Homework

Homework

Please spend the first 3 weeks of school reviewing the list of 25 Kindergarten words that I have sent home.

Alphabet review http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/index.asp

First Grade Sight Words

I will send home the first list (week 1) of 5 words in October. If you need a replacement list please click below.

For a list of all 105 words, click here Word Wall Words

Guide for parents to help with working with words:

http://www.readinglady.com/Downloads/Four_Blocks/Parents_guide_to_ww.pdf

Games to practice sight words:

http://www.teachers.net/4blocks/words_you_know.pdf

http://www.teachers.net/4blocks/mindreader.pdf

High-Frequency Sight Words
The Fry List, Instant Words, Dolch Words, and Word Wall Words. There are some great links on this site for practice with sight words.http://www.literacyconnections.com/Dolch.html Dolch Sight Word Games
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/1224.html

Word Search Puzzles and other sight word activities
http://www.gate.net/~labooks/xLPDolch.html

Sight Words Ideas (compiled by a Kindergarten teacher)
http://www.fcsweb.net/teachers/mwilliamson/units/sight_word_ideas.htm

Math Homework

Math worksheets will be sent home as needed to reinforce a concept that was taught that day. Your child should be able to complete this paper independently. Please check it over with your child to make sure. If your child has a problem, please write a note in the blue folder.

Online addition facts practice site

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/math/addition/math01.htm

Reading

"Little books" are given to the children 3 to 4 times a week. These are usually sent home on Thursdays. Soon the plastic shoebox (which was decorated in December) will go home for your child to keep all his/her books. Your child needs to practice reading everyday.

Please continue to read to your child daily. Bookmobile library books can be used for this purpose. The bookmobile comes to our school every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 to 1:45 PM.

Classroom library books will be available soon. Please look for this information in the blue folder.

How to help your child with hard words (letter)

http://www.readinglady.com/Downloads/Four_Blocks/Coaching_for_Parents.PDF

Reading Tips for Parents

Spelling

Spelling homework started in January. Unless your child spelled all 10 words currently on Mondays pretest, he/she should have some words to practice.

For more information, click here. Spelling

Ways to practice spelling words (letter)

http://www.readinglady.com/Downloads/Four_Blocks/Spelling_Activity_List1.pdf

Other Homework

As part of our Social Studies and Science units of study, I will send home special assignments that will require family participation. Directions will be sent home in upcoming monthly newsletters or letters from me.

Helpful sites for handwriting formation (parents)

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/animation/lowercase.htm

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/animation/uppercase.htm

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript/animation/numbers.htm

http://donnayoung.org/pen/teachhw.htm

Ideas for writing at home (letter)

http://www.readinglady.com/Downloads/Four_Blocks/wah.pdf

Info Please Homework Help:

www.infoplease.com/homework

School Bell at Yahooligans: (This one provides links to help in a
number of subjects.)

www.yahooligans.com/school_bell/
homework_help

Internet Public Library (This is a public library of and for the Internet community.)

http://www.ipl.org/

http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/grade1/

Home-School Connection

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