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Over 20 million Learn to Read books sold! Social Studies Math \ i l di h \Science Fun & Fantasy Parent guide with expert reading tips Ͱ books for beginning readers featuring unique color-coded topics Companion workbook with answer key and award certificate 1 2 TIP 1 TIP 5 3 Books also available in audio download format! Visit www.learntoreadkidsclub.com for more information. Written by Rozanne Lanczak Williams Parent Guide Parent Guide Creative Teaching Press Creative Teaching Press® SAMPLE

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Over20 millionLearn to Read books sold!

Social Studies Math \i l di h

\\\\ScienceFun & Fantasy

• Parent guide with expert reading tips

• books for beginning readers featuring unique color-coded topics

• Companion workbook with answer key and award certifi cate

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Books also available in audio download format! Visit www.learntoreadkidsclub.com for more information.

Written by Rozanne Lanczak WilliamsParent GuideParent Guide

Creative Teaching Press®Creative Teaching Press®

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Reading is the most important skill your child needs for success in school and in life. Helping your child learn to read today ensures a bright and successful future for your child tomorrow.

Helping Your Child Learn to Read

Learn to Read Helps You with the Next Step

Your child’s success as a beginning reader requires the right books at the right time. Faced with so many beginning-to-read choices in the marketplace, it is often diffi cult for parents to know which ones are best for their children.

The Learn to Read Kids Club™ Program

The Learn to Read Kids Club™ program has been specifi cally designed with the needs of your child and you in mind.

Engaging books and expertly developed • companion materials support a confi dent transition into successful early reading. An easy-to-use Parent Guide facilitates parent • involvement and includes an overview of the skills introduced, discussion questions, and extension activities for each book.

From infancy through the preschool years, your child has already learned valuable pre-reading skills at home just by interacting with you as you talk, sing, recite nursery rhymes, and read aloud from stories, street signs, restaurant menus—even food labels. Activities like these built the necessary groundwork for your child to learn the sounds and names for letters and words, and to connect information with printed words. Now your child is ready to take the next step to becoming a reader!

You Have Already Taken the First Step

In addition, Learn to Read books are color-coded by curriculum subject to reinforce your child’s learning in school. Each book has a math, science, social studies, or fun & fantasy theme.

Learn to Read books feature easy-to-read stories, rhymes, and songs that engage your child’s attention and nurture reading development. Each book is designed to encourage and support your child’s reading eff orts by providing the following elements:

High-interest topics for beginning readers• Humorous or surprise endings that encourage • rereading Predictable story lines with repeating text• Extension activities at the back of each book•

Learn to Read companion workbooks reinforce and extend the skills introduced in each Learn to Read book through the following kinds of full-color worksheets:

Phonics—to review letter sounds• Sight Words—to review the high frequency words • that your child must know by sightVocabulary Words—to review new and unfamiliar • words from each bookSkill—to practice related learning skills from each • bookActivity—with easy directions to help your child • create a make-my-own mini-book An Answer Key• An Award Certifi cate•

Say and WriteSay and WriteSay the names of the pictures.Circle the words that begin with c.

Practice writing C and c.

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Make a Color Flip BookMake a Color Flip Book Cut along the solid lines. Staple the color cards to the flip book. Read your book! Name all the objects in the pictures.

blue. green. yellow.

orange. brown. purple.

I see red.

I see blue.

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Yes or No?Yes or No?

Look at each picture.

Read the question.

Circle yes or no .

Is it green? yes no

Is it brown? yes no

Is it yellow? yes no

Is it orange? yes no

Is it red? yes no

Is it blue? yes no

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I Can Read Color Words

Draw a line to match each color word with the correct picture.

red

blue

yellow

green

orange

brown

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red blue green

yellow orange brownWord Box

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Remember that children do not have to know all their letters and sounds before you put a book in their hands.

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TIP2TIP Take a “picture walk.” Introduce each book by looking at and discussing the pictures before reading the story. A preview such as this helps your child:

Get a sense of what the story will be about.• Become familiar with and hear the • sound of certain vocabulary wordsbefore they appear in print.Make predictions about what will happen • in the story or how the story will end.

TIP1TIP33TIP Read the book aloud to your child. Feel free to read it aloud more than once. Read aloud with enthusiasm and expression to help your child become familiar with the sentence patterns, vocabulary words, and story line. This will build your child’s confi dence in his or her attempts to read the book independently.

