SUPERKIDS Units 3 and 4 Wrap Up

Dear 1C Families,
In Units 3 and 4 of Adventures of the Superkids, your child learned to read and spell
words that end with the same letters and sounds as song, little, and finger. We also learned about words with the ending -ed that tell about past actions.

In the Reader, we read two stories about characters who each had a sticky problem.
Ask your child to tell you about the problems and how they were solved in “Fiddlesticks”and “In a Pickle.” We also read two funny poems about the Superkids’ dog, Golly. Ask your child what Golly was up to in those poems.

As you look through the Student Book for Units 3 and 4, try some of these activities
with your child:
• Have your child sing the Superkids’ silly song on page 2 and “Lily’s Little Song” on page 14. Then make up a silly song together with lots of words that end with ng,
such as ding and ling, or with le, such as pickle, tickle, wiggle, and giggle.
• Read the words on page 13 aloud with your child several times. Try to read the
words faster and more smoothly each time.
• Have your child read aloud the poem he wrote on page 12 and Golly’s poem on
page 25. Discuss the pattern of repeating or rhyming words in the poems.
• Ask your child to look at pages 6–7 and tell you the story the Superkids made up
while playing the Fiddlesticks game.
• Play a Fiddlesticks game, like the Superkids did. Hold a fiddlestick—any stick or
ruler will do—and begin telling a story. Then pass the fiddlestick to your child and
have him tell the next part of the story. Continue passing the fiddlestick back and
forth as you take turns adding to the story.