Homework

1st Grade Homework:

Read your decodable books and "date them." Do a "Give Me Five" retell on one 
of the decodables. Practice your flashcards/ sight words.

Please put the date on each decodable that your child reads to you.  Circle 
the date, if they are fluent.  If this book needs more practice, just write 
the date. The decodables need to be saved.  A shoebox or other organizer will 
be helpful to keep track of the large number of 1st Grade decodables.

Flashcards and Word Lists are included in your homework bag.  This exercise 
will help build fluency in your child's reading.  (See attached sheet for 
suggestions on how to play games with the flashcards).

Fluency Passages will be added to your homework packet in January.  The goal 
of these exercises will be to increase your child's fluency and accuracy. 
These exercises have been shown to help students perform better on all kinds 
of tests.

Please continue to fill in the What Did You Do? column!  This helps me 
understand what Strategies you are working on with your child.



2nd Grade Homework:

Read for 15-20 minutes and do the activities for the Word Knowledge words. 
An AR book will be included in the homework bag.  Please have your child 
read this book orally.  You may do shared reading (you read and then your 
child reads) with this book.  Please do retelling after each reading session.

The word lists for your homework are taken from the current Open Court 
lesson.  These Word Knowledge lists will help your child's fluency and 
comprehension in the classroom. 

Monday-----------word sort by categories (vowel sounds, blend sounds, parts 
of speech).

Tuesday----------oral sentences with 1/2 of the word list.

Wednesday--------oral sentences with the other 1/2 of the word list.

Thursday---------spelling test on 10 of the words in the word list.


Fluency Passages will be added to your homework packet in January. The goal 
of these exercises is to increase your child's fluency and accuracy. These 
exercises have been shown to help students perform better on all kinds of 
tests.


Please continue to fill in the What Did You Do? column!  This helps me 
understand what strategies you are working on with your child.


Helpful website for selecting books at your child's level AND doing 
comprehension tests:

http://www.bookadventure.com
http://www.starfall.com