Kindergarten English Language Arts: Chapter 4 | Rhymes, Story Order and Early Writing
Student: _________ Date: _________. Complete each day’s questions after the matching textbook lesson. Adults may read directions aloud.
Lesson 1: Hear and Produce Rhymes
- 1. Do cat and hat rhyme?
- 2. Which rhymes with sun: fun or bed?
- 3. Do dog and log rhyme?
- 4. Give a rhyme for pin.
- 5. Do map and mop rhyme?
- 6. Explain which part of rhyming words sounds alike.
Extension: demonstrate the lesson’s main idea with one labeled drawing or oral explanation. Keep all student answers private.
Lesson 2: Hear Syllables and Sounds
- 1. How many syllables in sun?
- 2. How many syllables in apple?
- 3. Clap the syllables in rabbit.
- 4. Name the first sound in fan.
- 5. Name the last sound in map.
- 6. Is every letter a syllable?
Extension: demonstrate the lesson’s main idea with one labeled drawing or oral explanation. Keep all student answers private.
Lesson 3: Retell Beginning, Middle, End
- 1. Who had a seed?
- 2. What did Lena put the seed in?
- 3. What did she give the seed?
- 4. What appeared after many days?
- 5. What did Lena do at the end?
- 6. Retell the story in three parts.
Extension: demonstrate the lesson’s main idea with one labeled drawing or oral explanation. Keep all student answers private.
Lesson 4: Build a Clear Sentence
- 1. Fix: the dog runs.
- 2. Add punctuation: I see a bird__
- 3. Put in order: jumps / The / cat.
- 4. Write a sentence about rain.
- 5. What comes at the beginning of a sentence?
- 6. Why leave spaces between words?
Extension: demonstrate the lesson’s main idea with one labeled drawing or oral explanation. Keep all student answers private.
Lesson 5: Read, Write and Review
- 1. Which rhymes with bell: shell or boat?
- 2. Clap the syllables in pencil.
- 3. Who planted a seed in the earlier story?
- 4. Write a sentence with a capital and period.
- 5. How many syllables in fish?
- 6. Tell the ending of Lena’s story.
Extension: demonstrate the lesson’s main idea with one labeled drawing or oral explanation. Keep all student answers private.
Chapter 4 Wrap-up
Return to one question missed during the chapter and explain it correctly after reviewing your reading.