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Mrs. Moody’s Moos
Contents
Class Creed
Hints to a Successful Year
Why I Teach First Grade
Easy To Read Authors
Spelling Words
Scott Foresman Books
Classroom Studies
Monthly Newsletter News
Classroom Rules
Just For Fun (internet sites)
Twenty Minutes Makes a Difference
Dolch Words – Sight Words
Sight Words From Kindergarten
Lunch Menu
Edmond Public Schools 2008-2009 Calendar
Space: My Favorite Place
Contact Information
First Grade Class Creed
I am a kid with character.
I am unique and special.
I am responsible for my actions.
I can learn.
I will give nothing but my best.
I am,
I can,
I will, because I am a kid with character.
And, I am one COOL KID!!!!!!!
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Hints to a Successful Year
1. Help your child get to school on time.
2. Read to your child and have your child read to you.
3. Take your child to the public library.
4. Let your child observe you reading.
5. Practice alphabet or word cards with your child.
6. Help your child write short sentences.
7. Practice flash cards with numerals or math facts with your child.
8. Review your child’s daily papers to reinforce with your child.
9. Talk about school and learning with your child.
10. Visit periodically with your child’s teacher.
Recommended reading for parents of first graders
A Parent’s Guide to 1st Grade: How to Ensure Your Child’s Success by Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Ph.D and Susan A. Mescavage, Ed. M.
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Why I Teach First Grade
Yes, I teach the first grade.
Where else would a handsome and very young man put his arm around me and ask, “Do you know that I love you?”
Where else could I tie so many hair ribbons and belts and daily get to see a style show of pretty dresses and shirts?
Where else could I wear the same dress day after day and be told each time, it’s pretty?
Where else could I walk up and down aisles and have warm little hands touch me?
Where else could I have the privilege of wriggling loose teeth and receive a promise that I may pull them when they are loose enough?
Where else could I eat a soiled piece of candy from a grimy little hand and not become ill?
Where else could the future look as bright as it does amid an energetic group to whom nothing is impossible?
Where else could I guide the first letter of a chubby little hand that may someday write a book or an important document?
Where else could I forget taxes, even the “State of the Nation” because Ray isn’t grasping reading as he should and other methods must be tried?
Where else would my mind have to stay so young as with a group whose attention is short that I must keep a bag of tricks up my sleeve?
Where else could I feel so close to my Maker as I do each year because of something I have done to help little children learn to read?
Yes, I do teach the first grade and I LOVE IT!
Author Unknown
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Easy To Read Authors:
Lillian Hoban
Theo LeSieg
Arnold Lobel
P.D. Eastman
Ida Delage
Lipshire
Paul Galdone
Peggy Parrish
Margaret Hillert
Dr. Suess
Al Perkins
Pat Hutchins
Carol Greene
Bob Reese
Pat Mckissack
Marjorie Sharmat
Shiego Watanabe
Mirra Ginsburg
Virginia Poulet
David McPhail
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Spelling will begin second nine weeks
Beginning this week your child will be bringing home a spelling list of twelve words. Your child will be introduced to the words at school. We will practice the words each day at school, yet your child needs to write his/her spelling words every night at least three times for home practice. Please give your child a practice written spelling test each Thursday evening (mix the words up out of the order they practiced them please) over the unit introduced each week.
Spelling and reading work hand in hand. The spelling lessons are geared towards a phonics skill previously taught. Knowing these skills well can help your child to decode new words. Our reading words are not necessarily our spelling words but some will over lap. Your child should be able to read more words correctly, at this point in time, rather than spell more words correctly. It is very important to stay right on the spelling homework as every day in first grade so much is introduced and added to our studies. Please work with your child nightly and remember the written practice test on Thursday evenings.
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Scott Foresman Reading Books
We are beginning our new reading series by Scott Foresman. Decodable reading books will be sent home for reading practice soon. The books will be listed in this site as they are sent home. The skills practiced will be stated beside the title of the book.
