Hamilton's Literacy Update 8-25-25
We will begin our final week of Module One.
High Frequency Words: and, find, for, just, many, one, she, then
BRING IT HOME! Learning fun for the whole family!
Big Idea Words- Reinforce these important topic words when you read or talk with your child: friendship emotions challenge
Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:
- How did you show friendship to your classmates today?
- What emotions do you feel when you try something new?
- Tell about a character who faced a challenge.
Let’s Read Together: Make a special time and place to read with your child every day. During this module about making new friends and learning new things, try these activities during your reading time together:
- Point to photographs and illustrations that show acts of friendship.
- Cheer on a story character who is trying something new.
- Talk about why we should not be afraid to keep trying
Word Play Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.
- Week 1: Rhyme Time Take turns saying a rhyming word with a short a vowel sound, such as mat/pat or Sam/jam.
- Week 2: I Spy Open a book and play I Spy. Take turns pointing to and reading words that begin with the letter n. Play I Spy again, searching for words that begin with d, p, and c.
- Week 3: One or More Play a counting game with familiar items. Stress the change in word meanings when the –s is spoken. One toy car. Two toy cars. One red apple. Two red apples.