Dear Family Member:

This week, our class will be reading about different cultures that make up the communities around the world. Your child is learning how to appreciate the different customs that people share.

Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.

Word Workout

• Vocabulary: cultures, appreciate Visit a library and read stories about children from different cultures. Initiate a discussion about how your culture is similar to other cultures.
• My Words to Know

High-Frequency Word: do Have your child practice writing the word do. Think of things your child likes and doesn’t like, and ask simple questions. Encourage your child to respond with the words I do or I do not.

Category Words: kinds of foods Use sticky notes to make labels for different foods in your kitchen. Help your child sound out each word and write it. Then affix the label on the food.

Phonics: d Search for objects that begin or end with the letter d. Make a list of the words. Encourage your child to read each word and then underline the letter d.

Comprehension: character, setting, events

Read a story about a child from a different culture. Then invite your child to draw pictures of the main character, the setting, and an important event that happened in the story.