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The Alphabet
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I can
by Bob Barner
Respond to the Big Book: Animals in the Park: An ABC Book At Home:
Name the animals. Then draw another animal from the story. Ask your child to name each animal and
the animal he or she drew.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
eat
High-Frequency Word: I At Home:
Read the sentence: I run. Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
Read the sentence: I read.
Read the sentence: I eat.
4 Start Smart: We Are Special • Week 1
Name
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
A a B b
C c D d
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
E e F f
G g H h
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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eat
High-Frequency Word: can At Home:
Read the sentence: I can run. Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
Read the sentence: I can read.
Read the sentence: I can eat.
8 Start Smart: We Are Special • Week 2
Name
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
I i J j K k
L l M m N n
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
O o P p
Q q R r
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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sleep
High-Frequency Words: I, can At Home:
Read the sentence: I can eat. Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
Read the sentence: I can brush.
Read the sentence: I can sleep.
12 Start Smart: We Are Special • Week 3
Name
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
S s T t U u
V v W w X x
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Y y Y y
Z z Z z
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
I can .
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sleep
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about vocabulary words: big, small, short, tall.
Illustrator credits: cvr: Valerie Sokolova. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5-6: Jo Parry. 7-8: Jenny
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
Mattheson. 9: Laura Freeman. 10: Mark and Rosemary Jarman. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13:
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121.
Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Gloria Caldera. 17-18: Karen Stormer Brooks. 19: Farah Aria. 20-21: Chris
Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or Lensch. 29: Mark and Rosemary Jarman. 30: Michelle Swan. 31-32: Nathan Jarvis.
stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network Photo Credits: All Photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (MMH) except as noted
storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. below: 3: Creatas/Punchstock. 4: (tl) Ken Karp for MMH; (tr) StockTrek/Getty Images; (cl)
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-02-192106-7/K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 073 09 08 07 06 Ryan McVay/Getty Images; (bl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (br) G.K. & Vikki Hart/Getty
Images. 14: (tl) Brand X/Getty Images; (tr) C Squared Studios/Photodisc/Getty Images; (cl) Ken
Karp for MMH; (cr) Photodisc/Getty Images; (bl) Comstock/Alamy. 23: Rubberball Productions/
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Studios/Getty Images; (cl) Photodisc/Getty Images; (c) StockTrek/Getty Images; (bl) C Squared
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com Studios/Getty Images; (bc) G.K & Vikki Hart/Getty Images; (br) G.K & Vikki Hart/Getty Images.
Name Unit 1 • Week 1
:
by Jack Benson
Word to Know
we
m op oon
an ap
at ouse
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Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /m/ Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
We can .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
eat
High-Frequency Word: we
Read the book aloud to a partner.
Reread for fluency.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
We can .
sweep
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as monkey. Write the letter.
sound as monkey.
Word to Know
the
a nt nchor
x pple
mbulance
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /a/a At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /a/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
I the .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
see dog
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mad
Phonics: Blending am At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the word. Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
Read the sentence again.
. :
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
we the
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /m/m At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as monkey. Write the letter.
sound as monkey.
The can!
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
duck
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Phonics: Blending am At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the word. Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
Write the word am and your name to complete the sentence. Read the
sentence again.
30 Unit 1: Families • Week 3
Name
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Phonics: /m/m, /a/a At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
:D3?!!#"*#"!'(
and its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#"!'&
<"
32 Unit 1: Families • Week 3
Draw a picture of you and a friend.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about vocabulary words: red, yellow, blue.
Illustrator credits: cvr: Anton Petrov. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5: Michael Grejniec. 6: Steve
Henry. 7-8: Mircea Catusanu. 9: Viviana Garofoli. 10: Margeaux Lucas. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13:
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
Claudine Gevry. 19-20: Esther Szegedy. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26: Lisa
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121.
Jahn Clough. 27-28: David Clar. 29-30: Sachiko Yoshikawa. 31-32: Nathan Jarvis.
Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or Photo Credits: All Photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (MMH) and Ken Karp for
stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network MMH except as noted below: 3: Rubberball Productions/Getty Images. 4: (tr) Photodisc/
storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Getty Images; (cr) Geostock/Getty Images; (bl) CORBIS. 13: Tom Prettyman/PhotoEdit, Inc..
