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Dear Parents/Guardians: Summer is a time for fun, relaxation and exciting family adventures. Even though summer vacation is a favorite with children, it also offers time for parents to promote learning in a more relaxed environment. Your child has made progress throughout the school year. To ensure gains are maintained, it is essential your child continue to read, write and practice math skills during the summer. We encourage you to be a partner in your child’s learning. We suggest that your child do brief, but frequent, daily sessions (20-30 minutes) focused on reading, writing and/or math. This will be more beneficial than longer sessions in a shorter time span. The attached packet is a place to begin. It includes a summer contract and skill sheets. Challenge your child to read daily. Like anything else, good reading and math skills require continuous practice. This packet is a resource for your family. It does not need to be returned to school in the fall. You will find answer sheets at the end of this packet for some of the more difficult worksheets. Remember to check out our summer library program at Denver and Reamstown Elementary schools or visit your public library. In addition, children in kindergarten, first, and second grades can take part in the Summer Book Exchange. At each elementary school, they are invited to stop into the building, Mon.-Thur. from $:OOam-3:3Opm, to choose leveled readers appropriate for them. They are able to exchange these books as often as possible and may have several books signed out at one time. We all know that children love to utilize technology in their learning processes. If your child has access to a computer, the following websites offer free on-line books for your child’s reading enjoyment: http://readtheorv.org/ www. magickeys. corn/books www. sillyhooks. net www.childrensbooksonline.org www. by gosh. corn http://read. gov/kids/ http://www.bigunivecse.com/readkidsbooks
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Families often ask teachers for help with book selections and about the development of reading skills. Many families are looking for a quick method to determine a books appropriateness for their chiLd’s independent reading level, Comprehension checks and ways to enhance oral reading are also key areas of interest. May you find these suggestions useful as you discover the wonderful world of books with your fomifyl
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Select books that appeal to your child’s interest level. Use the five-finger test to help your child select books appropriate for his/her reading Level. Encourage your child to choose a book that looks interesting, open it to any page and read. Each time your child comes to an unknown word, a finger is raised. Five unknown words on a page indicate that the book is probably too difficult for independent reading. Save the book to use at a later time or include it as a read aloud selection. Read books aloud to your child on a regular basis. Don’t overlook chapter books! Primary grade children enjoy them as much as intermediate grade children. Provide opportunities for shared reading. In a shared reading, you take turns reading aloud with your child. Invite your child to read a favorite book to a younger sibling or friend. Use repeated readings with your son or daughter. Allow your child to practice the story as many times as needed for the development of fluency with oral reading. Record your child reading a favorite selection. Mail the tape to a distant relative or friend. The recorded story could also become a wonderful addition to a childhood memory box. Use echo reading. Read a short passage from a favorite selection and ask your child to reread it matching your fluency and expression. Read paragraphs alternately with your child. Provide guide questions for the paragraphs read aloud. Allow your child to ask questions also. Help your child summarize a story using these five questions: 1. Who or what is the story about? 2. When or where does the story take place? 3. What happens first? 4. What happens next? 5. How does the story end? Invite your child to draw a picture illustrating a favorite scene or character from a story. Encourage your child to write a descriptive paragraph about it. Ask your child to read it to you. Encourage your child to create an advertisement for a favorite book. Invite your child to recommend three favorite books for you to enjoy!