TIP1TIP5TIP5 Encourage your child to try these strategies to tackle diffi cult words or phrases:

Look at the related picture and take a • guess. Look at the fi rst letter for a clue to the • initial sound.Sound out the word.• Read beyond the diffi cult word for • helpful clues. Ask your child what word would sound • right or make sense.Reread the sentence again.•

TIPTIP4 Read the book with your child. Use the following techniques to actively involve your child as you read together:

Point to the words as you read.• Guide your child’s fi nger, or have him • or her point to the words, as you read.Pause often so your child can supply • the next word.Read a page and invite your child to • point and repeat after you.Read the page together.•

TIPTIP6 Don’t worry if your child doesn’t read each word perfectly the fi rst time. There will be many chances to develop accuracy as your child reads the book again and again.

TIP7TIP Read alongside your child. This is the exciting step when your child reads the book alone! It usually occurs spontaneously while you are sharing the book, and it is an exhilarating moment for your child.

Parent-Friendly Suggestions to Parent-Friendly Suggestions to Help Your Child Learn to ReadHelp Your Child Learn to ReadFollow the tips below to help make your child’s learning-to-read experience relaxed, enjoyable, and stimulating.

Parent-Friendly Suggestions to Parent-Friendly Suggestions to Help Your Child Learn to ReadHelp Your Child Learn to Read

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Vocabulary CardsUsing index cards, help your child make a custom-tailored deck of fl ash cards for extra practice recognizing diffi cult sight words. Punch a hole in each card, and fasten the cards with a metal ring to keep them organized and handy. Use them with your child to sort the cards by words with the same beginning letter or to put them in alphabetical order or to come up with another word that begins with the same sound.

Parent Tips for Extension Activities

By following the easy directions for the make-my-own book activities, your child will soon have a collection of little books related directly to the content and vocabulary of the stories. Help your child create a book box in which to store these little books, and encourage your child to read the books often to build reading fl uency.

My Own Book Box Learn to Read BoxHere’s a list of materials that might be helpful to have on hand for extension activities (tip—store supplies in a small caddy or plastic tub with your child’s name on it):

A small dry-erase board with a dry-erase marker • and eraserFun pointers• A magnetic drawing toy, such as Magna Doodle • Pencils, markers, and crayons• Post-it removable labeling tape (available at any • offi ce supply store) Index cards• A hole punch and metal rings for creating a set of • word cards A magnetic board (or metal cookie sheet) with • magnetic lowercase letters and sight word cards

DOBelieve that your child will learn to read.Look at the pictures with your child before you read the story with him or her.Reread books with your child.Praise and encourage your child’s every attempt at reading.

DON’TGet impatient and upset when reading with your child.Make the reading sessions too long.Expect your child to sound out all of the words.Cover the pictures to prove that your child is “really” reading.

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There’s a Monster in the Tree

Rhyme• Rhythm•

Rhyming words, as • in tree/three, door/fl oor, hall/ball, and hot pot

monster• counting• dancing• playing• singing• getting• sweeping•

Recognizing that an • -ing ending can be added to some action words (verbs) to show an ongoing action, for example, count (counting), dance (dancing), and play (playing)Recognizing words • that show position (prepositional phrases), such as in the tree and at the doorRecognizing • contractions, such as there’s for there is

a• in• the• tree• and • up• to• three• at• door• in• with•

ball• very • hot• red• bed• good• night• is• what• they• said•

Literacy Concepts Sight Words Phonics Vocabulary Words Related Learning Skills

There’s a Monster in the TreeBook Summary: Funny monsters are up to all kinds of mischief in this engaging adaptation of the popular children’s song “There’s a Spider on the Floor.”

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Practice andPractice and ExteExtendMake a color copy of workbook page . Cut apart the sentences, the pictures, and the words in the Word Box. Glue them onto pieces of card stock or construction paper. Build your child’s reading comprehension by having him or her read each sentence, choose a word that goes in the blank, and fi nd the matching picture. Store the pieces in a labeled envelope with the book to use another time.

Discuss Discuss Before reading There’s a Monster in the Tree, introduce your child to the vocabulary and rhyming pattern of the song. Use this activity to “hide” several little toy monsters (or copies of monsters from the book) in diff erent places in the house. Then sing customized verses modeling the ones in the book, and have your child fi nd each monster. For example, you might sing:

Discuss

Practice and Extend

There’s a monster on your bed, on your bed.There’s a monster on your bed, on your bed.That is what I said, there’s a monster on your bed. There’s a monster on your bed, on your bed.

