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Week 7
Short I Review
Short I Review
See how many words your child can name in the -ig and -it word families. Make it a game by saying one word, then having them say a rhyming word back, and so on.
While reviewing short I, make sure to play with rhyming words using word families such as -ig and -it.
Short Vowel Sounds: "I"
Worksheet
Short Vowel Sounds: "I"
Focus on word families featuring the short i sound with this helpful worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Short "I" Sounds Color Puzzle
Worksheet
Short "I" Sounds Color Puzzle
Give your child practice with the short "I" sound. This printable worksheet will improve reading skills as your child completes a coloring puzzle.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Welcome to Word Families: "Ig" Words
Worksheet
Welcome to Word Families: "Ig" Words
In this worksheet, beginning readers practice identifying, writing, and saying "ig" family words.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Solving for the Missing Number
Solving for the Missing Addend
Challenge your child to solve for the missing addend in addition problems. Emphasize that the equal sign means "is the same as."
To help students understand the concept of the equal sign, model different equations using a balance scale. Show them how different amounts are the same as, or equal to, one another.
Balance Each Side
Worksheet
Balance Each Side
This worksheet helps students understand how an equals sign means “the same as.” By filling in missing factors, students gain practice seeing how multiple number combinations can make the same number.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Balancing Act
Worksheet
Balancing Act
These scales need balancing! By filling in missing addends, this worksheet helps students understand how an equals sign means “the same as.”
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Make it the Same
Worksheet
Make it the Same
It’s time to learn more about the equals sign! By filling in missing factors, students learn how the equals sign means “the same as.”
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Previewing Books Before Reading
Previewing Books Before Reading
When choosing books with your child, ask the following questions: "What do you think this book is going to be about? Does the title or cover give us any clues?"
It's always good to model how to preview a book before reading. Read the title and look at the front cover, asking the class, "What do you think this book is going to be about? Does the title or cover give us any clues?"
Most Likely to Happen
Worksheet
Most Likely to Happen
Engage kids in reading before they even start! This fun worksheet encourages students to make predictions about what books will be about just by glancing at the cover and contents.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Predict & Pretend
Worksheet
Predict & Pretend
Bring your predictions to life in this fun activity! Students will make predictions about a book and then act out what they think will happen in the beginning, middle, and end.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Prediction Power!
Worksheet
Prediction Power!
It’s time to put your prediction power to work! However, no one prediction is guaranteed to be correct. In this worksheet, students come up with three possible things that might happen in the book they select.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Personal Narrative: Sight Words
Personal Narrative: Sight Words
Encourage your child to incorporate different sight words they're learning in class in their personal narrative writing.
As students write their personal narratives make sure they are spelling their sight words correctly. Encourage them to use tools around the room, such as word walls, and reteach sight words as needed.
Write the Sight Words: "Had"
Worksheet
Write the Sight Words: "Had"
Help your child learn the sight word "had" with this printable phonics worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Color the Rhyming Sight Words III
Worksheet
Color the Rhyming Sight Words III
Help your child learn sight words with this first grade reading worksheet. Your child will color the words that rhyme with play to reveal the hidden picture.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Sight Words, Right Words
Worksheet
Sight Words, Right Words
As students begin the task of writing their narratives, this fun worksheet encourages them to remember to spell these common sight words correctly.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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