Please read with your child each night for at least 10 minutes. Please do the take home readers with your child each night, and return them on Friday. When reading, think about what happens first, next, last, and be able to tell it at the end of the story. Who are the characters? Where does the story take place? Monday night homework (Every week): Think of two words that begin with the sound of the letter of the week so that you can make your letter/sound page in your Letter/Sound Book on Tuesday. Practice writing your first name and last name, with first letter capitalized and all other letters in lower case (i.e. Bill).. Learn your address and phone number! Practice counting to 50. Look for the words we have learned (can , red, the, green, yellow, blue, like, "a", purple, orange,zero, one,two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, go, black, brown, see, to, have, is, play). Look for the words we have learned on signs, in the newspaper, and in books you read. Practice writing the words. Thoughtful questions: Why are animals important in our lives? Where do animals live? Why do animals need food?