Units 7 and 8 SUPERKIDS Home Letter

Dear Family,

Like Hot Rod, who said “Oh! What a good day to race,” your child has been racing
along on the road of reading! In Units 7 and 8 of Adventures of the Superkids, your child learned a powerful skill—how to read and spell words ending in a silent e, such as bake and smile, and how to read those words with added endings, such as baking and smiled.

The stories we read in the Reader had the common theme of helping others. Ask your
child how the Superkids helped Hot Rod win the race in “Kites” and whether Golly was
actually helpful in “Golly Helps.”

As you look through the Student Book for Units 7/8, try some of these activities with your child:

• Play a Super e game. Ask your child to read aloud the first word on page 1. Use a
black pen to add a silent e to the end of the word and have your child read the new
word aloud. Repeat with all the words on pages 1 and 2.
• Have your child read aloud the list of words on page 16 or 18 several times.
Encourage her to read the words faster and more smoothly each time.
• Turn to page 4 and ask your child to sing Hot Rod’s song. Together, make up a song
about a good day your child has had.
• Have your child read aloud the poem on page 12. Then discuss gifts that you each
think would be great, awful, or funny.
• The Superkids wrote an important message on several kites. Help your child write
messages or reminders on sticky notes to post around the house. For example, write
and post the message, “Brush your teeth.”

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