These activities are a good start because you don't have to read a lot in order to do them.
Search headlines on one page of the newspaper to find letters of the alphabet in order, beginning with A and going all the way to Z if possible. Write the headline word in which you found each letter.
Then find words in headlines that have prefixes and suffixes. See if you can find ten. Write them on a piece of paper, underline the prefix or suffix, and circle the root word.
- Make up new captions for 3 interesting photos.
- The comic strips have lots of contractions. Those are two words put together into one like “we are” becomes “we're” and “I am” becomes “I'm.” Use the E-edition index tool to find the comics. Look at the strips and write out any contractions you find in two words.
- Find 10 plural words in the newspaper, write them on a piece of paper and circle the root words.
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