Week 5: Tuesday

Today, we will be working on:

Please encourage your child to complete both the Word Work and Reading Comprehension questions. Thank you.

Daily Edit

Download these two documents: Week 5 Tuesday Passage A & B (Teacher-Parent Copy) and Week 5 Tuesday Passage B (Student Worksheet).
Give Passage B to your child.
Read Passage A aloud to your child (do not let them see it) while they follow along with Passage B.
Read Passage B aloud to your child (have them follow with their finger, if needed).
Read Passage A aloud to your child again while your child follows Passage B.
Give your child time to edit Passage B with a pencil or a marker. * Note: If you are unable to print this out, you child can orally edit the passage instead.
Review their edits and provide hints to help them finish it (e.g. What needs to be capitalized? What is at the end of a sentence? The vowel is saying its name, which means that there is a silent _?_ at the end of the word).
Show your child Passage A and have them compare to see how they did.

Don't forget to take breaks in between work! It is important to get a breather while learning so our brain can continue to learn hard things for us.

Please refer to my 5-Minute Brain Break Ideas blog post if you are stuck on what to do.

Welcome back! Before moving onto the next task, please review the story again. Make sure to pay attention to the words as the story is being read.

Please work with your child on completing the tasks below. Students are welcomed and encouraged to re-visit the story at anytime.

What are Nouns?

There are two types of nouns:

Common Noun: any person, place, or thing • Example: teacher, park, hat

Proper Noun: a specific person, place, or thing • Example: Ms. Zhu, Earth, iPhone

How Can I Tell Which is Which?

To find a common noun, look for words that are not capitalized, but is still a person, place, or thing.
To find a proper noun, look for words that are capitalized that is a person, place, or thing.

Find some common nouns from the story. Hunt, bridge, field, wildflowers, flowers, pond, lily pad, frog, meadow, ground, worm, tree, branch, nest, eggs, beehive, home
Write a sentence for two of the common nouns and underline them. (Answers will vary.) There is a bridge. I like to catch frogs. • Adaptation: Provide a sentence starter for your child (e.g. "I like...", "There is a..."). I like the lily pad. There is a worm. • Extension: Add details to your sentences (i.e. include adjectives and adverbs). There is a long and narrow bridge. I like to catch green, slimy frogs at the lake with my friends. • Extension: Use two or more -at words in your sentences. There is a long and narrow bridge that will take us to a field of wildflowers. I like to go to the pond by the meadow and catch green, slimy frogs with my friends.
Draw a picture of your sentences.

Don't forget to take breaks in between work! It is important to get a breather while learning so our brain can continue to learn hard things for us.

Please refer to my 5-Minute Brain Break Ideas blog post if you are stuck on what to do.

Please feel free to discuss and guide your child to the answer before they write it down using a complete sentence. Note that answers may vary.

What did the children see after they crossed the bridge? The children saw a field of fluttery, buttery wildflowers after they crossed the bridge.
What did the children see in the pond? The children saw a slippery, sloppery frog in the pond.
What did the children do at the meadow? What did they find? The children dug into the ground at the meadow and found a wiggly, waggly worm.
What did the children see on the tree? What did they do? The children saw a beehive on the tree and ran away.
How did the children get home? The children re-traced their steps to get home. They went back down the tree, through the meadow, across the pond, and over the bridge.

Please upload a picture of your child's work or of your child working on their e-Portfolios on Portal. Thank you.