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Directions Read the story. Underline the words with the three-letter blends squ, spl, thr, and str. Then write the underlined words on the lines. 1. Emily threw on her coat and ran down the street. As she got to the town square, she saw three friends throwing water balloons at one another. Each time a balloon struck the ground, it split open. Water splashed everywhere. Then someone tossed a balloon with such strength that it flew through an open car window. Emily knew they had to find the owner and tell what they had done. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

Directions Read each word and listen for the three-letter blend. Then write two more words that start with the same blend. Underline the three-letter blend in each word you write. 11. straw 12. splurge 13. squeak 14. thread 15. straight ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
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Home Activity Your child wrote words that begin with the three-letter blends spl (as in splash), squ (as in square), str (as in strike), and thr (as in throw). Challenge your child to name additional words that begin with these three-letter blends. For help in identifying words with these starting letters, you can use a dictionary.

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Authors Purpose
An authors purpose is the authors reason for writing. An author may write to inform or teach, to entertain, to persuade, or to express thoughts and feelings.

Directions Read the following passage.

Planting Bushes
STOP and answer Question 1 below. The Lopez family had just built a nice house in the desert. The only problem was that the hot sun shone through the huge windows on the south side. Early one morning, Dad and Grandpa planted bushes along the south side of the house. I wonder why they did that, thought Lupe. STOP and answer Question 2 below. Every day, Dad or Grandpa watered the bushes. They began to grow. Soon the bushes got so tall they blocked the sun from coming in the windows. Now I know why they did that! thought Lupe.

Directions Complete the graphic organizer to determine the authors purpose.

1. Before You Read Read the title. For which reason might the author write a passage with this title?

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2. As You Read Think about the authors purpose. What new information have you learned?

3. After You Read Now what do you think the authors purpose was?

Home Activity Your child determined the authors purpose for writing a story. Purposes include to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to express feelings or ideas. Talk about the authors purpose for writing tales your child is familiar with. Ask your child to give reasons for his or her answers.

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Friendly Letter

Key Features of a Friendly Letter includes a date, salutation, and closing written in a friendly tone usually written to someone you know

September 15, 2008 Dear Bear, I worked hard to grow vegetables this year. Now I have a lot of carrots and corn. I have enough to share with you. Would you like to come over for dinner? We will have corn and carrots. We will have corn bread, too. Then we will have carrot cake for dessert. The cakes frosting will be sweet and creamy. Please write back. Tell me if you want to come Tuesday or Thursday. Your friend, Hare

1. Read the letter. What is the purpose of Hares letter to Bear?

2. In the letter, what does Hare ask Bear to do?

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Vocabulary
Directions Each sentence has an underlined word. Circle the word at the end of the sentence with the same meaning as the underlined word. Check the Words You Know
lazy crops cheated wealth bottom clever partners

1. My lazy brother hates to do his chores. idle 2. Jill put the cookies on the bottom shelf.

young

lowest long

3. Juan and I are partners in a lawn-mowing business. co-workers a class 4. Jim does well in school because he is very clever. lazy 5. A person with lots of money has lots of wealth. smart

riches need

Directions Write a word from the box to complete each sentence below. 6. The farmer plants many 7. A farmer cannot be , including corn and wheat. because farming takes lots of work. on the test. , he owned five houses. to build a business.

8. Ann is an honest student, so I dont think she 9. The rich man had so much 10. We will work together as
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Write a Story
On a separate sheet of paper, write about two farmers working together on something special. Describe them and what happens. Use as many vocabulary words as possible.

Home Activity Your child identified and used vocabulary words from Tops and Bottoms. Visit the supermarket produce aisle together and have your child identify the vegetables whose tops or bottoms we eat. Encourage using as many vocabulary words as possible.

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Singular Possessive Nouns

To show that one person, animal, or thing owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe () and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive. Singular Noun Singular Possessive Noun The hare planted corn. The bear wanted the hares corn.

Directions Write the possessive noun in each sentence. 1. Aesops fables tell stories about people and animals. 2. A fox takes a crows cheese. 3. A mouse frees a lions paw. 4. A wolf wears a sheeps fur. 5. People enjoy each storys lesson. Directions Write the possessive form of the underlined noun in each sentence. 6. Jeff favorite fable is about the wind and the sun. 7. The wind challenges the sun power. 8. Which one can remove a man coat? 9. The man feels the wind chill, and he buttons his coat. 10. He pulls up his coat collar. 11. The sun heat makes the man warm, and he takes off his coat.
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12. What do you think is the fable lesson?

Home Activity Your child learned about singular possessive nouns. Have your child name objects in your home and use a possessive phrase to tell who they belong to, for example, Dads book.

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Spelling Words

splash strike strength

throw street squeak

three split throne

square splurge scratch

scream thrill squeeze

Rhyming Pairs Finish the sentence with a list word that rhymes with the underlined word. 1. He has a batch of itches to 2. Skiing down that hill was a 3. I dont think he has the 4. See if you can 5. The town 6. The woman. 7. There are was bare. has been occupied by six men and a lone squirrels playing in the tree. . . ! to swim the length of the pool. the ball to the row of trees.

