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70 At the Zoo 92 Let’s Play!

114 Bert, Beth, and Grandpa Go Skating 136 Rainstorm Rap 158 It’s Time For… 180 What’s in a Picture?

202 Peas, Peas, Peas!

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Hello, World!

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Author: Donn Illustrator: a Marie Merritt Maggie Smith

Words to Know

say

U nit

1

Hello, World!

what boy sun like

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5

Welcome to Kindergarten!

3. Write your name.

1. Color how you felt on your first day.

2. Draw yourself below.

4. Circle your name’s first letter.

This is me!

6

7

1. Trace.

RF.K.1 a

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

2. Trace and color.

Concepts of Print We write from left to right.

We write from top to bottom.

RF.K.1 a Homework: Ask your child to look at the pictures and describe what they see in the story “Hello, World!�

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1. Trace and write. Say.

b. Hello, fun. Hello, me.

a. Hello, blue sky.

c. My name is …

RF.K.1 c

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Concepts of Print We put a space between the words when we write.

Hello, f un.

RF.K.1 c Homework: Ask your child to read the story “Hello, World!” aloud.

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1. Match and color. Say.

2. Match and color. Say.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

m l k j i h g f e d c b a RF.K.1 d

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Alphabet The alphabet has 26 letters: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, and Zz.

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

z y x w v u t s r q p o n RF.K.1 d Homework: Ask your child to read the story “Hello, World!” aloud.

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1. Point and say.

Mm Nn

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee apple

cat

Ff

Gg

Hh

Ii

Jj

flower

goat

horse

igloo

jaguar

RF.K.1 d RF.K.3 a

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boy

Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

duck

nest

Tt

Uu

top

umbrella

Pp

Rr

Ss

queen

robot

sun

Vv Ww Xx

Yy

Zz

yo-yo

zebra

octopus pencil

elephant

Kk

Ll

kite

lion

Alphabet Each word begins with a letter.

Aa is for apple.

monkey

Oo

van

whale

x-ray

RF.K.1 d RF.K.3 a Homework: Ask your child to point to and say all the letters and the words aloud.

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1. Trace with your finger. Trace and read.

Bb RF.K.3 a L.K.1 a L.K.2 c

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Letter Bb /b/ Lette Bb: uppercase B lowercase b

2. Trace and write.

B B B B B B B B 3. Point and say. Write.

ee us RF.K.3 a L.K.1 a L.K.2 c Homework: Ask your child to point, name the letter, and say its sound. Read all the words aloud.

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1. Trace with your finger. Trace and read.

Ss RF.K.3 a L.K.1 a L.K.2 c

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Letter Ss /s/ Letter Ss: uppercase S lowercase s

2. Trace and write.

Ss Ss Ss Ss Ss Ss Ss Ss 3. Point and say. Write.

s sun

ix RF.K.3 a L.K.1 a L.K.2 c Homework: Ask your child to point, name the letter, and say its sound. Read all the words aloud.

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1. Color the letter Bb and take the bird to the nest.

2. Color the letter Ss and take the seal to the fish.

B b b d s s d a q B b g d d d p p a B g g p p d d b b B b

bird

s

c Z z n n s s Z z d v r z Z S s s z p p d d Z z S s S

seal

z

fish

nest RF.K.1 d

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Letter Recognition Letter Bb: uppercase B lowercase b

RF.K.1 d Homework: Ask your child to point, name the letter, and say its sound.

Letter Recognition Letter Ss: uppercase S lowercase s

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2. What is this? Point, ask, and answer.

1. Color the correct word. Point and say.

What’s this?

It’s a

cat.

What’s this?

It’s a

.

What’s this?

It’s a

.

L.K.1 d

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

.

.

What’s this?

.

It’s a

.

Question Words

We use “what” to talk about things.

What’s this? = What is this?

It’s a cat = It is a cat.

.

L.K.1 d SL.K.3 Homework: Ask your child questions about the things on the page. Have them give complete answers like in Exercise 1.

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Name:

1. Point and read.

Date:

1. Read and write. Color.

The

is in the

The

sky

bird

The

.

is bird

is in the

.

bird

.

the

I

red

nest

like

.

I

bird

the

.

2. Tell the class about one animal you like.

RF.K.3 c

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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 - Hello, World!

Homework: Ask your child to read all the sentences aloud.

Reading and Writing High Frequency Words:

SL.K.1 SL.K.4 W.K.1 W.K.8

the

is

in

I

like

Homework: Ask your child to read the sentence aloud and tell you about other animals they like.

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