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The Mitten by Jan Brett Are You My Mother? by Phillip D. Eastman Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne Love You Forever by Robert N, Munsch The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss The Giving Tree by She! Silverstein Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Newer Informational Books • *The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 Fact-Filled Maps! by Gabrielle Balkan • Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Have Changed the Earth by Molly Bang • *Creaturepedia: Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth by Adrienne Barman • *Maelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner • Frogs by Nic Bishop • ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around ttie World by Andrew Bleiman • *Ashley Bryan’s Puppets: Making Something from Everything by Ashley Bryan • Edward Hopper Paints His World by Robert Burleigh • Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey by Loree Griffin Burns • See What a Seal Can Do by Chris Butterworth • Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Monica Ca rn esi • Teeth by Sneed Collard • *counting Lions: Portraits of the Wild by Katie Cotton • *Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies • Ballerina Dreams by Michaela ad Elaine D e Prince • *The Big Book of Dinosaurs by DK Pub! ish ing
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*A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying by Jim and Jamie Dutcher *The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert *Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle *A Mom for Umande by Maria Faulconer Noah Webster and His Words by Jeri Ferris *How to Draw a Dragon by Douglas Florian Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins *Creature Features by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page *Bot,] in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their Parents by Lita Judge Arctic Animals by Tori Kosara *Dozers Rcin: The True Story of a Dog and His Run by Debbie Levy and Rosana Panza Bats Biggest! Bats Littlest! by Sandra Mark! e WonderHorse: The True Story of the World’s Smartest Horse by Emily McCully Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet by David McLimans *Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree by Kate Messner *Maps by Alëksandra and Daniel Mizielinski Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales My Country, ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights by Claire Rudolf Mcirphy *,4 Baby Elephant in the Wild by Caitlin O’Connell Who Would Win? Rhino vs. Hippo by Jerry Pallotta *One Plastic Bag: lsatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women olthe Gambia by Miranda Paul Martin and Mahalia: His words, Her Song by Andrea Pinkney Mr Lincolns Boys by Staton Rabin Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy *Emu by Claire Saxby *Raii.drops Roll by April Sayre Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives by Lola Schaefer * Welcome to the Neighborhood by Shawn Sheehy * Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder *Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart About Penguins by Cathryn Sill A Place for Bats by Melissa Stewart *Emmanuels Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson *Winnie: The True Story of the Bear
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Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally Walker *Ada Byron Love/ace and the Thinking Machine by Laurie Wallmark Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward *Hey, Seymour! by Walter Wick A Zeal of Zebras: An Alphabet of Collective Nouns by Woop Studios
Newer Fktion Books: • *lts Only Stanley by Jon Agee • My Grandfather’s Coat by Jim Aylesworth • Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Ba rnett • Big Snow by Jonathan Bean • *The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton • *Qciest by Aaron Becker • *Two Tough Crocs by David Bedford • I’m Bored by Michael Black • / Don’t Want to Go to School! by Stephanie Blake • *Escape from Baxters’ Barn by Rebecca Bond • Maestro Stci Saves the Zoo by Denise B ren n en Nelson • My Teacher is a Monster (No, I am Not.) by Peter Brown • Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting • Bird and Squirrel on Ice by James Burks • *This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne • *A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School... by Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud • Fox’s Garden by Princesse Camcam • The Mermaid and the Shoe by K. G. Campbell • *The Nonsense Show by Eric Cane Around the Clock by Roz Chast • *Recess Is a Jungle (Eerie Elementaty #3) by Jack Chabert • Magda’s Tortillas by Becky Chavarria C ha i rez • The New Small Person by Lauren Child • *Big Bug by Henry Cole • *Draw! by Raul Colon • Train by Elisha Cooper • Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper • Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates by Carolyn Crimi • The Storm Whale by Benji Davies • *The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt • *Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life by James Dean • A Dance like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey • Bink & Go/lie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee • Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamillo
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Zombie in Love 2+1 by Kelly DiPucchio Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela Doming ci ez Abuelo by Acithor Dorros *Race the Wild #1: Rain Forest Relay by Kristin Earhart Henry’s Map by David Elliot *Eva’s Treetop Festival: A Branches Book by Rebecca Elliott *Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry Locomotive by Brian Floca *The Farmer and the Clown by Maria F raze e Oliver and Patch by Claire Freedman *The Most Wonderful Thing in the World by Vivian French Let’s Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile *This Equals That by Jason Fullord and Tamara Shopsin Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman The First Drawing by Mordicai Gerstein Dragon’s Extraordinary Egg by Debi Gliori *The 39-Story Treeho use by Andy Griffith s *Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale Princess in Black by Shannon Hale The Jacket by Kirsten Hail *Dory and the Real True Friend by Abby Hanlon *Fable Comics by Charise Mericle Harper and Chris Duffy *shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton *Th Bear Report by Thyra Heder *waiting by Kevin Henkes When Charley Met Grandpa by Amy H est Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman Happy Birthday, Babymocise by Jennifer Hoim and Matthew Holm Dogs Night by Meredith Hooper Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hotke Jamal’s Busy Day by Wade Hudson Wild by Emily Hughes lssun Boshi by Ichinori Puss & Boots by Ayano lmai Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni *Ocit of the Blue by Alison Jay This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver J effe rs A Fine Dessert by Emily Jenkins Goodnight Already by Jory John *Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnson The Princess Who Had No Kingdom by Ursula Jones Once Upon a Cloud by Claire Keane Trouperby Meg Kearney The Gingerbread Pirates by Kirstin Kladstrup Sick Simon by Dan Krall Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb
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*Shelter Pet Sqciad: Met/in by Cynthia Lord White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan *Mad Scientist /-\cademy: The Dinosaur Disaster by Matthew McElligott Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner *Dolphin SOS by Roy and Slavia Miki *chippy Chipmunk: Friends in the Garden by Kathy Miller Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller The Gumazing Gum Girl!: Chews Your Destiny by Rhode Montijo Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales *Zen Socks by Jon Muth *ftjfl olthe Great Forest by Dennis Nolan *T1.?e Book with No Pictures by B. J. Novak What Brothers Do Best! What Sisters Do Best by Laura Numeroff
*Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Soccer Mania by Jane O’Connor *Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail by Herman Parish Meet the Dullarcls by Sara Pennypacker Night Sky Dragons by Mal Peet The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Peff *1 Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty *Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party by Shannon Hale If All the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder
*piper Green and the Faity Tree by Ellen Potter A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade by James Pre lIe r Daisy Gets Lost by Chris Raschka *NerdyBirdybyAaron Reynolds Chopsticks: Not Exactly a Sequel to Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *Robo.Sauce by Adam Rcibin The Adventures of Beekie: The Un imaginary Friend by Dan Santat *The BearAte Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach Nugget and Fang: Friends Forever- or Snack Time? by Tammi Saner Bits & Pieces by Judy Schachner Princess Sparkle-Heart Gets a Makeover by Josh Schneider Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey Rosen Schwartz
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Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian Bully by Laura Seeger Anna Carries Water by Olive Senior *Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea *Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman *,AnotheroayAs Emily by Eileen Spinelli The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
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Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton *Lenny& Lcicyby Philip Stead *lm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens The Fox and the Crow by Manasi Su bra man i am Ball by Mary Sullivan Rules olScimmer by Shaun Tan *Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teagcie *The Very Inappropriate Word by Jim Tobi n *Help! We Need a Title! by Herve Tullet Outfoxed by Mike Twohy Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood Probudit! by Chris Van Allsburg 1 am Yoga by Susan Verde *Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon *WI7at This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma Virjan A Long WayAwayby Frank Viva *Th Mouse and the Meadow by Chad Wallace *The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo \AJi I lem s This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson *Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett *The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski
Series Books: • Cam Jansen by David Adler a Magic Bunny by Sue Bentley • Magic Kitten by Sue Bentley a Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans a Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Normal B ri dwell • Arthurby Marc Brown • *Eerie Elementary by Jack Chabert • Cork & Fuzz by D. Chaconas • Pete the Cat by James Dean • Bink & Go/lie by Kate DiCarnillo • Duck & Goose by Tad Hills • Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann • Ballpark Mysteries by David Kelly • I Wonder by Dorling Kindersley a Ready Freddy by Abbie Klein • George Brown, Class Clown by Nancy Krulik • Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel • Lu/u by Hi/any McKay a Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Conner a The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne • Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish • Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker • Who Would Win? by Jerry Pallotta • Galaxy Zack by Ray O’Ryan a Curious George by H. A. Rey • *81/lie B. Brown by Sally Rippen
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Calendar Mysteries by Ron Roy Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton Ladybug Girl by David Somar *Dragon Masters by Tracey West Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems Pebble Go Animals by various authors