Book Skill
Tap! Tap! Tap! Short /a/ sound
The Pack /ck/ ending sound
Hit It! Short /i/ sound
Fix It! /x/ ending sound
Dot Can Short /o/ sound
Can Do! Adding /s/ for plurals
Will We Win? Adding /s/ to verbs/nouns
Jan and Pam Adding /ing/ to words
Jen the Hen Short /e/ sound
Ted and Fran Consonant blends/beg.
Pug the Pup Short /u/ sound
At the Pond Consonant blends/endings
Going Fishing Digraphs sh and th
Get the Ball /a/ in ball, walk
Wake Up, Nate Long /a/ sound
Where is Dave? /s/ sound for “c”
/j/ sound for “g”
A Home for Cat Long /i/ sound
Bus Ride /wh/,/ch/,/tch/
Nuts for the Cake Long /o/ sound
A Ride to the lake Contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll
June and Mule Long /u/ sound, Long /e/ sound
Luke Meets Duke Adding /ed/ to words
The Seed Long /e/ ee, e
Bandit Syllables
Will They Get Here? Long /i/ : y Long /e/ : y
The Picnic Long vowel: one vowel at the end of a word
The Family Picnic Blends /nk/ and /ng/
Inside and Outside Compound Words
The Family Trip R-controlled - /or, ore/
We See Pets Adding – /es/ to words
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Classroom Studies Beyond the Three R’s
September - Continent, Country, State, Community, Maps, Map Symbols, Globe, Hemisphere, Hunters and Nomads, Land Bridge, Inside the Earth, Volcanoes, Rocks, John Chapman.
October - Continue September studies, Columbus, Human Body, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur.
November - Lost Colony, Jamestown, Pocahontas, Slavery, Pilgrims, Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, Captain John Smith, Electricity, Thomas Edison.
December - World Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Solid, Liquids, Gases, Three States of Matter.
January - Colonies, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, American Revolution, Symbols of America, Introduction to the Solar System,
February - Continue January studies, Explorers of the American West, Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Appalachian, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi, Pacific Ocean
March - Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Deserts, Habitats, Classifications of Animals,
April - Continue March studies, Oceans and Undersea Life, Environmental Change and Habitat Destruction, Rachel Carson
May - Maya, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations, Conquistadors, Modern Mexico and Mexico's Traditions,
Holidays, Seasons, and Remembrances within each month will also be studied.
Examples but not limited to: Friendship, School Rules, Kids with Character, Christopher Columbus Day, Fire Safety Week, Fall, National Children's Book Week, Veteran's Day, New Year's, Winter, Martin Luther King Day, Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Dr. Suess's Birthday celebration, Easter, Oklahoma Land Run Day, May Day, Mother's Day, and Summer
New units are developed each year.
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Monthly News
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Classroom Rules
1. Listen and follow directions.
2. Raise your hand for permission to speak.
3. Keep your hands to yourself.
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Just For Fun
Please preview sites before allowing children to visit them, as sites are updated and may have changed.
http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/
http://www.kidsbank.com
http://www.starfall.com
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/index.html
http://www.forbesfield.com/bdf.html
http://www.starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
http://www.aplusmath.com
http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur
http://www.littlecritter.com/
http://place.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/author/index.htm
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.webspirations.net
http://www.wb.com/pages/aol/looneytunestheater/index.jsp
http://www.seussville.com
Edmond Public Schools Website
School Lunch and Breakfast Menus
Edmond School Board Policies
Core Knowledge
http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/ Elementary Resources site correlates grade level computer skills with subjects or topics organized by month.
www.bonus.com
www.cybam.com/grc/kids.htm
Dr. Seuss Seuss's playground in cyberspace.
Fun brain A fun and safe site.
Arthur's website Featuring the loveable Arthur.
Yuckiest site ever! You just have to see it.
Dogpile Search Engine for kids.
