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: The PlaygroundWatch the video The Playground to see how a community pitches in to build a new playground. |
Discuss the Video
What tools did Mae use to help build the playground? What is something you do with your neighbors?
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Let’s Read: TeamworkIt seems that anything Sam can do Ella can do better. But what happens when Ella’s kite gets stuck in a tree? Download Teamwork |
Take It Further
Extend the fun with an activity.
Conclusions
- What are three things that Ella and Sam do?
- What does this tell you about them?
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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: TeamworkIt seems that anything Sam can do Ella can do better. But what happens when Ella’s kite gets stuck in a tree? Download Teamwork |
Take It Further
Extend the fun with an activity.
Write about It
- What can you and a friend do as a team?
- Draw a picture of you and a friend working as a team.
- Write sentences to tell about your 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
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Let’s Read: A City Garden
There’s a messy lot in the neighborhood. What happens when friends and neighbors get together to clean it up? Download A City Garden |
Take It Further
Extend the fun with an activity.
Sequence of Events
- The story tells how to make a city garden. Tell the order in which things happen.
- Use first, next, and last.
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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
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Let’s Reread: A City Garden
There’s a messy lot in the neighborhood. What happens when friends and neighbors get together to clean it up? Download A City Garden |
Take It Further
Extend the fun with an activity.
Talk about It
- Draw a picture of a garden.
- Tell directions about how to make that garden. Tell the order in which things would happen.
- Tell who could help you make the garden.
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Family SupportUse this learning guide to walk your child through the lesson. Explore additional Review & Extend activities together. |
