Name:

Week 1 Reading and Spelling Words

Family: Please keep this page at home and continue
practicing the words with your child all week.

Pattern Words to Read

Memory Words to Spell

Practice reading these words every day.

These words will be on the spelling test.

make
late
same
place
drape
mane

cake
plate
game
race
ape
cane

train
stain
pail
fail

change
range

play
clay

they
hey

table
cable

freight
weight

steak
great
break
child
children
parent

straight
danger
stranger
explain
today
yesterday

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.

Write your Memory Words to show ways to spell long a.

3 words with ea.
2 words with ai.
2 words with ay.
2 words with ange.

Write the three Memory Words you did not use above.

Write each Memory Word on an index card. Have a family member tape the cards around your
home in places where you will see them. Whenever you see a word, look at it, say it, and spell
it aloud.
Five Steps to Good Spelling
Practice every
Memory Word
using all five steps.

1. Hear the word.

2. See the word. (Look at it and then
close your eyes and imagine it.)
3. Say the word.
4. Say the letters in the word aloud.
5. Write the word as you say the letters.

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Week 1 Fluency Practice

Queen Bee
The Superkids were clearing dead leaves out of the long
boxes when suddenly Tac shrieked, Eek! A bee!
Help! yelped Toc.
Its dead, Tic said. She picked up the bee and held it gently.
But its a beauty.
Cool! said Alf. I didnt know you liked bees, Tic.
I do, said Tic. A lot.
You do? said Toc with surprise. But bees sting.
Not all bees, said Tic. Different bees do different things.
One bee is the queen, Alf began. She
The queen? Tac interrupted. Now thats the job for me.
Tac put her scarf on her head like a crown and fluttered her
arms. Buzz, buzz! Look at me! Im a bee-yoo-tiful queen bee.
Toc and Tac laughed, but Alf and Tic kept looking at the bee.
Alf said, Tic, next time we go to the Media Center, Ill show
you a site about honeybees that I found on the Internet.
Great! said Tic.
Tac and Toc looked
at each other. They didnt
get it. What was so great
about bees?
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Pattern Words to Read

make
late
same
place
drape
mane

cake
plate
game
race
ape
cane

train
stain
pail
fail

change
range

play
clay

they
hey

table
cable

freight
weight

Memory Words to Spell

steak
great
break
child
children
parent

straight
danger
stranger
explain
today
yesterday

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.
ily.

Practice your Memory Words by writing

2 words that rhyme with lake.
2 words that rhyme with wait.
2 words that rhyme with ranger.
2 words that rhyme with play.
1 word that rhymes with wild.
3 words you did not write.
5 words that have 1 syllable.

6 words that have 2 syllables.

1 word that has 3 syllables.

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Family: Please have your child complete this page and
take it back so your childs teacher can check the work.

Pattern Words to Read

make
late
same
place
drape
mane

cake
plate
game
race
ape
cane

train
stain
pail
fail

change
range

play
clay

they
hey

table
cable

freight
weight

Memory Words to Spell

steak
great
break
child
children
parent

straight
danger
stranger
explain
today
yesterday

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.

Unscramble these Memory Words. Write each word correctly on the line. Then write the
word again. The first letter of each word is shown.
These words are in the left column.

1. d c l h i

2. k a s t e

3. n a p r e t

4. t a g e r

5. r i c e d h l n

6. e b r k a

These words are in the right column.

7. h s t i r t a g

8. r a t g r e n s

9. d y t o a

10. n e g r d a

11. d t e a y e s y r

12. n l x p i e a

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practicing the words with your child all week.

Pattern Words to Read

Memory Words to Spell

Practice reading these words every day.

These words will be on the spelling test.

keep
sweep
seen
teen
feel
peel

meat
seat
team
dream

chief
thief

magazine
tangerine

key
monkey

sunny
funny

sneeze
squeeze

please
ease

leaf
leaves
leave
team
people
repeat

be
me

Practice reading your Pattern Words. Read them aloud then silently
to yourself and then to someone in your family.

Write your Memory Words twice.

deer
dear
bean
been
complete
either

1.

7.

1.

7.

2.

8.

2.

8.

3.

9.

3.

9.

4.

10.

4.

10.

5.

11.

5.

11.

6.

12.

6.

12.

Write each Memory Word across and down.

Share the same e. Use the back of this page.

l
leaf
a
f

Five Steps to Good Spelling

Practice every
Memory Word
using all five steps.

1. Hear the word.

2. See the word. (Look at it and then
close your eyes and imagine it.)
3. Say the word.
4. Say the letters in the word aloud.
5. Write the word as you say the letters.