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Poetry Books: • Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue by Jon Agee • We Go Together by Calef Brown • Dogku by Andrew Clements • Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies • On the Wing by David Elliott • Seeds, Bees, Butterflies, and More! Poems for Two Voices by Ca role Gerber • Dear Hot Dog by Mordicai Gerstein • *sailA,vayby Langston Hughes Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul Janeczko • Poems to Learn by Heart by Caroline Kennedy • *Dear Wandering Wildebeest and Other Poems from the Water Hole by Irene Lath am • *Everything Is a Poem: The Best of]. Patrick Lewis by J. Patrick Lewis • I Didn’t Do It by Patricia McLaughlin and Emily McLaughlin Charest • Water Rolls, Water Rises by Pat Mora • Hi, Koo! by John Muth • National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar and Roar! • Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles by Laura Nummeroff • *Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out by Laura Overdeck • Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole by Bob Raczka • *A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young by Michael Rosen • A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell • WaterCan Be by Laura Purdie Salas • A Pond Full of Ink by Annie M. G. Schmidt • Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman • Every Thing on It by Shel Silverstein • Food Trucks! by Mark Todd • Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig Va nU erwater • Digger Dozer Dumper by Hope Vestergaa rU • *Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon Magazines: • Big Backyard • Boy’s Life • Boy’s Quest • Chickadee
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Children’s Playmate Crinkles Highlights for Children Jack and Jill Kids Discover Ladybug: The Magazine for Young Children National Geographic Little Kids Nickelodeon Ranger Rick Spider: The Magazine for Young Children Stone Soup: The Magazine by Young Writers and Artists Zoobooks
Educational Apps: • Booksy- download books • Dyslexia Quest- enhances working memory, processing, visual memory, & seq den ci n g • Endless Alphabet- teaches letters, letter sounds, and vocab • Endless Reader- teaches sight words (like a sequel to Endless Alphabet) • *Epic build an unlimited library of children’s books • Story Time- narrated children’s storybooks • Kodable Pro (105)- a fuzz character follows sequenced directions that you write to complete mazes • Little bird Tales (lOS)- take photos and record audio and use them to create s story • *1aking Words Kindergarten and First Grade- lessons that build phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling skills • My Story (10 5)- create a book with visuals and text • *Pho:ics Make a Word 1- increase phonics skills by building short vowel words • Reading Raven HD fiOS)- teaches letters and sounds • RWT Timeline- create timelines, science experiment results, or instructions using photos and text • Shadow Puppet (lOS)- create presentations with photos and record voices • Sight Words 1-300: Kids Learn- different interactive activities to learn sight words • *Sight Word Ninja- slash through given sight words • Sushi Scramble- make words from the given letter tiles • That’s Baloney- quiz-like game for all content areas (2 grade & up) • *The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (lOS)- based on a film and book —
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Sight Vocabulary Games Sight words are words that your child recognizes instantly. The larger a child’s sight vocabulary, the more quickly and fluently they are able to read. The first sight words your child learns should be useful and meaningful. A child’s name should be one of the first sight words he/she learns. Other important words are days of the week, months, number words, and color words. The following games can be played with word cards that can be created at home. To the card. make the word cards, write each sight word on an index card on only one side of The list of sight words for your child is on the next page of the packet. 1.
fish Pond Write words on cards cut like fish and attach a paper clip on the mouth of each fish. Use a small magnet attached to a string to fish words out of a bowl or pretend pond.
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Ladder Game Draw the steps of a ladder on a large piece of paper. Write a word on each rung of the ladder, and make a duplicate set of word cards on small pieces of paper. The child draws a card from the pile. If it matches the first word, and they correctly identify the word, they may move on and try to find the next word on the ladder.
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Hunting Game While your child covers their eyes, hide cards on which you have printed words. Let your child hunt for the word cards. No card may be taken unless the word is known.
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Save Pack Print words on cards, and quickly flash the cards to your child. If they miss a word, they are given that word for their “save pack”. After they have studied the words, play the game again. The goal is to have an empty “save pack.”
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Spin the Platter On a large paper plate or on a piece of cardboard (like the ones used for pizza), make a spinner by attaching an arrow with a brass paper fastener. Print words around the outer edge of the circle. The child spins the arrow and identifies the word it’s pointing to. If correct, they get a point. The same type of game could be played with an empty soda bottle. The child spins and names the word it’s pointing to.
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Memory Print two sets of word cards. Turn all of them upside-down. Take turns looking for matching words.
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Word-O Make Bingo cards with several blank spaces. Write words in the boxes. Make sure the words are in different spots on each sheet. The person who calls the words can use the word cards. Use buttons, coins, or small pieces of paper to cover the spaces.
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Snap! Write the word Snap! on several index cards. Insert these cards into the pile of word cards and shuffle the entire pile. Place the pile upside-down in the center of the table. Each player in turn takes a card and says the word. If a player draws a card with Snap! on it, he must return all of his cards to the bottom of the pile and start over. The player with the most cards is the winner.
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These games should be fun for your child. Be aware of your child’s level of interest, and stop when they get tired. Use the games as a quick and easy way to involve yourself in your child’s learning.