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Getty Images. 16: Didier Givois/imagestate. 17: (tl) (bl) DigitalVision: Little creatures; (tl) (tr)
Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images. 18: (tl) (bl) Photodisc/Getty Images; (tr) (br) C Squared
Studios/Getty Images. 23: (bcr) (br) Rubberball Productions/Getty Images. 27: (tl) Stephanie
Rausser/Getty Images; (tr) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (c) itstock/Punchstock. 28: (tl) ©
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com The Copyright Group/SuperStock; (tr) Lori Adamski-Peek/workbookstock.
Name Unit 2 • Week 1
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by Stan Casey
Word to Know
like
s oap S am
6 ix eal
ad ock
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Phonics: /s/s At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /s/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
I Like
I like .
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alligators
I am Sam .
I like .
We like .
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Phonics: Blending s At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the word. Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
Read the sentence again.
#= Friends
All
Around
by Miela Ford
Word to Know
p in P am
ie en
ot an
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /p/p At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /p/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
I am a .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
frog
High-Frequency Word: a
Read the book aloud to a partner.
Reread for fluency.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
I am a .
bird
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending p At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Circle the picture Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
that goes with the word. Say the word again.
&@ #=
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
like a
s S
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /s/s At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /s/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
We Like
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
We like a fish
.
High-Frequency Words: like, a Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
I like a frog
.
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending s, p At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Say the word again. Ask your child to blend the sounds and
read each word.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /s/s, /p/p At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
:D3?!!#"*#"!(&
and its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#"!(#
<#
32 Unit 2: Friends • Week 3
Draw a picture that shows how you like to travel.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk about
vocabulary words: square, circle, triangle.
Illustrator credits: cvr: John Gurney. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5: Mick Reid. 7-8: Jannie Ho. 9-10:
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
Peggy Tagel. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Michelle Swan. 17-18: Bridget Star
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121.
Taylor. 19-20: Mick Reid. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26: David Shannon. 27-
Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or 28: Tammie Lyon. 29-30: Michelle Swan. 31: David Shannon. 32: Nathan Jarvis.
stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network Photo Credits: All Photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (MMH) except as noted
storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. below: 3: Dave Mager for MMH. 4: (tl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (tr) Ken Karp for
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-02-192108-3/K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 073 09 08 07 06 MMH; (cl) Photodisc; (bl) Dave Mager for MMH. 13: (bc) (br) Rubberball Productions/Getty
Images. 14: (tl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (tr) Valerie Gilles/Photo Researchers, Inc;
(cl) (r) Artville/Getty Images; (cr) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (br) DigitalVision: Little
Creatures. 23: C Squared Studios/Getty Images. 24: (tc) Royalty Free/Corbis; (tr) C Squared
Studios/Getty Images; (cl) Photodisc/Getty Images; (c) Ken Karp for MMH; (cr) Photodisc; (bl)
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com Ken Karp for MMH; (bc) Dave Mager for MMH; (br) Photodisc/Getty Images.
Name Unit 3 • Week 1
'A
Suzanne Bloom
Word to Know
see
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /t/t At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /t/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
3
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I see .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Sam
St
ar
t
Finish
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Pat
Phonics: Blending at At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
word that completes the sentence. Read the sentence again.
6
by Michael LeRue
Word to Know
go
i
/AGTD7
@H;F76
idV
&(*/
/BNF
"EESFTT
%BUF
5JNF
3471
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Phonics: /i/i At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /i/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
We can go.
High-Frequency Word: go
Read the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
A car
can go.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending it At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the words. Read the sentence. Write the word Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
that completes the sentence. Read the sentence again.
6 'A
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
see go
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /t/t At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as turtle. Write the letter.
sound as turtle.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
I can go.
High-Frequency Words: see, go
Read the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
I see a balloon
go.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending it At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the words. Read the sentence. Write the Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
word that completes the sentence. Read the sentence again.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /t/t, /i/i At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
:D3?!!#"*#"!)$
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#"!)*
<$
32 Unit 3: Transportation • Week 3
Draw a picture of your favorite food.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about vocabulary words: fruits and vegetables.