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Week 2 Fluency Practice

Anas Advice
Sure, said Cass. I told Oswald Ill go to his party if
my mom says I can. Why wouldnt I go?
Well, said Ana. At my
school, girls dont go to boys
parties in the second grade.
But, sputtered Cass. I went
to Oswalds party last year.
Last year you were in first
grade, Ana pointed out. Did
Oswald say he was going to
invite any other girls?
Uh, no, said Cass.
Eww! said Ana. Then youll probably be the only
girl there.
Oh, eeeeeww! said Cass. How can I get out of
going?
My mom and I are going hiking that Saturday, said
Ana. Tell Oswald you cant go to his party because youre
coming with us.

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practicing the words with your child the rest of the week.

Practice reading your Pattern Words. Read them aloud and to yourself.

keep
sweep
seen
teen
feel
peel
2

meat
seat
team
dream

chief
thief

magazine
tangerine

be
me

key
monkey

sunny
funny

sneeze
squeeze

please
ease

Write each Memory Word on the line. Then cut on the dashed lines to make 12 word cards.
Have a family member tape the cards around your home in places where you will see them.
Whenever you see a word, look at it, say it, and spell it aloud.

leaf

leaves

leave

team

people

repeat

deer

dear

bean

been

complete

either

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take it back so your childs teacher can check the work.

Pattern Words to Read

Memory Words to Spell

keep
sweep
seen
teen
feel
peel

meat
seat
team
dream

chief
thief

magazine
tangerine

key
monkey

sunny
funny

sneeze
squeeze

please
ease

be
me

leaf
leaves
leave
team
people
repeat

deer
dear
bean
been
complete
either

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.
mily.

Write a Memory Word to complete each sentence. After you use a word,
put a check next to it on the list.
Write Memory Words from above, using the left column.

1. One

fell off the tree.

2. I didnt hear what you said, so please

it.

3. I was first in line and there were many

4. We raked a big pile of
5. We will

behind
d me.

in the yard.
through the front door.

6. Everyone on our

worked together to win the game.

Write Memory Words from above, using the right column.

7. When you put in the last piece, the puzzle will be

8. If you are quiet, you may see a
9. There was one

12. You can

Word Work BLM Unit 7, Lesson 9

when you walk in the woods.

growing from the plant in our garden.

10. My grandmother is very

11. Our teacher has

to me.
sick all week.

walk or ride your bike to my house.

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Family: Please keep this page at home and continue
practicing the words with your child all week.

Pattern Words to Read

Memory Words to Spell

Practice reading these words every day.

These words will be on the spelling test.

wild
mild
child

mind
find
blind

sigh
high
night

lie
tied
cried

shine
X
fine
X
line
X

diveX
fiveX
drive
X

pileX
mileX
smileX

bite
X
writeX
kiteX

try
why
reply

white
polite
quite
quiet
buy
by

idea
promise
sign
eye
final
island

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.

Write 6 Memory Words that have 1 syllable.

Write 5 Memory Words that have 2 syllables.

Write 1 Memory Word that has 3 syllables.

Write each Memory Word on an index card. Put the cards facedown. Draw a card and read the
word to yourself. Then spell the word aloud without looking at the card, and have a family
member tell you the word. Then your family member draws a card and spells the word aloud.
You say the word and spell it again.
Five Steps to Good Spelling
Practice every
Memory Word
using all five steps.

1. Hear the word.

2. See the word. (Look at it and then
close your eyes and imagine it.)
3. Say the word.
4. Say the letters in the word aloud.
5. Write the word as you say the letters.

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See if your child can read it smoothly and sound the way the characters would sound.
Keep this page at home so you can continue helping your child practice fluency all week.

Week 3 Fluency Practice

Ms. Blossoms Idea

Cass met with Ms. Blossom to discuss her paragraph
about popcorn. The best popcorn is at Roosters Field,
said Cass. Everyone will have some at Oswalds party.
But I cant go.
Ah, yes, said Ms. Blossom.
Youre hiking, instead.
I wish I werent, said Cass.
I really want to go to Oswalds
party. Do you think I could
tell Ana and Oswald that Ive
changed my mind?
No, said Ms. Blossom.
Once you say no to an invitation, thats that.
Well, replied Cass. I wasnt quite telling the truth
when I said that Ana had already invited me to go hiking.
Not quite telling the truth is lying, and lying always
leads to trouble, said Ms. Blossom.
Cass nodded miserably.
You cant go to Oswalds party, said Ms. Blossom.
But youre still his friend. Maybe you could find a way to
show him that youre happy its his birthday.
Thanks, said Cass as she gave Ms. Blossom a hug.
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Pattern Words to Read

wild
mild
child

mind
find
blind

sigh
high
night

lie
tied
cried

shine
X
fine
X
line
X

diveX
fiveX
drive
X

pileX
mileX
smileX

bite
X
writeX
kiteX

Memory Words to Spell

try
why
reply

white
polite
quite
quiet
buy
by

idea
promise
sign
eye
final
island

Practice reading your Pattern Words. Read them aloud

and to yourself and then to your family.

Write the missing letters to complete each Memory Word. Then write the words.

