Spelling
Practice the spelling pattern throughout the week as usual. Have a parent or sibling give your child a spelling test at the end of the week.
This week we have a new spelling pattern, the vowel team OO:
Spelling words: moon, noon, room, pool, tooth, too, you, who, new, into
Rule: The spelling pattern OO can represent three sounds (say the words moon, book, and floor to compare the sounds). This week we will be studying words with the long double o sound like in the word moon as well as some high frequency words with the same sound, but a different spelling pattern.
Notes: Continue to remind your child to “tap it out” even if they remember how to spell the word, it helps with permanent spelling memory. The OO sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound. The
- you is spelled with ou representing the long /oo/ sound
- who is very tricky! Three letters represent two sounds. Wh represents the /h/ sound and a single o represents the long /oo/ sound.
- new is tricky because it has the long /oo/ sound, but it is spelled with ew like in chew or flew.
- into is a compound word made up of in and to. The words to, too, and two are spelled differently to help the reader understand the authors meaning.
- To usually indicates a direction like ‘going to a store’ or ‘giving something to your friend’.
- Too can be used as a conjunction that means the same thing as also or and. Too can also be used to intensify the word after it like ‘the candy is too sweet’.
- Two represents the number 2.
Reading
Every child should be reading at least 40 minutes per day. This can be a combination of reading on Raz Kids to complete the required quizzes, reading on Epic, or any additional reading your child may do.
Raz Kids
Levels A-J should read and complete at least 2 quizzes on Raz Kids every day (10 per week).
Levels J-Z should read and complete at least one quiz on Raz Kids every day (5 per week).
If you are not sure of your child’s level please let me know.
I will be able to see your child’s quiz scores each time they take a quiz, so they should read carefully and look back in the book to check their answers! If they are having trouble I will email you to check in.
Math
This week we are moving on from review and are starting new content that your child has not studied before. There are four assigned lessons.
Lessons 23, 24, 25, and 26 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all four lessons before Friday, please have them work on the homework assignments below and on IXL math instead of moving on.
If your child is behind on math, please have them complete two lessons per day.
The homework assignments below are optional. They are all in your child’s math homework book. I suggest spending 10-15 minutes on them after the Zearn lesson of the day is completed.
Zearn skips lessons that would have been a review day in school. I have included the review homework for these lessons as well- you can choose to skip them or work on them on Friday as a review. I’m trying to give plenty of work for those who want more, but please do not feel pressured to complete all of the extra assignments!
Video Lessons
Below are videos of the Eureka Math lessons we would have completed in class. You can use these as references for the homework or complete them for extra practice. There are some materials required for the lessons that you will probably not have at home. Below I have listed the materials you need, I have listed some substitutes you can use, or you can just watch the video. Not all videos for the module have been posted yet, as more videos are uploaded I will add them to the list below.
Materials:
White board and marker- Paper and pencil is fine
40 Linking cubes- You can use legos, blocks, beads, or any other small objects
4 Dimes and 10 Pennies
Video Links:
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
LESSON 5
LESSON 6
LESSON 7
LESSON 8
LESSON 9
LESSON 10
LESSON 11
LESSON 12
LESSON 13
LESSON 14
LESSON 15
LESSON 16
LESSON 17
LESSON 18
LESSON 19
LESSON 20
LESSON 21
LESSON 22
LESSON 23
Writing
This week have your child read one article each day and write about what they have learned, or what they think is most important from the text. You may read the text aloud to them and google or discuss any tricky words- it’s a great idea to have them use the new words they learn in their writing.
Student writing should be at least three sentences long with a goal of five sentences, and it should focus on the information in the article of the day. But, they can add additional information from other articles as they develop more background knowledge and deepen their understanding of the topics.
Below are the articles for the week:
A-Shell-is-Great-for-Protection Download
Animals-of-the-Arctic Download
Atka-and-the-Wolves-of-South-Salem-CHALLENGING Download
Super-Survival-Skills-CHALLENGING Download
Below is a short video that shows some samples of typical first grade writing.
Below is an example of an Informational piece of writing about guinea pigs.
This is a great example piece! It has an introduction sentence where the author notifies the reader what the piece will be about. There are 3 facts in the body of the piece. The last sentence is a conclusion sentence.
Science
In order to make sure students have the opportunity to learn all of the first grade content, I will be posting around three Mystery Science lessons per week. These lessons include a short video and an online book or activity.
The activities are not required, but they are fun!
Keep clicking through the slides at the end for even more fun!
Why do family members look alike?
Substitute materials:
You can print the optional activity, make your own cards, or skip it!
Why don’t trees blow down in the wind?
Substitute materials:
Umbrella top- any paper, junk mail, etc.
Straws- popsicle sticks, silverware or real sticks from outside
Stickers- tape, glue, stapler
Pipe cleaners- yarn, shoelaces or other strong string
Dixi cup and play dough- any small plastic cup and clay or homemade dough
What do sunflowers do when you’re not looking?
Substitute materials:
You could use a blanket to cover your box, or put the box in a closet and close the door. You could also place a box over a small plant outside.
Check out these videos:
This video shows corn seedlings
This video shows tomato seedlings
Last Week’s Lessons (in case you didn’t get to them).
Why do birds have beaks?
Substitute materials:
Beaks- tweezers, kitchen tongs
Food- any beans, beads or small pasta
Why do baby ducks follow their mother?
No materials needed.
Why are polar bears white?
Substitute materials:
Glue dots: use tape or simply set your “moth” different places
Moths: cut and color paper- any shape is okay!
Challenge Assignments
If your child finishes all of the work above, you may choose to have them work on challenge assignments.