Ask Jeeves Search Engine for kids.
The Edmond Sun Edmonds own newspaper.
NewsOK The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html
An astonishingly thorough link to every news and reference source imaginable: www.refdesk.com
www.discoveryschool.com DiscoverySchool.com has changed, but it still has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
http://www.ushistory.org/index.html "Congress of Websites"
http://www.kidskonnect.com/ a safe Internet gateway for kids...created and maintained by educators.
INFOPLEASE Homework Center Here's a site the New York Times (1/6/00) called a "strong, reliable solution to homework troubles. It offers a comprehensive list of search categories. Also receiving equally high accolades in the Times' homework article was Homework Central.Com, with an even larger list of categories for "kid-friendly" searches
ALFY - ALFY is a web portal or entry that is extremely "kid-friendly," providing access and entry to thousands of safe, child-oriented web sites. ALFY is geared for children ages 3-10, and includes a graphical index that can be used by young children who are preliterate or non-readers. The site also includes educational and entertaining games
Harcourt school: www.harcourtschool.com
Space Hopscotch: www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus/space/index.html Counting by 2's. Followed by counting backwards.
AAA Math: www.aaamath.com Excellent explanations followed by activities. Well categorized into over a dozen topics. Divided into grades K-8.
A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com Matho (like Bingo), Concentration & Hidden Pictures. Flashcards and worksheets available.
Math Baseball: www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all. Easy to "Super Brain." Algebra or non-algebra. Click the "Play Ball" button. Click in the blank box and type the answer. Easy problems are singles. Difficult problems are home runs. Three incorrect answers result in an out.
Fresh Baked Fractions: www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html Choose a level. Simplify the fractions and click on the one that is not equivalent.
Power Football: www.funbrain.com/football/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems with decimals. Select level of difficulty. Plays like football.
Place Value Puzzler & Rounding: www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html Choose a level of difficulty. Round problems or estimate.
Shape Surveyor: www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html Choose area, perimeter, or both and a level of difficulty. Calculate the area or perimeter of shapes and type answers. Correct answers reveal a hidden picture.
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Twenty Minutes of Reading
Children at Clegern are asked to read 20 minutes each night.
Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
(Source Unknown)
Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins. /week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
Student A will practice reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.
By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
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Dolch Sight Word List
Primer First Second Third
a all after always about
and am again around better
away are an because bring
big at any been carry
blue ate as before clean
can be ask best cut
come black by both done
down brown could buy draw
find but every call drink
for came fly cold eight
funny did from does fall
go do give don't far
help eat going fast full
hers four had first got
I get has five grow
in good her found hold
is has him gave hot
it he how goes hurt
jump into just green if
little like know its keep
look must let made kind
make new live many laugh
me no may off light
my now of or long
not on old pull much
one our once read myself
play out open right never
red please over sing only
run pretty put sit own
said ran round sleep pick
see ride some tell seven
the saw stop their shall
three say take these show
to she thank those six
two so them upon small
up soon then us start
we that think use ten
yellow there walk very today
you they where wash together
this when which try
too why warm
under wish
want work
was would
well write
went your
what
white
who
will
with
yes
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Sight Words from Kindergarten
a, my, the, I, like,
go, we, on, to, you,
have, do, what, no, see,
look, come, for, me, one,
little, are, here
These words should be known with instant recognition. We will review them in August.
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Contact Information
E-mail address
Jane.moody@edmondschools.net
Web address
http://www.edmondschools.net/clegern/classes/moody/moody.htm
Office phone
340-2955
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Classroom Studies Beyond the Three R’s
September - Continent, Country, State, Community, Maps, Map Symbols, Globe, Hemisphere, Hunters and Nomads, Land Bridge, Inside the Earth, Volcanoes, Rocks, John Chapman.
October - Continue September studies, Columbus, Human Body, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur.
November - Lost Colony, Jamestown, Pocahontas, Slavery, Pilgrims, Sir Walter Raleigh, Virginia Dare, Captain John Smith, Electricity, Thomas Edison.
