We will be learning about Green Up Day instead of our usual activities. If you don’t have a grownup who can help you with these special activities, you can do Read to Someone Else, RAZ Kids, or Sight Words instead. If you want to learn about Green Up Day and do your regular activities, too, that is great! Go for it.
Part 1 Get ready to Green Up safely by reading this list of tips with a parent or caregiver. Green Up Day Safety Tips
Part 2 The first thing you did today was read a list of how to stay safe while helping Green Up. Lists are cool because they are so useful. I make them all the time to help me get things done. Now, make a list of what you can do to Green Up Johnson.
Parent note: While brainstorming with your child would be great, encourage your student to write some or all of the list. If your student asks you to help with spelling, encourage them to listen for the sounds in each word. Students in kindergarten should be using invented spelling and first graders should be spelling with the patterns they have learned. Examples are below.
If you can’t tell, this says: 
Green Up Day Get a bag Get trash on our road.
A second example (more at first grade level): 
Check out this video to learn more about how you can help your child learn to spell. For most students, we are not looking for correct spelling -- we are looking for them to hear the sounds in words and spell the ones they know correctly.
If you’re looking for more tips to help your student learn to write at home, these are two very good resources: A video for supporting spelling development at home An article about the stages of spelling development (scroll down for very helpful pictures and explanations)
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