Homework

Word Study- Here is an example of word study.  Each Monday your child will come home with a sheet of words and at least 2 headers (the headers here are j, tr, dr, ch).  Your child will cut the words then read the words while sorting them under the correct heading.  Keep these words safe.  You will use them all week to follow the HW page below.

Sight Words- Every Monday your child will bring home a small sheet of 5 or 6 sight words.  Your child should cut the words out and practice reading them each night.  You can simply read through the words 5 times each or use some of the Sight Word Chants below.  Once they know the word(s) they should be moved to the "I Know" side.  Please keep in mind that knowing a Sight Word means your child can read it in 3 seconds or less.  The words your child needs more practice with should be left on the "keep working" side. 

Weekly Homework

	Math	Word Study	Reading
Monday	Count to 50 (by 1’s, then practice identifying numbers before, after, and between through) with an adult	Cut, Sort and read word study words	Read with your child
Tuesday	Practice writing numbers 1-30	Sort and read word study words	Read with your child
Wednesday	Count to 100 by 5’s and 10’s with an adult	Sort and spell word study words aloud to an adult	Read with your child
Thursday	Count backward from 30	Write sentences or a story that includes at least 5 of your words.	Read with your child
Friday	Enjoy the weekend!  See you next week ;)

Sight Word Chant Ideas

Sight word chants are a great way to review sight words and their spellings. 

Try to pick one chant a day to practice weekly and past words.

·      Clap – Clap each letter

·      Stomp – Stomp each letter

·      Dribble & Shoot – Dribble the letters and shoot the word

·      Nose – hold your nose and spell it

·      Robot – in a robotic voice with arms moving back and forth

·      Cheer it – Like a cheerleader, alternate arms and shoot into the air

·      Volcano – start out as a whisper, get louder with each letter, and explode when you say word

·      Frog Jumps – start standing up, as you say each letter crouch down a little farther, jump into the air at the end as you say the word

·      Jumping Jacks – one letter for each movement

·      Push-ups  - one push up for every letter

·      Pat – Pat your head for giraffe letters, tummy for chicken letters, and knees for monkey letters

·      Box it – pretend to be a boxer and punch each letter

·      Batter up – Get into the batting position and swing on each letter

·      Toe Touches – cross the midline and touch each opposite toe for each letter

·      Pumping Iron – Pretend to lift weights, one rep for each letter

·      Imaginary Chalk Board – children pretend a chalkboard is in front of them.  Write each word on the chalkboard with large letters.  When you finish the word, pretend to erase it.