December - World Religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Solid, Liquids, Gases, Three States of Matter.
January - Colonies, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, American Revolution, Symbols of America, Introduction to the Solar System,
February - Continue January studies, Explorers of the American West, Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Appalachian, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi, Pacific Ocean
March - Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Deserts, Habitats, Classifications of Animals,
April - Continue March studies, Oceans and Undersea Life, Environmental Change and Habitat Destruction, Rachel Carson
May - Maya, Inca, and Aztec Civilizations, Conquistadors, Modern Mexico and Mexico's Traditions,
Holidays, Seasons, and Remembrances within each month will also be studied.
Examples but not limited to: Friendship, School Rules, Kids with Character, Christopher Columbus Day, Fire Safety Week, Fall, National Children's Book Week, Veteran's Day, New Year's, Winter, Martin Luther King Day, Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Spring, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Dr. Suess's Birthday celebration, Easter, Oklahoma Land Run Day, May Day, Mother's Day, and Summer
New units are developed each year.
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Classroom Rules
l. Listen carefully
2. Follow directions.
3. Work quietly. Do not disturb others who are working.
4. Respect others. Be kind with your words and actions.
5. Respect school and personal property.
6. Work and play safely.
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Just For Fun
Please preview sites before allowing children to visit them, as sites are updated and may have changed.
http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/
http://www.kidsbank.com
http://www.starfall.com
http://www.forbesfield.com/bdf.html
http://www.starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
http://www.aplusmath.com
http://www.medtropolis.com/vbody
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur
http://www.littlecritter.com/
http://place.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/author/index.htm
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.webspirations.net
http://www.wb.com/pages/aol/looneytunestheater/index.jsp
http://www.seussville.com
Edmond Public Schools Website
School Lunch and Breakfast Menus
Edmond School Board Policies
Core Knowledge
http://www.edmondschools.net/elem_resources/ Elementary Resources site correlates grade level computer skills with subjects or topics organized by month.
www.bonus.com
www.cybam.com/grc/kids.htm
Dr. Seuss Seuss's playground in cyberspace.
Fun brain A fun and safe site.
Arthur's website Featuring the loveable Arthur.
Yuckiest site ever! You just have to see it.
Dogpile Search Engine for kids.
Ask Jeeves Search Engine for kids.
The Edmond Sun Edmonds own newspaper.
NewsOK The Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Biographical Dictionary www.s9.com/biography This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html
An astonishingly thorough link to every news and reference source imaginable: www.refdesk.com
www.discoveryschool.com DiscoverySchool.com has changed, but it still has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
http://www.ushistory.org/index.html "Congress of Websites"
http://www.kidskonnect.com/ a safe Internet gateway for kids...created and maintained by educators.
INFOPLEASE Homework Center Here's a site the New York Times (1/6/00) called a "strong, reliable solution to homework troubles. It offers a comprehensive list of search categories. Also receiving equally high accolades in the Times' homework article was Homework Central.Com, with an even larger list of categories for "kid-friendly" searches
ALFY - ALFY is a web portal or entry that is extremely "kid-friendly," providing access and entry to thousands of safe, child-oriented web sites. ALFY is geared for children ages 3-10, and includes a graphical index that can be used by young children who are preliterate or non-readers. The site also includes educational and entertaining games
Harcourt school: www.harcourtschool.com
Space Hopscotch: www.mathsyear2000.org/magnet/minus/space/index.html Counting by 2's. Followed by counting backwards.
AAA Math: www.aaamath.com Excellent explanations followed by activities. Well categorized into over a dozen topics. Divided into grades K-8.
A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com Matho (like Bingo), Concentration & Hidden Pictures. Flashcards and worksheets available.
Math Baseball: www.funbrain.com/math/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all. Easy to "Super Brain." Algebra or non-algebra. Click the "Play Ball" button. Click in the blank box and type the answer. Easy problems are singles. Difficult problems are home runs. Three incorrect answers result in an out.
