Unit3Let’s Talk

Birthdays

Student Book 4, Unit 3, pages 22-23

I did it!

Your child can ask about today’s date, What’s the date today?

name the ordinal numbers from 1st to 31st.

say the January First chant.

What your child learned in class

Conversation: What’s the date today?It’s the 1st. Yesterday was

my birthday.Really? Oh, I’m sorry. I forgot!That’s OK.

When’s your birthday?It’s on September 9th.That’s next week. Let’s have a party!Good idea!

Home study activitySay the January First chant with your child. Take turns chanting each of the parts in the chant.

Look at a calendar together with your child and have your child practice saying the ordinal numbers as you point to each one. Ask your child What’s the date today? Have your child answer, saying It’s the (1st). Ask about the date of your child’s birthday, asking When’s your birthday? Reverse roles. Have your child point to a date on the calendar and ask questions.

Extra practice Workbook pages 20-21, 76

Student Audio CD Tracks 22-24

Write a message to your child:

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Let’s LearnStudent Book 4, Unit 3, pages 24-25

What your child learned in class

Conversation: What did you do yesterday?I flew a kite.

Activities: had a party, went to the mall, slept late, took a test, flew a kite, won a race

Home study activitySay the When’s Your Birthday? chant with your child. Take turns chanting each part.

Have your child draw pictures of the activities, two drawings for each activity. Talk about the pictures and identify what’s in each one. Then play a matching game with the pictures. Turn all the pictures face down, in random order, and take turns turning two of them over. Ask your child What did you do yesterday? If the pictures match, your child should say I flew a kite and then keep the pictures. If they don’t match, your child will answer with a sentence about each picture and then turn the pictures face down again. Reverse roles.

Extra practice Workbook pages 22-23

Student Audio CD Tracks 25-26

I did it!

Your child can talk about activities. ask and answer What did you do yesterday?

say the When’s Your Birthday? chant.

Write a message to your child:

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Student Book 4, Unit 3, pages 26-27

Let’s Learn More

What your child learned in class

Conversation: What happened?She won a race.

More Activities: met a rock star, broke a window, got a present, found some money, lost his cell phone, ate too much chocolate

Home study activityTalk with your child about the various activities the children are doing on p. 26 or in the pictures that your child draws for each activity. Play a game of charades and act out the activities. The person who acts out the activity should ask What happened? The other person guesses, saying You (won a race). To make the game more challenging, have the person guessing include the time that the event or activity took place using the hour or half hour (1:00, 5:30, 9:00, 10:30, for example). Play the game on p. 27.

Extra practice Workbook pages 24-25, 77

Student Audio CD Track 27

I did it!

Your child can ask and answer What happened?

identify activities and things that have happened.

talk about activities that occurred at a particular time.

Write a message to your child:

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Let’s ReadStudent Book 4, Unit 3, pages 28-29

I did it!

Write a message to your child:Your child can say the When’s Your Birthday Party? chant.

name the words that begin with th and th.

read the Meet Sama from Egypt article with you.

What your child learned in class

Phonics: th (thin, thirteen, Thursday)—th (father, mother, they)

Home study activityHave your child practice saying the th and th words together with you. Listen to the Student Audio CD with your child to practice the pronunciation of each word. Then have your child say the When’s Your Birthday Party? chant along with the audio. You may want to repeat it several times together. Invite your child to read the Meet Sama from Egypt article. Talk about birthday parties in your country.

Encourage your child to write and draw stories of his or her own using the phonics words.

Extra practice Workbook pages 26-27

Student Audio CD Tracks 28-30

Phonics

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