Student Book 5, Unit 6, pages 48-49

6Let’s Talk

Fun in the SeasonsUnit

I did it!

Your child can ask and answer What’s your favorite season?

talk about why he or she likes a season.

talk about his or her favorite seasonal activities.

say the What’s Your Favorite Season? chant.

What your child learned in class

Conversation: Summer is my favorite season. What’s your favorite season?

Winter.Why?

Because I like skiing.I like skiing, too ...

waterskiing!That sounds like fun.

Seasonal activities:

ice skating, skiing, planting flowers, flying kites, going to the beach, waterskiing, camping, picking apples

Seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall

Home study activitySay the What’s Your Favorite Season? chant with your child. Take turns chanting.

Ask your child What’s your favorite season? Have your child respond with (Winter) is my favorite season. Ask Why? Your child answers I like (winter) because I like (skiing). Have your child ask you about your favorite season and activities.

Extra practice Workbook pages 46-47, 79

Student Audio CD Tracks 50-52

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Student Book 5, Unit 6, pages 50-51

Let’s Learn

What your child learned in class

Conversation: What did you do last weekend?I built a sandcastle.What did he do last weekend?He went backpacking.

Seasonal events: built a sandcastle, had a picnic, had a snowball fight, picked flowers, raked leaves, went backpacking, went sledding, went swimming

Home study activitySing the What Did You Do? song with your child. Take turns singing each part.

Have your child ask friends and neighbors what they did last weekend, asking What did you do last weekend? Help the friends or neighbors answer I (raked leaves). Have other family members ask your child about what neighbors did last weekend, asking What did (he) do last weekend? Your child answers (He) (went backpacking).

Extra practice Workbook pages 48-49

Student Audio CD Tracks 49-50

I did it!

Your child can ask and answer What did you do last weekend?

ask and answer questions about what others did last weekend.

sing the What Did You Do? song.

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Student Book 5, Unit 6, pages 52-53

Let’s Learn MoreLet’s Learn More

What your child learned in class

Conversation: Andy will probably go surfing.What did he do last summer?He went to a water park.What will he do next summer?He’ll probably go scuba diving.

Vacation ideas: go trekking, go to a water park, go rafting, go to a baseball game, go scuba diving, go surfing, go snowboarding, go horseback riding

Home study activityMake plans with your child about things he or she wants to do next summer, fall, winter, and spring. Ask your child what he or she thinks a friend or a family member will like to do. Find out what he or she did last summer, asking What did (he) do last summer? Then predict what he or she will probably do next summer. Ask your child What will (he) do next summer? Have your child answer, saying (He’ll) probably (go scuba diving).

Extra practice Workbook pages 50-51

Student Audio CD Track 51

I did it!

Your child can ask and answer questions about what someone did last summer.

ask and answer questions about what someone will probably do next summer.

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Student Book 5, Unit 6, pages 54-55

Let’s Read

I did it!

Write a message to your child:Your child can name the words that begin with spr and sp.

explain the meanings of the vocabulary words.

read the Butterflies photo essay with you.

make new words by adding –ful to nouns.

What your child learned in class

Vocabulary: monarch butterfly, north, spread, wings, south, wonderful

Phonics: spr (spring, spread)—sp (spot, spaghetti, speak)

Word Study: color + ful, grace + ful, wonder + ful

Home study activityHave your child practice saying the spr and sp words with you. Then ask your child to say the vocabulary words and to explain their meanings. Listen to the Butterflies photo essay on the Student Audio CD with your child. Then invite your child to read the Butterflies photo essay together with you. Talk about butterflies and how they travel every winter to warmer weather, like birds. Practice making new words by adding the suffix –ful to the end of nouns.

Extra practice Workbook pages 52-53

Student Audio CD Tracks 52-53

Phonics

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Let’s Review

Student Book 5, pages 56-57

I did it!

Your child can say the words from Units 5 & 6. talk about hikes he or she has taken with you.

talk about what he or she will do this summer.

talk about what he or she will need for a trip.

say the phonics letters and sounds and read stories.

Write a message to your child:

What your child reviewed in class

Units 5 and 6: Conversations, vocabulary, language, and reading

Let’s Read About: John and Lisa’s Travel Blog

Vocabulary: Mt. Everest, host family, village, curry

Home study activityHave your child find some information about Mt. Everest in Nepal, looking online or in books from the library or those you have at home. Have your child tell you interesting facts about Mt. Everest. Talk about nature hikes that you and your child have taken. Pretend that you and your child are going to Nepal. Talk about what you will eat and what you will need to take. Talk about staying with a host family.

Extra practice Workbook pages 54-58

Student Audio CD Tracks 38-39, 41, 43-47, 49, 51-54

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