Hester Street Big Letter Packet
Large-Print Packet Page 1
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Date:
The Castle on Hester Street
By Linda Heller • Big Letter Story Words
🏙️
Welcome to Hester Street!
Grandpa Moishe told funny tall tales, but Grandma Rachel knew love and hard work made their home a real castle.
Say the word out loud. Trace the BIG letter and match its partner!
Word 1 🏰
C
CASTLE
Big Letter C
Trace: C c /k/
Word 2 🔘
B
BUTTON
Big Letter B
Trace: B b /b/
Word 3 🛒
P
PUSHCART
Big Letter P
Trace: P p /p/
Word 4 🐐
G
GOAT
Big Letter G
Trace: G g /g/
Can you point to the word CASTLE?
Found it! 🎯
Letter Detective Page 2
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Part 1: Match the Big Letter to the Picture
Draw a line from the BIG capital letter to its story picture.
C
Big C
partner: c
•
🔘 button
B
Big B
partner: b
•
🛒 pushcart
P
Big P
partner: p
•
🏰 castle
T
Big T
partner: t
•
☕ tea
Part 2: Circle the Beginning Letter
Look at each story picture. Circle the BIG letter for its sound.
🪙
GOLD
/g/ sound
G B M
🚢
SHIP
/sh/ sound
P S C
🐴
HORSE
/h/ sound
H T B
👵
RACHEL
/r/ sound
R K D
Great job! You found the sounds that start our Hester Street words! 🌟
Story Check Page 3
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Moishe's Dream vs. Rachel's Truth
Read each story box. Circle what really happened!
1
Moishe says:
"The streets were paved with pure gold!"
Rachel says: "The streets were made of bumpy stones."
Question: Were the streets really made of gold?
YES
NO
2
Moishe says:
"Shiny buttons grew right on trees!"
Rachel says: "Moishe worked hard selling buttons from his cart."
Question: Where did Moishe get his buttons?
From his pushcart 🛒
Picked off trees 🌳
3
Julie asks:
"Was their home a real castle?"
Rachel smiles: "With love and hard work, any home is a castle."
Question: What made Hester Street feel like a castle?
Family & love ❤️
Magic wands 🪄
Read Aloud Story Sentence
Love and hard work made Hester Street home.
Point to each word as you read!
Creative Castle Page 4
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Build Your Hester Street Castle!
Draw what makes your home feel special like a castle.
✏️ Draw your special castle inside: Family • Pets • Toys • Smiles
Word Bank Choose words to finish the sentence:
FAMILY LOVE HELPING SMILES
1. A real castle is full of .
2. At home, I can share .
🌟 Awesome Work on Hester Street! Color your stars:
Story Sentence Builder Worksheet
Sentence Builder Page 1 • Story Sentences
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Build a Sentence: Hester Street Tales
Put the scrambled words in order to tell the story of Moishe and Rachel!
Look at the picture. Number the words 1, 2, 3, 4, then write the sentence on the line!
1 Moishe and his cart
🛒
pushed
his cart.
Moishe
Write the finished sentence:
2 Rachel's hard work
🪡
warm coats.
Rachel
sewed
Write the finished sentence:
3 The true castle
🏰
They
a happy home.
built
Write the finished sentence:
Sentence Checklist: Capital letter at the start? Period at the end?
Checked! 👍
Sentence Builder Page 2 • Choose & Write
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Part 2: Circle the Word to Finish the Sentence
Choose the word from the story that fits the blank.
1. Moishe sold shiny from his pushcart.
🔘 buttons
🍎 apples
🚗 cars
2. Moishe and Rachel drank hot with sugar cubes.
🥛 milk
☕ tea
🧃 juice
3. A real castle is built with family .
❤️ love
🪙 gold
👑 crowns
Part 3: Write & Draw Finish the sentence below:
On Hester Street,
Draw your sentence picture:
🎉 Super Writer! You created story sentences for Hester Street!
