, and mitts.

You can give Tom a new pencil.

After lunch, Kai and I went to the park.

I made cookies for my friends.

The gray house is Mr. and Mrs. Glenn’s.

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CONNECTION Language Skill: Adjectives

Mystery Bag
Adjectives are words that describe
nouns. Many adjectives tell how W hat You Need
something looks, feels, or sounds. • 1 lunch-size paper bag
Some adjectives have almost the
same meaning (example: tiny, • 3" x 3" sticky notes
(or paper and tape)
small).
• pencil
This guessing game provides
fun practice using adjectives. • small objects around th
e
room where the game is
played

• list of adjectives (provide

d)

small hard

blue round

How Long
It Will Take

about 30 minutes

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Daily Language Review, Grade 1

Language Skill: Adjectives

W hat You Do Together

yo ur ch ild , loo k at sm al l objects around the room.
1. With
describe each object.
Discuss some adjectives that

lp yo ur ch ild wr ite a lar ge question mark on the bag.

2. He
d. If
d the list of adjectives provide
3. Then help your child rea d
u wi sh , ad d to th e lis t oth er adjectives that you discusse
yo
in Step 1.
rA
is M ys ter y Ba g ga m e is for two players. To begin, Playe
4. Th
om . Pla ye r B pic ks a sm al l object and puts it inside
leaves the ro four
e ba g. Th en Pla ye r B wr ite s on the sticky note three or
th
th at de scr ibe th e ob jec t an d places the note on the
adjectives
front of the bag.
lls , “S olv e th e M ys ter y!” Pla yer A returns to the room.
5. Player B ca
of
ye r A rea ds th e ad jec tiv es and tries to guess the identity
6. Pla
ion: Limit to five guesses.)
the object in the bag. (Suggest
B
ter Pla ye r A us es hi s or he r five guesses, Players A and
7. Af
an d pla y co nt in ue s. Co nt inue so that each player
swap roles es.
s at lea st th ree tu rn s to gu ess and to write adjective clu
ha

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Language Skill: Adjectives

Adjectives List

round bent red

funny cold blue

little fast yellow

big salty green

old scary black

new loud brown

soft quiet purple

hard long white

tiny thin orange

flat bumpy

small smooth

sweet sticky

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