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Welcome to Teamwork. We'll provide five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of how great things can happen when we work together.
Day 1 Activity
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Let’s Watch: Super Citizen
Watch the video Super Citizen to learn more about teamwork, good citizenship, and helping others. |
Discuss the Video
How do Leon and Carly help their grandmother at the garden? What can you do to be a super citizen?
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Let’s Read: Chipmunk's New Home
The rain has washed away Chipmunk’s home! What can his friends do to help? Download Chipmunk's New Home |
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Check Understanding
What did you learn about Chipmunk’s New Home? Answer these questions.
Use the text to help you. |
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Family SupportUse this learning guide to walk your child through the lesson. Explore additional Review & Extend activities together. |
Day 2 Activity
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Let’s Reread: Chipmunk's New Home
The rain has washed away Chipmunk’s home! What can his friends do to help? Download Chipmunk's New Home |
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Take It Further
Extend the fun with an activity.
Write About It
- Think of a problem you solved. Did anyone help you?
- Draw three pictures. Show the problem, what you did, and who helped you.
- Write a sentence about each picture.
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Family SupportUse this learning guide to walk your child through the lesson. Explore additional Review & Extend activities together. |
Day 3 Activity
![]() | Let’s Read: How Living Things Help Each OtherPlants, animals, and people all help each other. How can you help? Download How Living Things Help Each Other |
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![]() | QuizHow much do you know about How Living Things Help Each Other? Take the quiz. Then, check your answers to the quiz. How did you do? |
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Family SupportUse this learning guide to walk your child through the lesson. Explore additional Review & Extend activities together. |
Day 4 Activity
![]() | Let’s Reread: How Living Things Help Each OtherPlants, animals, and people all help each other. How can you help? Download How Living Things Help Each Other |
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Take It Further
Choose an activity to extend the fun.
Response Writing: Make an Accordion Book
- Use a sheet of recycled paper to make an accordion book.
- Fold a paper strip back and forth. You should have about five sections. Trim the end of the last section so that all the strips are the same size.
- Draw a plant or animal on each page of your book. You can use only the front, or use the front and back of the strips.
- Write how each plant or animal helps living things.
Hands-On Activity: Examine Plants and Seeds
- Look closely at plants and seeds. Use a hand lens if you have one.
- Identify the parts that might be sticky or sharp. How do you think those parts of the plant travel?
- Order the plants or seeds by largest, tiniest, stickiest, or smoothest. Then classify them a different way.
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Family SupportUse this learning guide to walk your child through the lesson. Explore additional Review & Extend activities together. |