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before
stork
My chore is going to the store. We saw a boar at the farm. Jack gave me more corn. I heard the lion roar. Write Words C C’
t U.
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Practice Reproducibte PH97
Date
Name r
( r-Controlled Vowels /ôr/ (air, are, ear, ere Read Words
c
ware
dare
spare
square
hair
pair
chair
flair
bear
pear
wear
swear
rare
stair
there
where
repair
cart
burn
perch
I will repair the blue chair over there.
I
You can share your pear. We saw cows at the dairy. Be careful on the stairway.
I
Write Words
•0
I
ear
ear
0,
Q
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r
Practice Reproducible PH92
Date
Name
r-Controtled Vowels un feer, ear, ere) Read Words h.
jeer
steer
leer
sneer
eerie
dear
shear
clear
year
rear
mere
here
sincere
revere
sphere
chair
horse
earmuff
deer
fir
Put the book here. I cheer for my team. Pat will be six this year. We saw a deer in the clearing. Write Words
ere
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Practice Reproducible PH93
Date
Name
Diphthong lout fou, ow) Read Words
how
howl
owl
growl
down
frown
out
shout
pout
pound sound
house
plow
brow
brown
clown
ground loud
now
crown
crowd
crouch mouth south
chow
gown
spout
sport
pond
pound
pot
pout
town
torn
form
mouse
The dogs growl at the clown. That loud sound is a howl. Sam shouted that he found an owl. She sat on a brown couch. Write Words
outh
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Practice Reproducible PH94
Date
Name
Diphthong foil fol, oy) Read Words oil
coil
soil
foil
boil
broil
toy
joy
boy
soy
soil
spoil
coin
join
joint
point
voice
choice
Ray
Roy
row
spoil
spill
spur
foil
fail
faint
paint
point
part
The boy put the rope in a coil. Can I use these coins to buy this toy? Joy dug a hole in the soil. Roy points to the paint.
Write \tords oil oy oy oy
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Date
Name
Practice Reproducible PH95
Variant Vowels Spetled 00 Read Words book cook
r fi :
hook
hood
good
stood
soon
moon
room
tool
pool
stool
zoo
hook
brook
wood
roof
proof
lock
boot
foot
fort
drop
droop
sort
shirt
start
stop
hard
herd
This food is good, too. The stool is made of wood. He put the boot on his foot. Did you leave your room to look at the moon? Write Words E
I .2
.2’ U
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Name
I
Practice Reproducible PH96
• Date
Variant Vowels /U/ fue, ou, ew) Read Words hue
clue
Sue
due
soup
you
group
youth
flew
chew
crew
threw
hug
crude
jar
stop
frame
sing
bland
light
The sky is blue. We made soup with the group. Sue threw the ball to Joe. Can you sing a new song?
I
I
Write Words ue
t ‘U
‘C
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Practice Reproducible PH97
Date
Name
Variant Vowels /U/ (ii, ul, u_e) Read Words rude
rule
crude
prune
suit
cruise
fruit
bruise
Ruth
truth
flu
fluke
June
flute
tune
tube
soup
blue
blew
root
.
