1st grade, week 33, day 4

Read: Mia and the Kite

1. Your child reads it aloud to you, then reads one page again with expression, the way a character would say it.
2. When your child is stuck, say the first sound and let them finish the word, rather than saying the whole word.
3. Afterward, ask: who was in the story, and what happened?

• Mia and the Kite, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/mia-and-the-kite

Taking care of its home

1. Write one way people can take care of your living thing's home.
2. Your child picks a plant or animal, writes four facts with a topic sentence and an ending, and draws a labeled picture.

• Main idea and details organizer (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/main-idea-and-details

Skip counting games

1. Play a skip counting game on peabody.kids.
2. Then count by 10s starting at 4: 14, 24, 34, all the way to 104.

• Number line and skip counting games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/number-line-and-skip-counting-games

Saving energy

1. Walk through the house and turn off lights and screens nobody is using.
2. Make a sign to remind the family.

Freedom

1. Talk about choices you are free to make each day, and why freedom matters.
2. Your child tells someone at home about today, then writes one word for it on the family calendar.

Read-aloud: The Fisherman and His Wife

1. Read “The Fisherman and His Wife” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?
3. On the read-along you can show the pages on a big screen, or let it read the words aloud while each one lights up.

• The Fisherman and His Wife, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-fisherman-and-his-wife