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Home Letter for Lesson 19 (Week of 3-5-21)
Dear Family,
This week we'll ponder the question "How are signs helpful?" In the humorous fiction story The Signmaker's Assistant, a town's residents learn that they can't always believe what they read. We'll also read the play The Trouble With Signs.
Your partner in education,
Mrs. Canning
Domain: Communication
Lesson Topic: Signs
Genre: Anchor Text- The Signmaker's Assistant (Fiction: Humorous Fiction)
Supplemental Text- The Trouble with Signs (Play)
Essential Question: How are signs helpful?
Target Vocabulary: assistant, agreed, polite, failed, tearing, wisdom, trouble, cleared
Phonics and Spelling Skills: Words with r-controlled vowels ar (car); Bossy ar Words
Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of Meaning
Comprehension Skill: Text and Graphic Features--tell how words work with art
Comprehension Strategy: Question--ask questions about what you are reading
Writing Focus: Narrative Writing--fictional story
Grammar Skill: Commas in Dates and Places
Fluency: Phrasing: Punctuation
Activities to Do Together with Your Child at Home:
Vocabulary
Use this week's Target Vocabulary in a mistake game. Say each word and give a definition--sometimes the right one, sometimes one that's completely wrong! Have your child identify the incorrect definitions and give the correct word meaning.
Oops!
Talk with your child about making mistakes. Tell about a time you made a mistake and learned from it. Then have your child tell about a time when he or she made a mistake. Talk about the lesson your child learned from that mistake.
Live and Learn
Have your child write an outline for a fictional story about someone who makes a mistake and learns from it. Help your child plan a story beginning, middle, and end.
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