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Illustrator credits: Cvr: Larry Reinhart. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5-6: Monica Wellington. 7-8:
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. Laura Ovresat. 9: Jodie McCallum. 10: Karen Stormer Brooks. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine
Gevry. 15-16: Barry Gott. 17-18: Rob Hefferan. 19: Chris Lensch. 20: Karen Stormer Brooks. 21-22:
Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26: Tracy Sabin. 27-28: Bernard Adnet. 29-30: Carol
stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network Yoshizumi. 31-32: Nathan Jarvis.
storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Photo Credits: All Photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (MMH) and Ken Karp for
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-02-192109-1/K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 073 09 08 07 06 MMH except as noted below: 3: (bcr) Artville/Getty Images; (br) C Squared Studios/Getty
Images. 4: (tl) Siede Preis/Getty Images; (tr) John A. Rizzo/Getty Images; (cl) (cr) C Squared
Studios/Getty Images; (bl) Siede Preis/Getty Images; (bc) Elyse Lewin/BrandX. 13: Richard
Hutchings for MMH. 14: (tr) (cl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (cr) (bl) G.K & Vikki Hart/
Getty Images. 23: Dave Mager for MMH. 24: (tl) Siede Preis/Getty Images; (tc) C Squared
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com Studios/Getty Images; (bc) John A. Rizzo/Getty Images.
Name Unit 4 • Week 1
!;
by Toshio Ushida photographed by Ken O’Donoghue
Word to Know
to
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /n/n At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /n/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
We go to the picnic
.
High-Frequency Word: to Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
I go to the bakery
.
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending n At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
Write the word. Read the sentence again.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /n/n At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands for Ask your child to name each picture
that begins with the letter n.
the sound you hear at the beginning of the word.
0
by Lucy Floyd
Word to Know
have
c ar an
ap ow
at up
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/c At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /k/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
head
I have a .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
carrot
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending c At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
!; 0
by Wiley Blevins illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
to have
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /n/n At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as nest. Write the letter.
sound as nest.
I Have To
I have to .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
sleep
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending n, c At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Then circle the Ask your child to blend the
sounds to read each word.
picture that goes with the word.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /n/n, /k/c At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
:D3?!!#"*#"!*"
and its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#"!*'
<%
32 Unit 4: Food • Week 3
Draw a picture of your favorite animal.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to discuss
vocabulary words: behind, under, and on.
Illustrator credits: Cvr: Wayne Parmenter. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5-6: Jane Conteh-Morgan. 7-8: Bridget Starr Taylor.
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
9: Jared Lee. 10: Warner Mcgee. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15: Jeff Hopkins. 19: John Manders. 20: Tuko
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121.
Fujisaki. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26: Jared Lee. 27-28: Alison Jay. 29-30: Garry Colby. 31-32: Nathan
Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in Jarvis.
any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Photo Credits: All Photographs are by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill (MMH) except as noted below: 4: (tl) Alan and
Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Sandy Carey/Getty Images; (tr) DigitalVision Direct; (cl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (cr) DigitalVision Direct;
Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-02-192111-3/K 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 073 09 08 07 06 (bl) Norbert Wu/Peter Arrnold Inc.. 13: © Mitsuaki Iwago/Minden Pictures. 14: (tl) Ken Karp for MMH; (tr) Photodisc/
Getty Images; (cl) PhotoDisc/Getty Images; (cr) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (br) photolink/Getty Images. 17: (l)
PATRICK FRISCHKNECHT/Peter Arnold, Inc.; (r) Howie Garber/Animals Animals. 18: (l) Eunice Pearcy/Animals Animals;
(r) Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures. 23: PhotoDisc/Getty Images. 24: (tc) John A. Rizzo/Getty Images; (tr) Alan and Sandy
Carey/Getty Images; (cl) C Squared Studios/Getty Images; (c) DigitalVision Direct; (cr) DigitalVision Direct; (bl) C
Visit our Web site at www.macmillanmh.com Squared Studios/Getty Images; (bc) Norbert Wu/Peter Arrnold Inc.; (br) Ken Karp for MMH.
Name Unit 5 • Week 1
"<
by Tom Beedy
Word to Know
is
o
&9JE8;H
4VOEBZ.POEBZ5VFTEBZ8FEOFTEBZ5IVSTEBZ'SJEBZ4BUVSEBZ
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
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cot
Phonics: Blending o At Home:
Look at the picture. Blend the sounds and say each word. Circle the word Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
that goes with the picture. Write the word.
Word to Know
play
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /f/f At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /f/ Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Comprehension: Classify and Categorize Animal Babies ABC At Home:
Use the picture on the back of each word to help you name Ask your child to name the animals
and tell how he or she sorted them.
the animal. Sort them into two groups.
We like to play.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending f At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Repeat the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
"< 3
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
is play
o
&9JE8;H
4VOEBZ.POEBZ5VFTEBZ8FEOFTEBZ5IVSTEBZ'SJEBZ4BUVSEBZ
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /o/o At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as octopus. Write the letter.
sound as octopus.
head
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending o,f At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
Then circle the picture that goes with the word.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /o/o, /f/f At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter and sound.
