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    lesson 22

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

and then from current slide.

Day 1-Monday April 20th                                              

Day 2-Tuesday April 21st

Day 3-Wednesday April 22nd                                                                                                                    

Day 4-Thursday April 23rd                                               

Day 5- Friday April 24th

 After you watch the Slide Show.....

Day 1 Monday April 20th-Unit 5 Lesson 22

click here   →  Student Book 2

 p.106 Words to Know said,good,was,then,ate,could

Listen to Read Aloud-A Tiger Grows Up

Day 2 Tuesday April 21st-Unit 5 Lesson 22

click here  →   Student Book 2

Your Turn p.108-109

Listen to Big Book  Leo the Late Bloomer, Click on title below

Day 3 Wednesday  April 22nd-Unit 5 Lesson 22

click here →   Student Book 2

 A Good Job  p. 110-115

 Fix it! p.116-121

Day 4 Thursday April 23rd-Unit 5 Lesson 22

Read Leveled Reader                                                         click here → Sight Word Flash Cards

Day 5 Friday April 24-Unit 5 Lesson 22

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

Big Book-Leo The Late Bloomer

Read Aloud -A Tiger Grows Up

  Daily Writing Assignments for week of April 20th

 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-Write your letters  Aa-Zz upper and lower case, write your sightwords-Said, good, was , then, ate, could.  Can you write one of them in a sentence? I ate pizza, it was good.  Draw a picture.

Tuesday-Read Leo the Late Bloomer.  Write about a time when you learned something new and how it made you feel.

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

   2. Write,  I learned how to ______________________(ride a bike, read a book, do a cartwheel)it made me feel______________________. (proud , happy, excited)

Wednesday-Write what you would like to do for a job when you grow up.  I would like to be a _____________________. (nurse, doctor, fireman, teacher) Why would you like to have that job? Can you write  a second sentence? Example:

I want to help help people feel better, I think it would be fun.

Thursday-Pick one of the books you heard this week and write about your favorite part. My favorite part was when______________.

Friday-Draw a picture about something you like to do outside.  When I go outside I like to __________________________.