He wore a suit. I have the flu. She ate a prune. They were rude to me. Write \ords
Ig
fi_____
t
r
de
fr
r
le
s
t
ne
cr
se
fi
te
hr
se
t
tr
th
R
th
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Practice Reproducible PH 98
Date
Name
I
Variant Vowel /o/ (ow, au, a, at, augh, ough) Read Words shawl
drawn
crawl
sauce fault
haul
haunt
launch
fall
ball
stall
salt
halt
tall
yawn
yam
drown
drawn
jaw
law
Paul all tale
lawn
caught taught bought fought
thought ought
A hawk sat on the wall. Paul thought about the law. Can you draw a small claw? Mom bought yarn to make her shawl.\ç, Write Words
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Practice Reproducible PH99
Date
Name
Variant Vowels /ü/ foo, ou, u) Read Words took
book
hook
look
nook
shook
should
wood
would could
pull
full
bush
push
put
foot
soot
woof
brook
stood
crook
good
bull
wool
cook
I read a good book. Pull my sock off my foot. We should look for wood. The fish shook on the hook. Write Words
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Practice Reproducible PH100
Date
Name
P refixes Read Words unclean unfold uncover unfair refill
remix
rename recook
unwrap unhurt restack
recount
disorder dislike displace distaste discover disobey unpaid repaid retie uncut untie recut recall
real
yawn
raise
undo
reuse
It is unfair to be unkind. Is that bike unsafe? Reread the book about an unhappy man. I dislike unclean desks. Write Words
un+made un
+
happy
dis+ like
=
re+draw
=
re+sell
=
dis
+
obey
=
Practice Reproducible 201
Date
Name
Practice Reproducible PHIO1
(
Suffixes Read Words ageless
endless
homeless
spotless
truthful
playful
graceful
cheerful
painful
painless
careful
careless
peaceful
lawless
hopeful
hopeless
reuse
useful
thoughtless
thoughtful
Be careful crossing the street. The sky was cloudless. Her room is spotless. It was peaceful in the forest. Write Words
Practice Reproducible 203
Date
Name
Practice Reproducible PH1O2
Suffixes Read Words sell
seller
actor
walker
sweeper
teacher
sing
singer sailor
jumper
player
dreamer
sadly
likely
hotly
sweetly
shortly
brightly
ear
eater
hardly happy
reader
reread
smallest
smartly
heater hear
remix
mixer
The teacher spoke softly. The actor smiles sadly. Did the singer sing loudly? The cat jumps quickly and lands lightly. 0
Write Words
I
sail+or
0.
farm
+
er
=
pitch
+
er
=
loose
+
ly
=
=
0
t
2 0’
slow+ly
=
C)
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Practice Reproducible PH 103
Date
Name
Two- and Ihree-SgIIabIe Words Read Words sadly
remix
refill
unwisely
unclearly
actor
shortly
recall
unloaded
unchaining
softly
safely
repaying
replaying
unfolded
‘at.
unclear unclean unpacking repacking reloaded Do you know how to reheat your meal safely? Mom quickly repainted the folding chair. Ben is refolding and repacking his shirts. The actor was loudly retelling the story. Write Words heat
ing
re+heat
=
re
un+fold
=
un+fold+ed
er
=
clear + ly
clear
+
+
+
= =
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Practice Reproducible PHI 04
Date
Name
lrregutartj-Spelled Words Read Words ache
again
answer
been
machine
depot
people
one
Wednesday
February
Tuesday
We will read the book again. The people ride the bus home. I will come on Tuesday. The machine did not work on Wednesday. Write Words a ma
dep
e me
p
ple
gain
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Date
Name
Pracflce Reproducäble
Decoding Review Real Words
S
fur
stir
verb
nurse
skirt
jar
farm
yard
large
march
for
sort
pork
storm
score
spare
square
hair
pair
bear
roar
boar
more
score
soar
dear
here
clear
sneer
cheer
how
growl
pout
pound
mouse
boy
coin
voice
toy
spoil
soon
hood
brook
droop
stood
clue
group
threw
due
flew
law
haul
mall
sprawl
fault
unfair
remix
untie
unpaid
recount
hotly
actor
walker
smartly
reader
useful
playful
ageless
careless
endless
unclearly
repaying unwisely
sadly
remix
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t
3 0,
S
0
0
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Practice ReproducbIe PHI 06
Date
Name -
,
Closed SjttabIes Read Words cat
catnip win
magnet model
topic
pencil
subject
visit
bottom pedal
muff
muffin tune
came
camel
cabin
cab
i
robe
second target polish
tunnel coast robin
window
seen
finish contest seven
Mom got the picnic basket. This melon is rotten. We can visit my pet rabbit. There is a lemon in the salad. E 0
Ot
Write Words rab+bit
=
hid+den
=
in+dex
=
pub
+
lish
sat+in
=
=
Practice Reproducible 213
Date
Name
Practice Reproducible PHi 0%
Open Sqilables Read Words
F
t
total
donut
final
music
lady
chosen
pilot
label
open
lazy
moment pretend
tulip
minus bacon
silent
frozen
protect
robot
even
seven
motel
oven
open
basket basin pony
robin
puppy model
The pony ate the bacon. The donut shop is open. This lady is a pilot. The robot will protect us. \\rite Words mus+ic
=
la+bel ro+bot ho+tel
=
fro+zen=
Practice Reproducible 215
Date
Name
.....
