1st grade, week 34, day 4

Read: Ben and the Puddle Boat

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: where did the story happen? How do you know?

• Ben and the Puddle Boat, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/ben-and-the-puddle-boat

Stretch a sentence

1. Start with "The kite flew." and add three details to stretch it.
2. To revise, your child adds details: a describing word, a when, or a why. Two added details make a piece stronger.

The missing part

1. There are 15 apples. 9 are red and the rest are green. How many are green?
2. Solve it with a number bond, then do one more like it.

• Number bonds on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/number-bonds
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

A pinwheel

1. Make a paper pinwheel and hold it in front of a fan, then outside.
2. When does it spin fastest? Try it slow and fast.

A landmark near home

1. Name a landmark near home that helps people find their way, like a tower, a bridge or a big park.
2. Your child tells someone at home about today, then writes one word for it on the family calendar.

Read-aloud: The Stamp of the North Wind

1. Read “The Stamp of the North Wind” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
2. Afterward, ask: who was your favorite in the story, and why?
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 Stamp of the North Wind, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-night-post-office-the-stamp-of-the-north-wind