©Harcourt•Grade1TeacherResourceBook5www.harcourtschool.com/storytownYouareyourchild’sfirstandmostconstantteacher.School-HomeConnection•Lesson1Yourchildisreading“Tag,”“Let’sTap,”and“Wag,Hop,Hide!”Intheseselections,childrenwilllearnthattheycandomanythingsandthatit’sfuntolearnnewthings.helpnowlet’sWords,Words,WordsCompletethefollowingactivitieswithyourchild:•Askyourchildtowritethewordsonasheetofpaperandtoreadeachone.•Askyourchildtopointtothewordthatyouuseinasentence:Let’sgooutside.Helpmesweep.Nowwecanplay.•Giveyourchildaclueaboutaword:Thiswordendswithw.Askyourchildtogiveyouacluetoanotherword.Encourageyourchildtoreadforatleast30minutesoutsideofclasseachday.Lookforthesebooksatyourlocallibrary.Haveyourchildchooseonetoreadwithyou.•DoDonkeysDance?byMelanieWalsh.HoughtonMifflin,2002.•SometimesbyKeithBaker.Harcourt,2003.•WhatCanYouDo?:ABookAboutDiscoveringWhatYouDoWellbyShelleyRotnerandSheilaKelly,ED.D.Millbrook,2001.PictureLabelAskyourchildtodrawapictureshowingsomethingheorshecandowell.Thensuggestthatyourchildwriteacaptiontotellaboutthedrawing.Yourchildcanusehisorherownwordsorthissentenceframe:Ican.Canyou?Icanplayball.Canyou?AnimalsUsethesediscussionstarterswithyourchildtodiscuss“Let’sTap.”•Learningtodonewthingssuchastapdancecanbefun.Youcanlearnbywatchingothers.Ilearnbywatching.Whomdoyoulearnfrom?Nameotherwaysyoulearn.•Somenewthingsarehardtodoatfirst.Whensomethingishardtodo,I.Tellwhatyoudo.•SomedayIwanttolearnto.Whatnewthingdoyouwanttolearntodo?