1. s __ __ n

7. p __ l __ t __

2. i __ __a n __

8. __ d e __

3. w h __ __ __

9. p r __ m __ __ e

4. q u __ __ t

10. b __

5. b __ __

11. f __ __ a l

6. __ __ e

12. q __ __ t __

Practice your Memory Words by writing

3 words with Super e.
2 words that are homonyms.
1 word that does not have long i.

Word Work BLM Unit 7, Lesson 13

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take it back so your childs teacher can check the work.

Pattern Words to Read

wild
mild
child

mind
find
blind

sigh
high
night

lie
tied
cried

shine
X
fine
X
line
X

diveX
fiveX
drive
X

pileX
mileX
smileX

bite
X
writeX
kiteX

Memory Words to Spell

try
why
reply

white
polite
quite
quiet
buy
by

idea
promise
sign
eye
final
island

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then

to your family.

Look in the puzzle for your Memory Words. Circle the words you find. The words may
be written across or up and down. When you find a word in the puzzle, put a check next
to the word in the list above. You should find all 12 Memory Words.

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Family: Please keep this page at home and continue
practicing the words with your child all week.

Pattern Words to Read

Memory Words to Spell

Practice reading these words every day.

These words will be on the spelling test.

loan
moan
groan

cone
bone
stone

note
wrote
vote

coat
boat
goat

poke
broke
joke

cloak
soak
croak

hole
mole
pole

coal
foal
goal

open
ocean
clothes
close
sew
so

hole
knows
nose
both
whole
own

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.

Write each Memory Word once in lowercase letters. Then write it again in
uppercase letters. The first one is done for you.

1.

open

7.

OPEN

2.

8.

3.

9.

4.

10.

5.

11.

6.

12.

Write each Memory Word on the back of this page,

leaving space around each letter. Use crayons or
colored pencils and keep outlining the letters until
you have an interesting pattern.
Five Steps to Good Spelling
Practice every
Memory Word
using all five steps.

1. Hear the word.

2. See the word. (Look at it and then
close your eyes and imagine it.)
3. Say the word.
4. Say the letters in the word aloud.
5. Write the word as you say the letters.

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Family: Please have your child complete this page and
take it back so your childs teacher can check the work.
Pattern Words to Read

loan
moan
groan

cone
bone
stone

note
wrote
vote

coat
boat
goat

poke
broke
joke

cloak
soak
croak

hole
mole
pole

coal
foal
goal

Memory Words to Spell

open
ocean
clothes
close
sew
so

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then

to your family.

Use your Memory Words to fill in the crossword.

1

9
11

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10

hole
knows
nose
both
whole
own

Across
1. The opposite of open
3. Two together
5. A large body of salt water
8. Belonging to you
10. What you do with needle and
thread
11. Complete
Down
1. What you wear
2. The opposite of close
4. An empty space
6. Part of your face
7. A homonym for nose
9. A homonym for sew

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Keep this page at home so you can continue helping your child practice fluency all week.

Week 4 Fluency Practice

One Smart Cookie

The Superkids published their persuasive paragraphs
by putting them on the bulletin board.
Yours is good, Sal, said Icky. Did it take you a long
time to write it?
Sal laughed. Yes! he said. But it was fun.
Fun? asked Icky.
Ettabetta made me slow down and enjoy eating a
chocolate-chip cookie, explained Sal. And that helped
me slow down and enjoy writing about the cookie, too.
Your slow paragraph makes me want a chocolatechip cookiefast, said Icky.
That afternoon when it was his turn to bat, Sal
remembered Ettabettas advice about going slow. Instead
of swinging at the first few pitches, he relaxed and
waited. When a really good pitch came across the plate,
he swung hard.
THH-WACK! Sal hit the ball and
sent it flying!
Then Sal did not follow
Ettabettas advice about going
slow. He ran as fast as he possibly
couldall the way to second base!
Word Work BLM Unit 7, Lesson 18

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Family: Please have your child complete this page and
take it back so your childs teacher can check the work.

Pattern Words to Read

loan
moan
groan

cone
bone
stone

note
wrote
vote

coat
boat
goat

poke
broke
joke

cloak
soak
croak

hole
mole
pole

coal
foal
goal

Memory Words to Spell

open
ocean
clothes
close
sew
so

hole
knows
nose
both
whole
own

Practice reading your Pattern Words aloud, to yourself, and then to your family.

Read the clues. Write the Memory Words on the lines. You will not use all the words.

1. I rhyme with rose. I am a part of your face.

2. I rhyme with pole. I mean having all its parts.
3. I rhyme with grown. I mean belonging to you.
4. I rhyme with grows. I am what you wear.
5. I rhyme with no. I am a verb.
6. I rhyme with toes. I am the opposite of open.
7. I rhyme with blow. I am a homonym for sew.
8. I rhyme with mole. I am a homonym for whole.
9. I have two syllables. I am a noun.
10. I have two syllables. I am a verb.
3

Practice your Memory Words by writing

2 words you did not write above.
1 word that begins with silent k.
4 words with Super e.

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