Practice Reproducible PH1O8
Final e Sqllables Read Words suppose
inside
pancake
sunshine
beside
reptile
combine
decide
trombone
complete
confuse
escape
became
explode
airplane
exit
excite
campfire
camping
tape
proud
provide
bookcase
buckle
dived
The reptile sat in the sunshine. Do you suppose this is a mistake? Did she decide to prepare lunch? My trombone is inside this case. \Vrite Words con
fuse
+
es+cape pro pan air
vide
+
+
=
=
=
cake
=
plane
=
+
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Practice Reproducible PH1O9
Date
Name
Consonant
+
le SgUables
Read the Syllables ble
cle
die
fle
gle
pie
tie
zie
Read Words can
candle
a
able
sad
saddle
fa
fable
jug
juggle
ca
cable
wig
wiggle
ma
maple
mid
middle
sta
staple
man
mantle
no
noble
A pebble is little. I am stuck in the middle. The table wobbles a lot. The bottle is full of apple juice. j Practice Reproducible 219
Date
Name
r
Practice Reproducib’e PH11O
F
Vowel Team Stlabtes Read Words sixteen
elbow
subway
railroad
freedom
contain
valley
yellow
annoy
season
oatmeal
enjoy
coffee
highway
shadow
pile
pillow
follow
flow
chimed
alley
allow
winding
window
seesaw
L I enjoy oatmeal. follow me to the subway. The line on the highway is yellow. He hurt his elbow on the seesaw.
I
Write Words mid
+
night
fif+ teen yel
+
an
+
= =
low
noy cof + fee
Practice Reproducible 221
Practice Reproducible
Date
Name
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Ke9..VflflW:’?
PU111
r-Controlled Vowel Sqitables Read Words artist
thirteen
spider
sparkle
whisker
morning
slipper
surprise thirsty
circus
circle
burger
carton
never
hammer turtle
person
garden
motor
forget
silver
cannot carpet
support suppose model
modern ever
burglar even
My slippers are purple. There is a spider in the garden. She had a burger for dinner. We went to the market in the morning. Write Words pur
+
pie
bor
+
der
tar + get ham
+
mer
mod
+
em
Practice Reproducible 223
Practice Reproducible PHi 12
Date
Name
Two- and Three-S!Jltable Words Read Words overhaul
yesterday vowel
stowaway
towboat
neighborhood however r .
enjoyment
approach boundary
outstanding withdraw
woodpecker
seasoning boycotted
elbow
valley
contained
thoughtful freedom
Yesterday I saw a woodpecker. There was a stowaway on the towboat. Trees made a boundary around the valley. I get enjoyment from playing basketball. Write Words o+ver+haul out
+
neigh
stand
=
ing
bor
+
hood
+
=
con+tain+ed
=
how+ev+er
=
Practice Reproducible 225
Practice Reproducible PHi 13
Date
Name
Word families
L
t
Read Words gram
slam
sad
Brad
pad
strut
rut
but
tut
bid
slid
did
lid
mid
not
shot
plot
trot
hot
rot
fun
pun
run
tun
bun
shun
met
bet
wet
get
let
net
box
fox
pox
boxes
foxes
poxes
six
mix
fix
helix
nix
prefix
bed
red
sled
shed
fed
led
ten
when then
men
pen
zen
chat
pal
hum
gate
cold
bog
ham
Sam
sham cram
glad
mad
had
hut
shut
hid
Shut the box lid, Sam. We hid when we saw the fox. Brad was mad that he had missed the bus. I bet you will get wet! Ten men went into the pig pen.
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Practice Reproducible PHil 4
Date
Name
r Word families Read Words F%.
at
sat
mat
bat
rat
flat
lap
map
nap
snap
slap
clap
lip
sip
rip
trip
flip
ship
bell
yell
well
sell
smell
dwell
top
hop
mop
stop
drop
flop
saw
paw
jaw
law
claw
draw
ran
fan
man
van
pan
plan
bug
hug
dug
rug
mug
plug
win
fin
pin
chin
thin
skin
sir
fir
stir
sir
stir
whir
or
organ for
former nor
normal
Can you draw a cat’s paw? Bill will fill his cup and then sip it. Do not trip and rip your pants. She had a nap in her mom’s lap.
