Dear parents.  These beginning readers are designed to help your child develop their sight word recognition and to build confidence while reading.  Take your time going through these stories with your child.  You can create flashcards with the words that repeat, and have discussions with them following the frames below.

Story #1:

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The link above should take you to a story called At the Market.  Please listen to me read the story and follow along.  Next complete the sentence “I can see the _________”.  You can write down your sentence or a few different sentences on a piece of paper, or you can send them to Ms. Guise via email.  You might also draw a picture of the things you can see.  They do not need to be things that are at a market.  They will probably be things in your house.

Story #2:

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The link above should take you to a story called Rex.  Please listen to me read the story and follow along.  Next complete the sentence “I like to ____________”.  Tell someone you live with about something that you like to do.  If you are able, please write down an ending to the sentence and write it on a sheet of paper, or email your sentences to Ms. Guise.

Story #3:

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This story is called Funny Things.  Please listen to me read and follow along if you can.  Did you guess that it was a clown before the end of the story?  What are some funny things that a clown might do?  Tell a person in your house about it.  See if you can read the story again with the volume off.  Were there some words that you know or remember?

Story #4:

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This story is called Making Soup.  Have you ever tried to make soup?  I haven’t, but there are some dishes we like to make as a family.  See if there is something that you can do to help make food the next time that your family eats.  Could you wipe or set the table?  Could you help stir things or put things in the pot?

Story #5:

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This story is called My Family.  The interesting thing about families is that your family might have 2 people, or your family might have many people.  Families are all so special.  What are some things that you like to do with your family?

Story #6:

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This story is called Mouse.  It’s so silly that Mouse eats in bed.  Wouldn’t that make a mess?  If you were allowed to eat in bed (and my children are not), what would you eat?  Do you have a favorite food?

Story #7

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This story is called Mom.  In the story the mom does all kinds of different things.  What kind of things do the people in your family like to do?  What do you like to do?

Story #8

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This story is called At the Zoo.  Can you remember some of the animals that they saw at the zoo?  What are some animals that you have seen?  Do you have a favorite animal?

Story #9

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This story is called In My Backyard.  What were some of the things that they found in their backyard.  We don’t have a backyard where we live, but there are some interesting things in our neighborhood.  What are some of the things that you can find in your backyard or in your neighborhood?

Story #10

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This story is called At the Farm.  What were some of the things that were at the farm?  Are there any other things that you can think of that might be at a farm?  Have you ever been to a farm or seen one on TV?  Where do you think some of the food in your fridge comes from?

Story #11

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This story is called At the Park.  I can’t wait to go back to the park.  What are some of your favorite things to do at the park?  If you were building a park, what would you put in the park?

Story #12

https://share.vidyard.com/watch/J9okrDEzp1TfPFHzT9ktCb?

This story is also called At the Zoo.  Do you have a favorite wild animal?  Have you seen any of the animals in the story in real life or on TV?  There are so many interesting animals to learn about.