EARLY LEARNERS
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C is for Cow c is for cow
Look at the shapes of the clouds. Look at the spots on the cow. Draw a line from each cloud shape to the spot on the cow that it matches.
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter C . Say the letter as you trace it. How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the C sound like the word cow ?
How many
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Carla Cow shivered in the snow. The farmer said, “Get inside! Go!” Carla said, “I’m not as cold as I seem. And how else can I make ice cream?”
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How many
Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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Wad up a newspaper page and wrap it with tape to make a ball. Tell your child to listen to you say a list of words. When you say a word that starts with the letter C, your child should throw the ball into the air and try to catch it! Catch It!
With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that start with the same sound as the letter C in cow . Letter Identification
Point to the number 4 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play
Talking Pictures Look through the newspaper for pictures of animals. (Remember, people are animals too!) Together, imitate the sounds the animals make. If it is a picture of a person, make up something for the person to say.
Cut out the letters O and W from the headlines. Then cut out the letters, H , N , B , and R . Show your child how you can spell the words how , now , brown , cow using the letters O and W . How Now Brown Cow
With your child, find and circle the color red in today’s newspaper. Then count the number of times you found the color red. Repeat with other colors. Counting Colors
On one page of the newspaper, search for an upper case letter C and a lower case letter c . Draw a line to connect the two. Can you find more upper case and lower case C-c pairs? Big C, Little c
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