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y
Practice Reproducible PH115
Date
Name
f Word families Read Words ill
hill
fill
pill
spill
still
bank
sank
tank
yank
thank
drank
stump
clump
lump bump jump dump pest
test
rest
vest
west
chest
lock
rock
sock
dock
shock
clock
king
sing
ring
wing
swing
thing
tack
back
sack
pack
crack
stack
bunk
dunk
junk
sunk
chunk
skunk
ash
cash
dash
mash
smash
trash
duck
luck
tuck
buck
truck
stuck
pick
tick
sick
lick
brick
thick
ink
sink
rink
wink
drink
shrink
The king put on a pink vest. Don’t kick the rock! Will you dump the trash? Duck and Skunk had a snack. •.:
Practice Reproducible 231
II
Practice Reproducible 16
Date
Name
Word families Read Words
V
ice
nice
mice
rice
price
slice
name
game
same
came
flame
blame
more
wore
tore
core
store
chore
ate
gate
date
late
plate
skate
ride
hide
side
wide
glide
bride
joke
woke
poke
broke
choke
spoke
fine
line
mine
pine
shine
whine
tale
sale
pale
whale
scale
stale
make
wake
bake
shake
flake
brake
Take put more rice on his plate. This fine game is mine. a
The lake is nice and wide. Kate told a joke about a whale.
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t
Practice Reproducible 233
Practice Reproducible PH 117
Date
Name
Word Families Read Words
eat
seat
neat
heat
treat
wheat
rain
main
pain
train
plain
chain
night might
sight
tight
bright fright
say
lay
hay
ray
play
tray
tall
mail
pail
nail
snail
trail
May I stay in my seat? I see a ray of bright light. S
Clay left his pail out in the rain. Gail might eat lunch on the train.
I I
I
g
Practice Reproducible 235
Date
Name
Practice Reproducible PHIl 8
I Decoding Review Real Words cabin
bottom
pencil
magnet
finish
label
pilot
lazy
silent
music
saddle
candle
middle
fable
wiggle
sixteen
valley
pillow
railroad
elbow
pancake reptile
explode suppose
airplane
motor
whisker
fun
pun
run
snip
ship
flip
trip
sting
string
swing
bring
thing
brake
fake
flake
wake
shake
stay
stray
tray
gray
play
blimpet
bortame
fripple
sparkle
morning turtle
stun
sun
slip
Nonsense Words namble
ponteal
stoggen
shandle craspide gadle
farkey
grillow
snordish lubble
donder
carkie
miskeen
chuskus
skirvine
frabben
disteam
Pta dice Reproducible 237
Hi9HFreci,uency Phrases
+ he people
one or +wo
+he wa+er
Come and 9e+
1+.
\Nha+ will +hey do?
a number of people
V’/ha+ did +hey say?
no way
you and I
more +han +he o+her
He called me.
par+ of +he +ime
VVri+e
1+
This is a good day.
\AJ hen
would you 9o1
down.
Who will make VV ri+e
1+
i+?
down.
VVho will make
Can you see? How Ion9 are +hey? How many words?
i+?
now and +hen
you and I
Si+ down.
He called me.
I like him.
VVe had + heir do9.
Look for some people.
Hi9HFreiency Phrases
bu+ no+ me
“Ne like +o wri+e.
no+ now
Could you
Go find her.
up in +he air
ou+ of +he wa+er
each of us
So +here you are.
He has
a Ion9 +ime
She said +o 9o.
one more +ime
I+s no use.
all day Ion9
There was an old man.
Have you seen i+1
if we were older
We were here.
wi+h his mom
Could you 9o1
901
i+.
\A/ha+ are +hesel
in+o +he wa+er
\Ajhich wayl
+he o+her people
Wha+ are +hesel
I +s abou+ +ime.
a+ your house
Hi9HFreency Phrases
an angry ca+
see +he wa+er
Then we will go.
bu+ no+ for me
\A/ ri+e
+wo of us
your name.
from my room
as big as +he firs+
May
+he firs+ word
190
firs+1
Give +hem +o me.
from here +o +here
\A/ill you be goodl
Look up.
Ifs been a long +ime.
Did you like 1+1
Now is +he +ime.
for some of your people
Tha+ dog is big.
all or some
This is my ca+.
Go down.
Did you see i+1
When did +hey
When will we go?
a long way +o go
G ef on +he bus.
more people
90?
Hi9HFreci3iency Phrases
