- New articles have been posted for writing this week.
- This week we begin studying geometry in math, Module 5.
- Please limit your child to ONE lesson a day on Zearn and have them complete the video lesson and homework if they need more work. If they fall behind, contact me and we can make reasonable plan for catching up. Students who do multiple math lessons in a day without direct teaching will likely not get the time and practice they need to retain their new learning. Instead of working faster through the work it is better to work deeper and build more knowledge.
- This week we will be switching from Science to Social Studies and begin learning about how people learn about the past.
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, AR :
Spelling words: far, jar, car, bar, art, arm, card, yard, hard, are
Rule: The spelling pattern AR is called an R controlled vowel because the R that follows the A changes the sound of the a. We often call this a “bossy r” in first grade.
Notes: Children often hear the /ar/ sound and write just the letter R. Remind your child that /ar/ is spelled with two letters. 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 AR sound should only get one tap; it’s two letters but only represents one sound.
- are- The E at the end of the word are let’s us know that it’s the word are, but it doesn’t represent a sound. The E is silent.
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 there are four assigned lessons.
Lessons 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be due on Friday. If your child finishes all of these lessons before Friday, please have them work on the homework assignments below and on IXL math instead of moving on.
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.
Lesson-1-Homework
Lesson-2-Homework
Lesson-3-Homework
Lesson-4-Homework
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.
Video Links:
LESSON 1
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
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.
This week we are learning about how life in the past was different. After you read each article, ask yourself, “How is life now different from life in the past? How is it the same?”
Below are the articles for the week:
Finding-Food
Getting-Water-from-a-Well
What-did-People-Wear
One-Room-Schoolhouses
How-Did-Pilgrim-Children-Live
Below 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.
Social Studies
We are starting a new unit in Social Studies: “How do we learn about the past?”
Lesson 1- Past, present, and future: Watch this Video After watching the video have your students write the following- “In the past I liked to _____. In the present I like to ______. In the future I want to ______.”
Lesson 2- How Calendars Measure Time: Watch this Video- Calendar and Dates Have your child look at a calendar you have at home. Ask them questions about days, weeks, and months. Try having them use vocabulary like past, present and future when talking about dates.
Lesson 3- Learning About the Past: We learn about the past from people, artifacts, photographs and written records. Talk about your families past and write about it. “In the past, my family ________________.”
Lesson 4- Families Have a Past: Explain to the students that a photograph is a piece of evidence of a family history. Family histories include our own family, our parents’ family when they were kids, our grandparents family when they were kids and so on. Find a family photo from the past and talk about when it is from, whose in the photo, etc…
Challenge Assignments
If your child finishes all of the work above, you may choose to have them work on challenge assignments.