8. Lets dash into the water and make a big Missing Blends Add a three-letter blend to finish the list word. Write the word. 9. The scared girl let out a
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eam. ike. eet.

9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15.

10. The pitcher threw a 11. Dont play in the 12. Id love to 13. Lets

urge on an expensive gift. 12. it the last piece of pizza. eeze. eak.

14. Mom gave my hand a big 15. We heard the hinges

Home Activity Yourchildwrotewordswiththree-letterblends(spl,thr, squ, str,andscr ).Have yourchildcircleandpronouncethethree-letterblendsinthelistwords.

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Antonyms

Sometimes you come across a word you dont know. The author may use a word with the opposite meaningan antonymas a clue to the words meaning. Use antonyms as context clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Directions Read each sentence. One word is underlined. Circle the antonym of the underlined word. Write the meaning of the underlined word on the line. 1. Sue is always so busy that no one can say she is lazy.

2. Put the glass on the top shelf because your sister may break it if its on the bottom.

3. Danny is so clever, he would never do a silly thing like that.

4. The cat was asleep, but the dog was awake.

5. Months after planting the seeds, the farmer can harvest the corn.

6. Do not scatter the papers, but gather them into one pile.

7. You look so nice when you smile that you should never scowl.
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8. Whisper the secret in my ear, dont holler it out loud.

Home Activity Your child identified and used new words by understanding antonyms used in context. Read a story together and encourage identifying unfamiliar words. Then help look for antonyms in the text that might help figure out the words meanings.

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Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a set of books, or volumes, that has entries and articles on many subjects. Volumes and entries are arranged in alphabetical order. Guide words show the first and last entries on a page or facing pages. Electronic encyclopedias display links to articles on subjects for which you search.

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

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Volume 6

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Home

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The Body of a Rabbit Kinds of Rabbits The Life of a Rabbit Pet Rabbits

Directions Use the information above to answer the questions. 1. What word or words would you use to find information about the climate of the northeastern United States? Write the volume number you would use.
ART FILE:
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2. The entry tortoise might be found between which guide words:CUSTOMER: ScottF tidal wave/tiger, CS CREATED BY: tornado/town, or toy/trampoline? Write the volume number in which it would EDITED BY: be found.
created@ NETS simple mod.

JOB NUMBE DATE: DATE: TIME: 10m

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3. You want to compare an alligator and a crocodile. Which volumes will you use? blackline greyscale 4. How many different articles on rabbits are shown in the electronic encyclopedia window? 5. Which article will you read to learn about the size of a rabbit?

Home Activity Your child identified words and volume numbers to locate answers to questions about using an encyclopedia. Help your child write four or five questions about a topic of interest. Have your child use an encyclopedia, either print or electronic, to answer the questions.

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Proofread a Report Circle four spelling mistakes in this report about the gray fox. Write the words correctly. Write the word that should be used instead of dont in the last sentence.
Agrayfoxhasawhitebelly.Itcanrunfast andclimbtrees.Itmaysplashintothewater andswimifitisskaredandneedstoescape. Itcanalsoletoutahigh-pitchedscreem. Whenhunting,itlistensforthesqeakofa mouse.Ifitseesmovement,itsrikesquickly. Sometimes,inbadweather,agrayfoxdont leaveitsdenforthreeorfourdays. Spelling Words
splash throw three square scream strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne scratch squeeze
Frequently Misspelled Words

1. 3. 5.

2. 4.

Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word. 6.
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scared brother

thril squeze scatch throne stength streat sqare

thrill sqeeze scratch trone strentgh steet square

thill squeeze scrach throan strength street squar

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Home Activity Yourchildidentifiedmisspelledwordswiththree-letterblends(spl,thr, squ,str and scr).Askyourchildtousesomeofthelistwordstotellastoryaboutamouse.

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Directions Read the selection. Then read each question that follows the selection. Decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

A Favorite Fable
(1) Jeff favorite fable is about the wind and the sun. (2) In the story, the wind challenges the sun for power. (3) Which one can remove a man coat? (4) The wind blows hard to try to get the coat to fly off. (5) The man feels the wind chill, but it only makes him button his coat tighter. (6) He pulls up his coat collar. (7) The sun heat makes the man warm, and he pulls off his coat. 1 What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1? Change Jeff to Jeffs Change fable to fables Change wind to winds Make no change. 4 What change, if any, should be made to sentence 5? Change feels to feels Change wind to winds Change coat to coats Make no change.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 3? Change one to ones Change man to mens Change man to mans Make no change.

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 7? Change man to mans Change pulls to pulls Change sun to suns Make no change.

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on singular possessive nouns. Have your child think of a friends name and something that friend owns and make up a sentence using the possessive form of the friends name.

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What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4? Change blows to blows Change wind to winds Change wind blows to winds blow Make no change.