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Word Workout Dear Family Member:

Did you know that millions of years ago giant
WORDS TO KNOW crocodiles were as long as a school bus? I’m reading all
sorts of facts like that in Meet the Super Croc. I’m trying
ancient confirm hopeful to think about what the article is really about. I look for
the most important ideas and facts about crocodiles. Then
unable valid I can tell you about the article in a short way. That’s called
a summary.
Old Scroll A scroll is a very old, long piece of writing
wrapped around a bar. We can make up sentences with

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This Week’s Skills
the words and write them on our own scroll.
Comprehension: summarize
SPELLING WORDS Vocabulary: suffixes

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Phonics: the sounds of ch, sh, th, and wh
chest chill shape sheep thing
Spelling: words with ch, sh, th, and wh
think white while wheat chase
Look, Spell, and Speak I’ll let you see the words. Then I’ll
hide the words and say each one for you to spell. Tell me
the sounds that the beginning letters make.

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Let’s look at each picture and read the
sentences. We can talk about what happens in
the story. Then we can cross out any sentences
and pictures that we don’t think are needed in
a summary. When we’re done we can tell each
other our own summaries.
“It was nice being an
egg. I was all curled
up and cozy.”
“A lot happened
before I became me.” “Then I hatched. It
was a shock to see
what was outside of
my egg.”
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“I used to be an egg. “I ate and ate and ate.

Yes, a tiny egg.” I ate all the leaves on
the plant.” “Then I was ready
to become me. That
was very nice.”

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 Conexión con el hogar

Ejercicio de palabras Queridos familiares:

¿Sabían que hace millones de años había cocodrilos
PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO gigantes que eran tan largos como un autobús escolar?
Estoy leyendo toda clase de datos como ése en Meet the
ancient confirm hopeful Super Croc. Estoy tratando de averiguar de qué trata
realmente este artículo. Busco las ideas más importantes y
unable valid luego los datos sobre crocodrilos. Luego podré contarles el
artículo en pocas palabras, es decir hacer un resumen.
Pergamino viejo Un pergamino es un escrito largo
y muy viejo enrollado alrededor de un palo en forma

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Destrezas de la semana
de rodillo. Usaremos las palabras en oraciones y las
escribiremos en nuestro propio pergamino. Comprensión: resumir
Vocabulario: los sufijos
PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA
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Fonética: los sonidos de ch, sh, th y wh
chest chill shape sheep thing Ortografía: palabras con ch, sh,
th y wh
think white while wheat chase
Mira, deletrea y habla Te voy a dejar que veas las
palabras. Después las voy a cubrir y voy a decirlas una
por una para que tú las deletrees. Dime el sonido que
representan las letras con las que empiezan.

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Cambios sorprendentes
Vamos a mirar cada ilustración y leer las oraciones.
Podemos hablar de lo que pasa en el cuento. Luego
podemos tachar las oraciones e ilustraciones que no
son necesarias en un resumen. Cuando terminemos nos
podemos contar nuestros propios resúmenes.

“It was nice being an

egg. I was all curled
up and cozy.”
“A lot happened
before I became me.” “Then I hatched. It
was a shock to see
what was outside of
my egg.”
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“I used to be an egg. “I ate and ate and ate.

Yes, a tiny egg.” I ate all the leaves on
the plant.” “Then I was ready
to become me. That
was very nice.”

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 Koneksyon lakay ak lekòl

Egzèsis sou mo Chè manm fanmi :

Èske w te konnen dèmilyon dane de sa kèk jeyan
MO POU KONNEN kwokodil te longè yon otobis lekòl ? M ap li tout kalite fè
konsa nan Meet the Super Croc. M ap eseye panse sou ki
ancient confirm hopeful sa atik la ap pale toutbonvre. M ap chèche ide ak fè ki pi
enpòtan konsènan kwokodil yo. Ansuit mwen ka pale w
unable valid konsènan atik la nan yon fason ki rakousi. Yo rele sa yon
rezime.
Ansyen woulo Yon woulo se yon moso papye long,
ansyen ki vlope sou yon moso bwa. Nou ka konpoze kèk

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Teknik pou semèn sa a
fraz avèk mo yo epi ekri yo sou woulo pa nou.
Konpreyansyon : rezime
MO ÒTOGRAF Vokabilè : sifiks

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Fonik : son ch, sh, th ak wh
chest chill shape sheep thing
Òtograf : mo ki gen ch, sh, th ak wh
think white while wheat chase
Gade, eple epi pale Mwen pral kite w wè mo yo.
Ansuit mwen pral kache mo yo epi di chak mo pou ka
eple l. Di m ki son lèt ki kòmanse mo yo bay.

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Chanjman rapid-o
Annou gade chak foto epi li fraz yo. Nou ka pale
konsènan sa k ap pase nan istwa a. Ansuit nou
ka elimine nenpòt fraz ak foto nou panse ki pa
nesesè nan yon rezime. Lè nou fini nou ka di
youn lòt rezime pa nou.

“It was nice being an

egg. I was all curled
up and cozy.”
“A lot happened
before I became me.” “Then I hatched. It
was a shock to see
what was outside of
my egg.”
© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

“I used to be an egg. “I ate and ate and ate.

Yes, a tiny egg.” I ate all the leaves on
the plant.” “Then I was ready
to become me. That
was very nice.”

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