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Week 34
Compound Words
Compound Words
Design your own matching game by writing the parts of compound words — like "base" and "ball" — on index cards. Your child can sort the cards to make matches and create compound words.
Interactive games bring compound words to life! Offer each student a flashcard with half of a compound word on it. Then, have students move around the room to find their match!
Compound Word Match
Worksheet
Compound Word Match
Kids write words according to the pictures, then match them up to make compound words in this year 3 reading worksheet.
Year 3
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Make Your Own Compound Words
Worksheet
Make Your Own Compound Words
Fish + bow = fishbow...? No, that's not right! Engage your young learners in understanding and forming compound words with this fun worksheet. Students will use words from a word bank to create compound words in this word structure activity.
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Silly Compound Words
Worksheet
Silly Compound Words
This funny activity will get your students—and you—giggling! Help your first graders develop their understanding of compound words by having them make up their own silly words and draw illustrations to match.
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Addition Strategy: Sketch a Picture
Addition Strategy: Sketch a Picture
Talk to your children about their process while solving maths problems. Some starter questions: What did you do to solve the problem? Did you use a specific strategy? Why? Encourage your child to sketch a picture that shows their thinking, and represents the solution.
Encourage students to talk about maths, and to sketch a picture that shows their thinking! Have your class work out a maths problem or two, then review and discuss it with a buddy. Be sure to ask them to explain their thinking! Offer them question prompts: What did you do to solve the problem? Did you use a specific strategy? Why?
Number Stories
Worksheet
Number Stories
Yum, let's work up an appetite for some fruity maths practise! practise multi-digit addition with these word problems.
Year 2
Maths
Worksheet
Word Problem Challenge
Worksheet
Word Problem Challenge
Practise two digit addition and subtraction down on the farm with these challenging word problems.
Year 2
Maths
Worksheet
Maths Story Problems
Worksheet
Maths Story Problems
Build great maths skills with these story problems. Use the picture to help you visualize each problem.
Year 2
Maths
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Ask your child if any of the characters in the books they are reading have learned anything. This can spark a good conversation and help your child practise reading comprehension skills.
Invite students to discuss the characters, key points, and main ideas. Provide them with short passages and sentence frames to guide their discussion with a partner: "I notice... I wonder... I think...This character is..." Story organizers can offer structure as students identify the different elements of the story.
Main Idea of a Story
Worksheet
Main Idea of a Story
Finding the main idea of a story is a fundamental reading comprehension skill. Help your child tackle reading with this beginner's worksheet!
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension practise Test
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension practise Test
What's the main idea? Help your child review reading comprehension questions like this with this at-home practise test.
Year 3
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Main Topic Cards
Worksheet
Main Topic Cards
This set of picture cards can help students to strengthen their reading comprehension skills by identifying the main topic and supporting details.
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing
Ask your child to write a review of a favorite restaurant, movie, book, or place. After stating their opinion, they should provide at least three reasons why others will love what they are reviewing.
Ask your class to write a review of a favorite restaurant, movie, book, or place. Underscore the importance of including supporting details. After they state their opinion, students should provide at least three reasons why others will love what they are reviewing.
My Favorite Ice Cream: Opinion Writing
Worksheet
My Favorite Ice Cream: Opinion Writing
Give this delectable worksheet to your 1st grader to practise opinion writing! Your child will love talking about his favorite ice cream.
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Defending Favorites: Opinion Writing
Worksheet
Defending Favorites: Opinion Writing
Does your 1st grader have a favorite activity or game? Have him write his opinion with this easy to use opinion writing template worksheet.
Year 2
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinions and Reasons Organizer
Worksheet
Opinions and Reasons Organizer
Use this graphic organizer to help your 1st grader list out an opinion and the reasons he believes what he believes.
Year 2
Worksheet
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