I hope everyone is healthy and hanging in there amidst this unfortunate crisis. On Friday we posted that all first graders should be going on Zearn and iready. Please have them go on daily or for a total of 2 hours each a week per both. They can also use other programs on clever such as Moby Max and whatever else works for them. In case you don’t have a computer and/or you would like a few more things for them to do, here are some suggestions.

From their book bags or books you have at home:

From Fiction Books (have them write and/or draw from the suggestions below)

They should know all these terms as they are modeled and practiced during daily 5 mini lessons and small groups.

-identify characters, setting, problem and solution

-retell the story using words such as First, Next, Last, Then or In the beginning, in the middle, in the end…

-make predictions

-make inferences

-identify the central message (what lesson can you learn from the character in the story) provide evidence to support your central message

-compare and contrast characters in a book, or two similar stories, or yourself with one of the characters

-write about your favorite part of the story and why you like it

-tune into interesting words-use them in a story, find out their meaning and draw a picture of what it means or write the definition and use the word in a sentence

-write different ending to the story you read

For non-fiction texts

-write interesting facts you learned

-look through the book and identify text features like table of contents, glossary, index, bold words, headings, photographs, captions, and diagrams with labels

-tell what the main idea (what the section is mostly about) is of the information you read under each new heading and give 2 supporting details

-use the information you read to write a little report

Here are some writing ideas from Journal Buddies.com