:D3?!!#"*#"""$
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#"""*
<&
32 Unit 5: Animals • Week 3
Draw a picture of a place in your neighborhood.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about vocabulary words: first, next, and last.
Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Illustrator credits: Cvr: John Gurney. 2-3: Claudine Gevry. 5: Katherine Potter. 6: Valeria Petrone. 7-8: Ken Spengler. 9-10: Benton
Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. Mahan. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Taro Gomi. 17-18: Jannie Ho. 19-20: Peter Whitehead. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23:
Claudine Gevry.
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Photographs by Pete McGahan by Rosa Acosta
Word to Know
are
h
1.
h
2.
3.
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Phonics: /h/h At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /h/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
Comprehension: Main Idea and Details Russ and the Firehouse At Home:
Look at each picture. Tell what you see. What are the pictures mainly Ask your child to tell you what is
happening in the pictures.
about? What is the main idea of Russ and the Firehouse?
We Are
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hop
2.
hot
3.
hat
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending h At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Repeat the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
1. 2.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /h/h At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture if Ask your child to say the name of
each picture that begins with the
its name begins with the /h/ sound.
same sound as house.
1 %?
by Nancy Hertz
Words to Know
for you
d
1.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /d/d At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /d/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of each word. Repeat the names aloud.
Bus Stop
For You
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r
1.
2.
3.
rip
2.
dad
3.
rod
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending d, r At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Repeat the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
1. 2.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /d/d, /r/r At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
for the sound you hear at the beginning of the word.
5 1 by Meg Starr
Dad Can Pin It On
Art by Ying-hwa Hu
& Cornelius Van Wright
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
h
1.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /h/h At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the
with the same sound as house. Write the letter.
same sound as house.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
I am happy
for you.
High-Frequency Words: are, for, you Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Are you sad?
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
1.
2.
Sam
2.
cap
3.
pan
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending am, ap, an At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Circle the picture Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
that goes with the word.
1.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /h/h, /d/d, /r/r At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
:D3?!!#"*#""#"
its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#""#'
<'
32 Unit 6: Neighborhood • Week 3
Draw a picture of what you like to do on a rainy day.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk about
vocabulary words: smallest, tallest, longest.
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Name Unit 7 • Week 1
2
by Robin Nelson
by Julio Alvarez
Words to Know
this do
1.
2.
e
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /e/e At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /e/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
1.
We like to do this.
The cat can nap.
2.
We can sip.
Sam can pat the cat.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Comprehension: Main Idea and Details At Home:
Tell what is happening in each picture. Read the sentences. Ask your child to read the sentences
and tell what the pictures are about.
Circle the sentence that tells what the picture is mainly about.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
I like to do this!
High-Frequency Words: this, do Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
I can do this.
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
I am .
2.
I have a .
3.
I am .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending e At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
word that completes the sentence. Read the sentence again.
1.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /e/e At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture Ask your child to name each picture
that begins with the same sound as egg.
if its name begins with the /e/ sound.
/ 9
Written by Dana Meachen Rau
writtenIllustrated by Elizabeth
by Dana Meachen Wolf
Rau
illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf
by Liz Ray
Words to Know
and what
b us at
1.
ed ag
2.
all ook
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /b/b At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /b/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
What Do I Have?
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
l
1.
2.
3.
I am
2.
This is .
3.
I like Ben a !
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending b, l At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
word to complete the sentence. Read the sentence again.
1.
2.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /b/b, /l/l At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
for the sound you hear at the beginning of the word.
Words to Know
1.
e
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /e/e At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter if its name begins Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
with the /e/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Vocabulary: Words That Compare At Home:
1. Circle the smallest sun. Ask your child to talk about the size
of the objects in each row.
2. Circle the tallest snowman.
3. Circle the longest sled.
26 Unit 7: Weather • Week 3
This Is What
Name
I Can Do!
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
I can nap.
High-Frequency Words: this, do, and, what Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
This is what I can do!
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
1.
2.
b l
Sid can
2.
Sid can .
3.
Sid can .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending ip, it At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the word Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
that completes each sentence. Read the sentence again.
1.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /e/e, /b/b, /l/l At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
:D3?!!#"*#""$I
and its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#""$$
<(
32 Unit 7: Weather • Week 3
Draw a picture of a plant you see at school or home.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk
about vocabulary words: top, middle, bottom.
