Week 6 of Activities
April 27 - May 1
Fractured Fairy Tale Week!
This week we will be reading and writing fractured fairy tales! Fractured fairy tales are classic fairy tales we're all familiar with, but with one part (or many parts) of the story changed.
Literacy Assignments for Week 6
To be submitted to Mrs. Barker by the end of the week
Assignment 1: Make a Story Map for a Fractured Fairy Tale
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Assignment 2: Write a Fractured Fairy Tale
- Use your story map to write your own fractured fairy tale
- Start the story with a hook to get the readers interested, and describe the characters and setting
- During the story, the events should include a problem and a solution to that problem
- When writing, please remember to print neatly, include capital letters at the beginning of sentences, and include punctuation at the end of your ideas
- Remember to edit your writing after to fix any problems with those writing conventions
- Please also revise your writing to ensure that sentences make sense and that you have made interesting word choices (you can use our writing checklist by clicking here to help guide your revisions)
- You can watch the videos in the writing mini-lessons section for more guidelines on writing a fractured fairy tale
Example
Reading at Home
If possible, please have your child read every day for a good chunk of time; quality reading time is one of the most crucial components of students' learning! Your child might be reading hard copy books, or from Epic or Raz-Kids. If you need a reminder about how to access Epic or Raz-Kids, you can check out the directions from the Week 2 page here in the Reading at Home section.
If your child is reading below grade level (let me know if you're not sure), and was working on sight words and phonics in class, I've attached some beginning activities to get back to some of that practice at the bottom of this page. I will change and add to those activities each week.
Happy reading!
If your child is reading below grade level (let me know if you're not sure), and was working on sight words and phonics in class, I've attached some beginning activities to get back to some of that practice at the bottom of this page. I will change and add to those activities each week.
Happy reading!
Reading Mini-Lessons
Fractured Fairy Tale Read-Alouds
Please watch at least one to give more context for your writing assignment this week
When you play the video, you can click on the full screen button to view it in a larger format
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Writing at Home
This week students are working on writing more stories in their book series, as outlined in the assignment above! The mini-lessons below provide some guidance for getting started on their stories.
If your child has completed a story and still has more time, they can start another story (in class when a student finishes early I always encourage them to revise their work start on something new to make the most of our writing practice time).
If your child has completed a story and still has more time, they can start another story (in class when a student finishes early I always encourage them to revise their work start on something new to make the most of our writing practice time).
Writing Mini-Lessons
Fractured Fairy Tale Game
Click on the image below to play the fractured fairy tale games
Spelling at Home
Students can practice their spelling words for this week on Spelling City. Their username and password are the same as their Google username and password (such as caitb1234 and red.bike). Students have accessed this website before to find the games for this week, but feel free to comment if you need help finding the games. They should be able to log on, go to Lists & Games, find the list from the group "All This Week" and then select Games.
I've also attached a document when you click here with some offline ways to practice spelling words if that's preferable for you.
I've also attached a document when you click here with some offline ways to practice spelling words if that's preferable for you.
For Students Reading Below Grade Level
Week 6: Digraph Sounds
This week our focus in reading work will be digraph sounds (two letters that make a new sound together). You can practice by reading the below book, working through the worksheets (you can download the worksheets here), and playing the games below.
Your child will benefit from lots of practice of their sight words, so please click here to go to the sight word page (it's also linked at the top of this website under "more") and select the group of words that your child was working on. Almost of the children were working on set 2 of the words, but the student reading at level G was working on set 4 of the words. Just message me if you're not sure which set your child was working on, and I can let you know! On the page for each set of sight words, the 25 words to practice are listed there, along with download links for flashcards and a booklet if you feel like printing those off or writing them out. There are links to a fridge magnet game where your child can write out their words, and links to the words on Spelling City where your child can play games with the 25 words from that group. Finally, there's a video for students to practice reading the words quickly (in about 3 seconds or less) and a list of ideas for how to practice the sight words. When your child knows 23-25 of the words quickly and consistently (without sounding out the word), you can move them up to the next level of sight words! I will vary the activities for these students every week on this section of the Language Arts page, so next week we will focus on different skills (but still practice their sight words). Reading on Raz-Kids is also a great way for these readers to practice reading at their just-right level! |
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Games
You can also check out online games from the Language Arts pages from previous weeks to practice vowel sounds!