There’s a monster in your backpack. . . and he’s looking for a snack. . .• There’s a monster on the fl oor. . . sitting near the front door. . . •

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What Happened?What Happened?Book Summary: Colorful illustrations of a young boy’s year-round activities on a lake provide a simple explanation of how water can become solid, liquid, and gas throughout the seasons.

Companion Workbook Pages: –

DiscussDiscussBefore reading What Happened?, show your child hands-on examples of water that is in the form of a solid (an ice cube), a liquid (a glass of water), and a gas (steam from a tea kettle). Explain that all three examples are simply diff erent forms of water. Then read the story together, and ask your child to explain what caused the water to change forms in each instance (the amount of heat or temperature).

Discuss

Practice andPractice and ExteExtendHave your child help you combine a solid and a liquid to form a gas. Fill a plastic bottle with vinegar. Use a funnel to put tablespoons of baking soda into an un-infl ated balloon. Then twist the balloon several times (so the baking soda doesn’t fall out), and fi t the mouth of the balloon over the bottle. Have your child untwist the balloon. This will cause the baking soda to drop into the vinegar. The combination of the baking soda (solid) and the vinegar (liquid) will produce gas, which will cause the balloon to infl ate.

Practice and Extend

Properties of matter • (solid, liquid, and gas)Cause and eff ect•

Vowel digraph /ew/, • as in drew, blew, and grew

happened• froze• skating• ice• melted• swimming• evaporated• rained• condensed• drew• sugar• dissolved• lemonade•

Drawing conclusions• Understanding the • water cycle

what• to• the• water• it• and• then• I• went•

Science Concepts Sight Words Vocabulary WordsPhonics Related Learning Skills

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Book Summary: This delightful rhyme helps a cool cat and his mouse companion use diff erent kinds of maps to travel and explore in style.

Companion Workbook Pages: – 8

DiscussDiscussBefore reading Maps, provide your child with an introduction to maps by creating a very simple “treasure map” of a room in your house where you’ve hidden a small toy or treat. Your child can refer to the map to fi nd clues for locating where the “treasure” is hidden.

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Practice andPractice and ExteExtendHave your child make a map of his or her • bedroom, using the map shown in the story on page as a guide. Share with your child all the maps you use, • including any high-tech versions you may own, such as a GPS navigation system for a car. Have your child help put together a map book. • Place the map of your child’s room (see above) along with other maps of your neighborhood, city, state, country, and world in plastic sleeves in a binder. Helpful online resources make it easy to fi nd and print out the maps you need.

Practice and Extend

MapsMaps

Map purposes • The expanding • characteristics of geography—building, street, city, state, country, continent, world

Rhyming words, such • as know/ go, fl oor/ door, and street/meetSoft /c/, as in city• Hard /c/, as in • classroom and country

map• classroom• city, cities• state• country• world•

Recognizing names of • states and countriesRecognizing• capitalization of geographic names (proper nouns)

if• you• need• to• know• the• way• go• get• a•

tell• so• of• and• us• fi nd• our• every• water•

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Practice andPractice and ExteExtendHave your child help you cut out simple piggy banks from pink construction paper or card stock. Draw coins or use coin stickers to create diff ering amounts of money on each piggy bank. Challenge your child to match up the piggy banks that show equivalent amounts. Store the pieces in an envelope with the book.

Practice and Extend

DiscussDiscussBefore reading The Magic Money Box with your child, provide several diff erent coins for your child to count. Help your child group and count them to show equivalencies. Can your child make all the combinations that equal cents? cents? cents? A dollar? Then as you read the book, have your child fi nd the coin combinations that match each page.

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Money values and • equivalencies Counting• Number words•

Soft /g/, as in • magicDiphthong /ou/, as • in out

pennies• nickel(s)• dime(s)• quarter(s)• half-dollar• dollar•

Recognizing opposites, • such as in and outUsing picture clues to • understand a story

the• money• box• in• go• fi ve•

out• a • and• one• two• now•

Math Concepts Sight Words Phonics Vocabulary Words Related Learning Skills

Book Summary: Young magicians use a “magic” box to learn about money in this brightly photographed story.

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The Magic Money BoxThe Magic Money Box

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