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Your child will continue working with cursive writing by completing three entries into their Main Lesson Book that describe the folk tales they have heard at night. In addition, they will continue reading either the classic or the readers you have chosen.

Materials:

1. Main Lesson Book
   
2. Beeswax crayons- stick
   
3. Pencil or pen

Steps:

1. Continue cursive practice.

2. Continue reading Folk Tales at bedtime and recording the main idea in the Language Arts/Social Studies Main Lesson Book the next morning. Make three entries this week.

3. Continue reading Alice in Wonderland with your child. In addition, your child should read silently each day for a brief period. As usual, review the previous day’s work before moving ahead.

4. Your child has been introduced to Ancient Phoenician cultures this week in Social Studies. Have your child complete a simple writing using the Phoenician alphabet. Next to it, write the same words in English. How is it different from our own? Can you see similarities?

Further Study:

Your child will be exploring various alphabets in Social Studies over the next few weeks. As your child is entering into the world of writing more fully, this may be an opportunity to further explore the origins of our alphabet. As you discover ancient forms of writing, take note of the similarities and dissimilarities to our own modern form of writing.