Homework
We will be continuing with reading homework this quarter. They can change this book as often as needed during arrival in the morning. I will check reading logs once per week and read with your child weekly to make sure they're taking home a book which is a good fit for them. Please make sure to continue filling in the log!
Read to your child. Books have an enormous amount of vocabulary in them that we wouldn’t use in our everyday lives. Just listening to stories can help improve your child’s speech and grammar!
After reading a fiction book ask, “What happened at the beginning, middle and end?” Try to get your child to explain in their own words; not just reading from the book.
After reading a non-fiction book ask, “What was the main idea of the book? What are two important details?” E.g. Why did the author write the book? What are two things you learned?
Have your child ‘read’ to you. If they’re turning the pages one at a time, pointing to the writing, making up a story using the pictures, or using story language such as ‘once upon a time’ and ‘the end’ this counts!
Count everything! The buttons on their jacket, the number of steps you walk up, how many red cars you see, the number of chips on their plate (then count backwards as they eat them)! Every time you count forwards or backwards with your child it helps them to learn number order.
Point out numbers and letters. These can be on house numbers, license plates, price labels at the store. Numbers and letters are everywhere!
Read to your child. Books have an enormous amount of vocabulary in them that we wouldn’t use in our everyday lives. Just listening to stories can help improve your child’s speech and grammar!
After reading a fiction book ask, “What happened at the beginning, middle and end?” Try to get your child to explain in their own words; not just reading from the book.
After reading a non-fiction book ask, “What was the main idea of the book? What are two important details?” E.g. Why did the author write the book? What are two things you learned?
Have your child ‘read’ to you. If they’re turning the pages one at a time, pointing to the writing, making up a story using the pictures, or using story language such as ‘once upon a time’ and ‘the end’ this counts!
Count everything! The buttons on their jacket, the number of steps you walk up, how many red cars you see, the number of chips on their plate (then count backwards as they eat them)! Every time you count forwards or backwards with your child it helps them to learn number order.
Point out numbers and letters. These can be on house numbers, license plates, price labels at the store. Numbers and letters are everywhere!