Henry J. Kalfas Elementary

 Welcome to our Reading and Writing page

Daily Reading Assignments:  Your child needs to complete: 

      1. 30 minutes of Smarty Ants Everyday

2. 30 Minutes of Kids A-Z Everyday

 3. 30 Minutes of Journeys Everyday

• - Watch Journeys slidehow powerpoint

     - Complete Color Coded Daily Assignments (Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday)

Daily Writing Assignment 

Reading  and Writing Goals                                                                                                 Sight Words to practice

• Letter naming
• Letter sounds
• Letter writing
• Rhyming
• Beginning, Middle, ending sounds
• Tapping out words consonant,vowel, consonant(CVC words)
• Sight words
• Writing simple sentences
• Retelling a story (Beginning, middle, end)
• Asking and answering questions
• Reading to a family member
• Having a family member read to you for 20 minutes a day
• Talking about your favorite part of a story and WHY it was your favorite
• Talking about where the story took place (setting) Who were the characters? What was the problem in the story? How did the problem get solved?
• Write about your favorite part.  My favorite part of the story was....

 Please watch daily slideshow Journeys Click here →  Lesson 23

 After you open it remember  to click slideshow at the top of the toolbar,

and then from current slide.

Day 1-Monday April 27th                                             

Day 2-Tuesday April 28th

Day 3-Wednesday April 29th                                                                                                                    

Day 4-Thursday April 30th                                            

Day 5- Friday May 1st

 After you watch the Slide Show.....

Day 1 Monday April 27th-Unit 5 Lesson 23

click here   →  Student Book 2

 Have someone read p.122 -p.123 Words to Know she, all, over,her, when, some

Listen to Read Aloud-Oscar and the Frog, Click on title below

Day 2 Tuesday April 28th-Unit 5 Lesson 23

click here  →   Student Book 2

Have someone read and  talk about Your Turn p.124-125 

Listen to Big Book Zinnnia's Flower Garden, Click on title below

Day 3 Wednesday  April 29th-Unit 5 Lesson 23

click here →   Student Book 2

 Have someone read with you  My Pet Dog p.126-131 

 Have someone read with you   Ben and Jen p. 132-137

Day 4 Thursday April 30th -Unit 5 Lesson 23 

Read Leveled Reader Click here→    In the Garden                                                   click here → Sight Word Flash Cards

Day 5 Friday May 1st-Unit 5 Lesson 23

Listen to, or reread a favorite book of your choice.  There are amazing books on this webpage, go explore!

Big Book-Zinnia's Flower Garden

Read Aloud -Oscar and the Frog

  Daily Writing Assignments for week of April 27th-May 1st.

 Please try to write your assignments in a journal or notebook and save it for me to look at!

You need to write everyday while you are home.

Monday April 27th-Write your letters  Aa-Zz upper and lower case, write your sightwords-she, all,over,her,when,some.  Can you write one of these words in a sentence?  When she came over my house, we picked some flowers.  Draw a picture.

Tuesday April 28th-Read Zinnia's Flower Garden. Write about what kind of flower you would like to grow.  

   1. Get a piece of paper , write your name. 

   2. Write,  I would like to plant a ________________ (sunflower, tulip,rose) because it ____________________.  (is my favorite

color, I like the smell, it reminds me of summer)

Wednesday April 29th-Draw a picture of one of your pets. Write about it.  I have a pet __________________________________.  I 

help__________________ my pet. (walk, feed, play with) If you don't have a pet what pet would you like?  I would like a pet

________________________________. (cat,dog,snake, fish, dinosaur)

Thursday April 30th- What steps can someone follow to plant and grow  flowers?

1st______________2nd_______________3rd________________________.

Friday May 1st-     Which book did you like the most this week? I  liked

___________________________because__________________.