Below you will find many more resources, games, and worksheets to help your student review the concepts already learned in shared reading this year.

Word Lists

Practicing reading words with different patterns and grammar rules is difficult, yet so important for our first grade students. Here is a comprehensive list of different types of words that you can practice reading with your student.

While there are many different lists included below, it is important to know that not all students have learned how to read all of these types of words.

All students in first grade have learned the following types of words:

• CVC

• Digraphs

• Bonus Letters (-ff, -ll, -ss, -zz)

• Magic E

• Words with plural endings (-s, -es, -ies)

If you student is showing that they can read these five lists without error, then feel free to move onto:

• Blends

• Vowel teams

• Bossy R (ar, or)

These words can be used to do the following:

1. Create your own bingo game at home

-Have your child draw a bingo board or print one from here

-Write different words from whichever list you are practicing into the board

-Write the words from that list onto other pieces of small paper for the person calling the bingo game

-Once the word is read, students have to find the word on his/her board and cover

2. Word Hunt

-Get a piece of paper and write the words from the list

-Create a key for your child on the side (i.e. circle the words with the long a sound in blue.)

-Have your student read each word and follow the key you provide.

3. Memory

-Have your student write words from a list onto pieces of paper. Each word should be written on two different cards (in order to match them later)

-Lay the cards face down into an array on the table or floor

-Each person turns over two cards per turn, reading each card, and trying to match the words

Teach Your Monster To Read

We have included different writing prompts and sentence starters to encourage each student to use the writing skills we have learned so far this year. This year, we have learned about narrative writing, informational writing (about self and objects), and creative writing. Encourage your child to think and use their imaginations while they are learning from home.

Please continue to work on the writing prompts that were sent home in the packet. Below we have some more ideas for you.

• If you do not have a printer to print the writing prompts, please use some of these ideas to write on any paper you have at home.

• Remember to have your child use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence, punctuation at the end, and spacing between each word.

• Have your child read their writing to you.

More Writing Prompts:

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Even More Prompts:

• What is your favorite thing about your house?Why?

• What do you like to do when it gets warm outside?

• Go outside and write about what you see.

• If I was a superhero I would...

• In Spring I like to...

• While hunting for Easter eggs, I stumbled upon a magical egg and ...

• Create any story you like!

And Then Even More Prompts:

As your student continues to complete worksheets from the packet sent home, encourage them to use their best handwriting! Below are additional handwriting practice options.

Have your child practice writing, spelling out loud, and reading the sights words on the list. These are not words that can be sounded out; instead these are learned with lots of practice! Below are some suggestions of how to make practice fun.

Number sense is incredibly important for our first grade students- regardless of their level in math. Included in the math packet are number building activities, next and previous number activities, addition and subtraction practice, missing number, and graphing.

Also, continue to work with your student on their fact fluency. This can be done using traditional flash cards that he/she can make OR through our Xtra Math app/website.

Important Websites for Math at Home

Number sense is incredibly important for our first grade students- regardless of their level in math. Included in the math packet are number building activities, next and previous number activities, addition and subtraction practice, missing number, and graphing.

Also, continue to work with your student on their fact fluency. This can be done using traditional flash cards that he/she can make OR through our Xtra Math app/website.

Feel free to explore these websites for fun and interesting science experiments to do with your family!