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Companies, Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Mary Teichman. 17-18: Ken Spengler. 19-20: Karen Lee. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26:
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Name Unit 8 • Week 1
8
by Melan
laniie Mitch e ll
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Gary Phillips
Words to Know
little said
1.
k
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/k At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as kite. Write the letter.
sound as kite.
roots stem
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Comprehension: Sequence Oak Trees At Home:
Look at each word. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 to show how an oak tree grows. Ask your child to tell you how an oak
tree grows.
Cut out each word card. Put them in correct order. Use the story to
help you.
6 Unit 8: Plants • Week 1
A Little
Name
acorn
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Ken
du ck so
ki ro
2.
ta si
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending with ck At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letters that stand for the /k/ sound Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
you hear at the end of the word. Blend the sounds and say the word.
1.
2.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/k, /k/ck At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter k below the picture Ask your child to name each picture.
Have your child tell you whether each
if its name begins with the /k/ sound. Write the letters ck below the
word begins or ends with the k sound.
picture if its name ends with the /k/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
12 Unit 8: Plants • Week 1
Name Unit 8 • Week 2
(B
by Mara Debonne illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye
Words to Know
here was
u
1.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /u/u At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /u/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Here is Kip!
High-Frequency Words: here, was
Read the book aloud to a partner.
Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Was Kip here?
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
p i re
um
cup
2.
sun
3.
nut
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending u At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Repeat the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /u/u At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter below the picture Ask your child to name each picture that
begins with the same sound as umbrella.
if its name begins with the /u/ sound. Repeat the names aloud.
8 (B
by Amy Helfer illustrated by Nathan Jarvis
Words to Know
1.
k
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/k At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name begins Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the same
with the same sound as kite. Write the letter.
sound as kite.
1. 2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
1.
u
2.
3.
duck
2.
sick
3.
hop
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending u At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Repeat the word. Ask your child to blend the sounds to
read each word.
1. 2.
1.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /k/k, /u/u At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
:D3?!!#"*#""%)
its beginning letter and sound.
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning of the word.
* ()!!#" *#""%!
<)
32 Unit 8: Plants • Week 3
Draw a picture of an amazing creature.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk about
vocabulary words: thin, fat, short, tall, big, small.
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Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. Mark and Rosemary Jarman. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Brian Fujimori. 17-18: Ron Berg. 19-20:
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Name Unit 9 • Week 1
4 *D
By Edana Eckart
by Ana Ruiz
Words to Know
she he
g oat irl
1.
ame ift
2.
ate us
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /g/g At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /g/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
water
penguin frog firefly
beetle
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Comprehension: Classify and Categorize Beetles At Home:
Use the pictures on the back to help you identify the animal name. Ask your child to name the animals
and tell how he or she sorted them.
Sort them into groups of insects and not insects.
She Said
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
We can play.
High-Frequency Words: she, he Take Home Book:
He said, “I am big”.
Read the book aloud to a partner. Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
w
1.
2.
3.
wig
2.
web
3.
bug
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending w, g At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Ask your child to blend the letter
sounds to read each word.
Then circle the picture that goes with the word.
1.
2.
3.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /g/g, /w/w At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands for the Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
+E )C
NORBERT WU
by Liz Ray
Words to Know
has look
fo x mi
1.
6 si o
2.
bo a
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /ks/x At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /ks/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its ending letter and sound.
sound you hear at the end of each word. Repeat the names aloud.
little
big
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Fish Faces At Home:
Look at each picture. Read each label. Cut out the labels and Ask your child to read the label that
tells about each fish. Talk about how
glue them below the correct fish. Tell how the fish are the
the fish are the same and different.
same and different.
Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 2 15
mad
sad
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Fish Faces At Home:
Look at each picture. Read each label. Cut out the labels and Ask your child to read the label that
tells about each fish. Talk about how
glue them below the correct fish. Tell how the fish are the
the fish are the same and different.
same and different.
16 Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 2
Look!
Name
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
It has spots
.
High-Frequency Words: has, look Take Home Book:
Ask your child to read
Look at this fish
.
Read the book aloud to a partner.
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
v
1.
2.
3.
2.
This is a .
3.
He can .
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending x, v At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
Write the word that completes the sentence. Read the
sentence again.
20 Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 2
Name
1.
2.
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /ks/x, /v/v At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter x if its name ends with Ask your child to name each picture.