Fresh Baked Fractions: www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html Choose a level. Simplify the fractions and click on the one that is not equivalent.
Power Football: www.funbrain.com/football/index.html Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problems with decimals. Select level of difficulty. Plays like football.
Place Value Puzzler & Rounding: www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html Choose a level of difficulty. Round problems or estimate.
Shape Surveyor: www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html Choose area, perimeter, or both and a level of difficulty. Calculate the area or perimeter of shapes and type answers. Correct answers reveal a hidden picture.
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Twenty Minutes of Reading
Children at Clegern are asked to read 20 minutes each night.
Why Can't I Skip My
Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?
(Source Unknown)
Let's figure it out -- mathematically!
Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week;
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night...or not at all!
Step 1: Multiply minutes a night x 5 times each week.
Student A reads 20 min. x 5 times a week = 100 mins. /week
Student B reads 4 minutes x 5 times a week = 20 minutes
Step 2: Multiply minutes a week x 4 weeks each month.
Student A reads 400 minutes a month.
Student B reads 80 minutes a month.
Step 3: Multiply minutes a month x 9 months/school year
Student A reads 3600 min. in a school year.
Student B reads 720 min. in a school year.
Student A will practice reading the equivalent of ten whole school days a year. Student B gets the equivalent of only two school days of reading practice.
By the end of 6th grade if Student A and Student B maintain
these same reading habits, Student A will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days Student B will have read the equivalent of only 12 school days.
One would expect the gap of information retained will have widened considerably and so, undoubtedly, will school performance. How do you think Student B will feel about him/herself as a student?
Some questions to ponder:
Which student would you expect to read better?
Which student would you expect to know more?
Which student would you expect to write better?
Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary?
Which student would you expect to be more successful in school....and in life?
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Dolch Sight Word List
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Primer
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First
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Second
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Third
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a
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all
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after
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always
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about
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and
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am
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again
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around
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better
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away
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are
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an
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because
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bring
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big
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at
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any
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been
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carry
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blue
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ate
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as
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before
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clean
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can
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be
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ask
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best
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cut
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come
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black
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by
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both
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done
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down
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brown
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could
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buy
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draw
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find
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but
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every
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call
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drink
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for
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came
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fly
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cold
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eight
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funny
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did
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from
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does
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fall
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go
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do
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give
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don't
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far
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help
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eat
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going
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fast
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full
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hers
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four
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had
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first
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got
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I
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get
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has
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five
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grow
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in
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good
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her
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found
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hold
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is
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has
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him
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gave
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hot
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it
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he
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how
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goes
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hurt
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jump
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into
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just
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green
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if
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little
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like
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know
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its
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keep
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look
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must
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let
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made
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kind
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make
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new
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live
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many
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laugh
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me
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no
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may
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off
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light
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my
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now
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of
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or
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long
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not
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on
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old
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pull
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much
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one
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our
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once
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read
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myself
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play
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out
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open
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right
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never
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red
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please
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over
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sing
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only
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run
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pretty
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put
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sit
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own
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said
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ran
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round
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sleep
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pick
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see
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ride
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some
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tell
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seven
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the
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saw
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stop
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their
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shall
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three
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say
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take
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these
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show
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to
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she
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thank
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those
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six
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two
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so
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them
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upon
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small
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up
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soon
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then
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us
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start
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we
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that
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think
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use
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ten
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yellow
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there
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walk
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very
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today
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you
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they
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where
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wash
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together
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this
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when
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which
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try
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too
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why
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warm
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under
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wish
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want
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work
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was
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would
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well
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write
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went
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your
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what
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white
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who
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will
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with
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yes
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a, my, the, I, like,
go, we, on, to, you,
have, do, what, no, see,
look, come, for, me, one,
little, are, here
These words should be known with instant recognition. We will review them in August.
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