Home-School Connection 197 Word Workout WORDS TO KNOW enterprising identified persistence venture Matching Words I ll give you one or two words that mean the same or almost the same as one of the words. Then you tell me which word it refers to. undertaking busy, enthusiastic recognized determination SPELLING WORDS center once dance bridge badge cement glance strange police certain orange ginger wedge arrange sponge village ounce germs spice circus Speed Spell Let s see how many words you can spell in one minute. At the end, let s see how many words you spelled correctly. Do you want to try again to see if you can spell more words in a minute? (fold here) Dear Family Member: Kids Get it Done is a series of articles about kids who made a difference. Terrence Cheromcka went to a UN conference of world leaders and reported on it in a magazine article. Martin Jacobs interviewed the youngest winner of a state science fair. Terrence and Martin both wanted to make a difference, even though they wrote about different things. Perhaps these articles will give me an idea of what I might do for my community. This Week s Skills Comprehension: compare and contrast Vocabulary: endings ed and ing Spelling/Phonics: soft c and g as in ceiling and gentle Name
Lend a Hand What could we say in a poster for the cause? How would ours be different? How would it be the same? Let s write posters for the cause. Younger children like to listen to stories. Your idea is to work with the local library and with some friends to create a weekly story hour. During story hour you and your friends will read to young children. There is an empty lot in your neighborhood. It is filled with trash, old tires, and broken bottles. You have an idea of turning that lot into a playground for kids or a community garden. 198
Conexión con el hogar 199 Ejercicio de palabras PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO enterprising identified persistence venture Correspondencias Te diré una o dos palabras que significan lo mismo o casi lo mismo que una de las palabras de la lista. Debes decirme a qué palabra se parece. undertaking busy, enthusiastic recognized determination PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA center once dance bridge badge cement glance strange police certain orange ginger wedge arrange sponge village ounce germs spice circus A toda velocidad Vamos a ver cuántas palabras puedes deletrear en un minuto. Al cumplirse el minuto, vamos a ver cuántas palabras deletreaste correctamente. Quieres jugar otra vez para ver si puedes deletrear más palabras? (fold here) Queridos familiares: Kids Get it Done es una serie de artículos sobre niños que se destacan. Terrence Cheromcka fue a una conferencia de líderes mundiales en las Naciones Unidas y escribió un artículo sobre el tema. Martin Jacobs entrevistó al ganador más joven de una de feria de ciencias estatal. Tanto Terrence como Martin querían hacer algo importante aunque ambos escribieron sobre distintas cosas. Pienso que estos artículos me darán una idea de lo que puedo hacer por mi comunidad. Destrezas de la semana Comprensión: comparar y contrastar Vocabulario: las terminaciones ed e ing Ortografía/Fonética: el sonido de la c y de la g, como en ceiling y gentle Nombre
Da una mano Qué podríamos decir en un cartel para las siguientes causas? Cómo se diferenciaría de los carteles que vemos aquí? En qué se parecería? Escojamos una causa y escribamos carteles para expresar nuestra opinión. Younger children like to listen to stories. Your idea is to work with the local library and with some friends to create a weekly story hour. During story hour you and your friends will read to young children. There is an empty lot in your neighborhood. It is filled with trash, old tires and broken bottles. You have an idea of turning that lot into a playground for kids or a community garden. 200
Koneksyon lakay ak lekòl 201 Egzèsis sou mo MO POU KONNEN enterprising identified persistence venture Matche mo yo Mwen pral ba w youn oswa de mo ki siyifi menm oswa prèske menm bagay kòm youn nan mo yo. Ansuit ou pral di m ki mo li ye. undertaking busy, enthusiastic recognized determination MO ÒTOGRAF center once dance bridge badge cement glance strange police certain orange ginger wedge arrange sponge village ounce germs spice circus Eple rapid Annou wè konbyen mo ou ka eple nan yon minit. Alafen, annou wè konbyen mo ou ka eple kòrèkteman. Èske w vle eseye ankò pou wè si ou ka eple plis mo nan yon minit? (fold here) Chè manm fanmi : Kids Get it Done se yon seri atik konsènan timoun ki fè ladiferans. Terrence Cheromcka te ale nan yon konferans lidè lemonn Nasyonzini yo te òganize epi li te fè rapò sou konferans sa a nan yon atik. Martin Jacobs te entèvyoure gayan ki te pi jenn nan konpetisyon syans eta a. Ni Terrence ni Martin te vle fè ladiferans, byenke yo te ekri konsènan diferan bagay. Petèt atik sa yo pral banmwen yon ide sou sa mwen ka fè pou kominote m nan. Teknik pou semèn sa a Konpreyansyon : konpare epi fè diferans Vokabilè : tèminezon ed ak ing Òtograf/Fonik : son c ak g tankou nan mo ceiling ak gentle Non
Bay yon kout men Ki sa nou ta ka di nan yon postè pou koz lan? Nan ki fason pa nou an ta diferan? Nan ki fason li ta va menm? Annou ekri postè pou koz lan. Younger children like to listen to stories. Your idea is to work with the local library and with some friends to create a weekly story hour. During story hour you and your friends will read to young children. There is an empty lot in your neighborhood. It is filled with trash, old tires, and broken bottles. You have an idea of turning that lot into a playground for kids or a community garden. 202