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Literacy Tip of the MonthReading Focus: Phonemic Awareness | Grade: K/1, 2/3
Hands on learning for Phonemic Awareness! Try making a collage of items that start with the same sound using pictures from magazines or the internet. Puppets can be another fun way to work on these skills. Make one that likes to munch on words that start with a certain sound. Let your child have fun “feeding” his puppet different objects or pictures that start with that sound. Reading Focus: Phonics | Grade: 3/5
Here are some specific decoding skills your child will work your 3rd- 5th grader can work on! Decoding is being able to use patterns to figure out new words and decipher their separate sounds. Putting together compound words from greatschools.org -a snake with a rattle is a rattlesnake -cheese with cake is cheesecake -fire with works is fireworks -moon with light is moonlight See how many you can come up with!
For more ideas, blogs and videos for parents and reading go to: | Math Tip Many classrooms are using different math sites. Ask your students what they are working on. 3 Tips To Learning Math Facts 1. Teach Mental Math Strategies 2. Daily Practice of 10-15 minutes a day 3. Using Engaging Activities https://primaryflourish.com/2014/09/3-tips-to-build-math-fact-fluency.html | Race To Read Event We are participating in the Race To Read Event that takes place all across South Dakota. Every book you read counts towards the state's overall goal of 'reading across South Dakota'. Please return a log in Tuesday folders of the books you have read together as a family. The goal is to read across South Dakota.
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Literacy Tip of the Month
Reading Focus: Phonemic Awareness | Grade: K/1, 2/3
Hands on learning for Phonemic Awareness!
Try making a collage of items that start with the same sound using pictures from magazines or the internet.
Puppets can be another fun way to work on these skills. Make one that likes to munch on words that start with a certain sound. Let your child have fun “feeding” his puppet different objects or pictures that start with that sound.
Reading Focus: Phonics | Grade: 3/5
Here are some specific decoding skills your child will work your 3rd- 5th grader can work on! Decoding is being able to use patterns to figure out new words and decipher their separate sounds.
Putting together compound words from greatschools.org
-a snake with a rattle is a rattlesnake
-cheese with cake is cheesecake
-fire with works is fireworks
-moon with light is moonlight
See how many you can come up with!
For more ideas, blogs and videos for parents and reading go to:
Math Tip
3 Tips To Learning Math Facts
1. Teach Mental Math Strategies
2. Daily Practice of 10-15 minutes a day
3. Using Engaging Activities
https://primaryflourish.com/2014/09/3-tips-to-build-math-fact-fluency.html
Race To Read Event
- 1 mile for every 25 books that is read
