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Sentence 1:Handwriting problems in

spellings and punctuation.

Activity for Spelling:Fish Me a Word:

–How to play?1. Cut 12 fish shapes out of the construction paper.

Using the list of sight words provided, either write one word on each fish, or cut the word out and paste in onto the fish. Let your child decorate the fish with markers or crayons.

2. Attach a paper clip to the tip of each fish.3. Tie the yarn or string to the wooden spoon. Tie the

magnet to the other end of the string.4. Spread all of the fish out on the floor, or on a table.

5. Give your child the fishing rod and tell them it’s time to go fishing! Each time you call out a word, she should look for the word you’ve said, and then try to catch it with her rod.

6. Each time she catches the correct fish, ask your child to shout out the letters—spelling the name of the word aloud. This helps with reinforcement.

7. Once your child gets the hang of it, make more fish.

Sample

Activity for Punctuation:Play Punctuation Red Light, Green Light

How to Play?– Line the children up across one side of your big, open space

(this activity works best outside in a backyard or a park. – Then you will go to the other end of the space. Make sure

to leave enough space between you and those energetic first graders to give them plenty of room to run around.

– When you shout “green light, readers!” they can start running forward.

– But when you shout, “yellow light, readers!” they need to look at you right away to see what sign you will hold up.

– Hold up a sign, and they must immediately obey it or go back to the beginning.

– The winner is the first one to make it across the finish line by following all the punctuation mark traffic commands.

• Comma means: slow down and WALK.• Exclamation point means: Hop and wave your hands!• Question mark means: Stop, tilt your head, and put your hands

on your hips.• Period means: STOP right now!

Punctuation Marks

Sentence 2:Handwriting problem in

capitalization.

Activity for Capitalization:

Color the Capitals Riddle Game

Part 1: Read each sentence. Decide if the sentence is capitalized correctly. Circle the numbers of the sentences that have the capitals they need. If a sentence is missing a capital letter, do not circle it. Instead, rewrite the sentence correctly below the sentence.

Sentences:1. Mr. Hill is our teacher.2. I live in california.3. i play sports.4. Ashley visits her grandparents every July.5. Let’s see a Movie.6. Can you use a computer?7. It is raining, brian.8. I just read Where the Wild Things Are.9. thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.10. George washington was our first leader.

Part 2: Find the numbers you circled in the puzzle. Color these shapes.