Henry J. Kalfas Elementary

 Welcome to our Reading and Writing page

Daily Reading Assignments:  Your child  can go on : 

      1.  Smarty Ants Everyday

2.  Kids A-Z Everyday

 3.   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 24 Slideshow

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

and then from current slide.

Day 1-Monday May  4th                                            

Day 2-Tuesday May 5th

Day 3-Wednesday  May 6th                                                                                                              

Day 4-Thursday May  7th                                            

Day 5- Friday May 8th

 After you watch the Slide Show.....

Day 1 Monday May 4th-Unit 5 Lesson 24

click here   →  Student Book 2

 Have someone read    p.138-139   Words to Know he,no,away,must,by,there

Listen to Read Aloud-, Red Eyes,Blue Feathers           Click on title below

Day 2 Tuesday May5th-Unit 5 Lesson 24

click here  →   Student Book 2

Have someone read and  talk about Your Turn p.140-p.141

Listen to Big Book , Chameleon,Chameleon Click on title below

Day 3 Wednesday  May 6th-Unit 5 Lesson 24

click here →   Student Book 2

 Have someone read with you  Hog in a Hat p.142-147

 Have someone read with you Kid Hid p.148-153

Day 4 Thursday May 7th -Unit 5 Lesson 24 

Read Leveled Reader Click here→    Feeding Our Pets                                               click here → Sight Word Flash Cards

Day 5 Friday May 8th-Unit 5 Lesson 24

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

Big Book-Chameleon,Chameleon

Read Aloud -Red Eyes, Blue Feathers

  Daily Writing Assignments for week of May 4th-May 8th

 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 May 4th-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 May 5th-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 May 6th-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 May 7th- What steps can someone follow to plant and grow  flowers?

1st______________2nd_______________3rd________________________.

Friday May 8th-     Which book did you like the most this week? I  liked

___________________________because__________________.