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Week 04 · Set the Table

Thursday

Clear your own plate
// One place for each person
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Clear your own plate

The meal is done. Lucy looks at her plate.

"A helper clears their own spot," says Ferris.

Lucy lifts her plate with two hands.

Clearing your spot

When you finish, ask: may I clear my plate?

Lift your plate with two hands.

Walk slowly to the sink or counter.

Set it down where your grown-up shows you.

Put your napkin where it belongs.

Wipe your spot with a damp cloth.

  1. Ask: may I clear my plate?
  2. Lift the plate with two hands.
  3. Walk slowly. Set it down gently.
  4. Wipe your spot with a damp cloth.
CLEARING CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do you ask first?
How do you lift your plate?
How do you walk with a plate?
What do you wipe your spot with?
SentenceTrue or false?
A helper clears their own plate.?
You may run with a plate.?
Ask before you clear.?
A damp cloth wipes the spot.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWalking slowly keeps the plate from falling.
Try it
Practice with a plastic plate.
Lift it with two hands.
Walk slowly across the room and set it down.
Safety first
A grown-up carries glass and anything hot.
Carry one plate at a time.
Tell a grown-up right away if something breaks.
CLEAR YOUR SPOT
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
WHAT NEXT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A glass cup is on the table. Who carries it?
A plate breaks. What do you do?
How many plates do you carry at once?
SentenceTrue or false?
Carry one plate at a time.?
You pick up broken pieces yourself.?
Your napkin goes where it belongs.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBroken pieces are sharp. A grown-up cleans them up.
Draw yourself carrying a plate with two hands.

Word Spot: following, show, also

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.

Show: S-H-O-W.

Also: A-L-S-O.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Read the ___ words.
Can you ___ me your drawing?
Cats ___ like to nap.

You cleared your spot like a pro! Tomorrow we use kind table words.

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