Then have your child name each letter
the /ks/ sound. Write the letter v if its name begins with the /v/ sound.
he or she wrote.
4 *D by Bernard Most
Pat and the Vet
Words to Know
g
1.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /g/g, /w/w At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the sound Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
1.
2.
2.
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Vocabulary: Opposites At Home:
1. Circle the animal that is thin. Draw a line under the animals that are fat. Ask your child to name the
opposites.
2. Circle the animal that is short. Draw a line under the animals that are tall.
3. Circle the animal that is big. Draw a line under the animals that are small.
26 Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 3
Rex
Name
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
1.
2.
x v
6
3.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: Blending g, w, x, v At Home:
Look at each picture. Blend the sounds and say each word. Ask your child to read
each word aloud.
Circle the word that goes with the picture. Write the word.
1.
2.
3.
1.
6
2.
©Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Phonics: /g/g, /w/w, /ks/x, /v/v At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning or ending letter and sound.
:D3?!!#"*#""&'
the letter that stands for the sound you
**(!"
hear at the beginning or end of the word.
Repeat the names aloud.
* ()!!#" *#""&(
<*
32 Unit 9: Amazing Creatures • Week 3
Draw a picture of yourself doing something
you learned in Kindergarten.
B
At Home:
Use the cover of the Activity Book to talk about
vocabulary words: numbers one through ten.
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Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121. 9-10: Thomas Taylor. 11-12: Nathan Jarvis. 13: Claudine Gevry. 15-16: Mark Hicks. 17-18: Elizabeth
Sayles. 19-20: Amy Wummer. 21-22: Nathan Jarvis. 23: Claudine Gevry. 25-26: Shirley Beckes.
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Lorinda Bryan Cauley by Anita Faulk illustrated by Erin Mauterer
Words to Know
with my
j
1.
2.
3.
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Phonics: /j/j At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Write the letter that stands for the /j/ Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
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1.
qu
2.
3.
I am .
2.
I like .
3.
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Phonics: Blending qu, j At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write the word Ask your child to read the
sentences aloud.
that completes the sentence.
2.
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Phonics: /j/j, /kw/qu At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter or letters that Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter or letters and sound.
stand for the sound you hear at the beginning of the word.
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by Maureen Stiles photographed by Ken O’Donoghue
Words to Know
me where
y
1.
2.
3.
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Phonics: /y/y At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Circle each picture whose name Ask your child to name each picture
on the page that begins with the
begins with the same sound as yo-yo. Write the letter.
same sound as yo-yo.
1.
2.
3.
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
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Green! Orange! Purple!
Comprehension: Cause and Effect Warthogs Paint At Home:
Use red, yellow, and blue crayons to color the rainbow. Tell what colors Ask your child to tell you what colors
he or she used to make new colors.
you mixed to get each color.
Where s My Pup?
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He is with me.
High-Frequency Words: me, where Take Home Book:
Where is my pup?
Read the book aloud to a partner. Ask your child to read
the book aloud to you.
Reread for fluency.
z
1.
0
2.
3.
I can .
2.
, I can!
3.
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Phonics: Blending y, z At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Read the sentence. Write Ask your child to read the sentences
aloud.
the word to complete the sentence. Read the sentence again.
1. 2.
2.
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Phonics: /y/y, /z/z At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter that stands for Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
the sound you hear at the beginning of the word.
Words to Know
with my me where
j qu
1.
2.
3.
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Phonics: /j/j, /kw/qu At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write the letter or letters that stand for Ask your child to name each picture and
its beginning letter or letters and sound.
the sound you hear at the beginning of the word. Repeat the names aloud.
1.
2.
2
2.
5
3.
4
4.
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Vocabulary: Number Words At Home:
Read each number. Count each set of objects. Circle the group of objects in Ask your child to count each set
of objects.
each row that shows the number.
My Pet
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y z
1.
2.
3.
run
2.
sun
3.
bun
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Phonics: Blending un At Home:
Blend the sounds and say the word. Write the word. Circle the picture Ask your child to blend the sounds
to read each word.
that goes with the word.
1.
2.
1.
2.
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Phonics: /j/j, /kw/qu, /y/y, /z/z At Home:
Say the name of each picture. Then write Ask your child to name each picture
and its beginning letter and sound.
:D3?!!#"*#""'%
the letter or letters that stand for the
**(!"
sound you hear at the beginning of the
word. Repeat the names aloud.
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32 Unit 10: I Know A Lot! • Week 3