Mrs. Klan's First Grade

Homework tonight is another look at fractions. Remember, fractions are equal parts of a whole. The numerator is the number on top and the denominator is the number on the bottom. Here is a video that might help.

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We are learning that the subject (the noun that the sentence is about) must match the verb (action). This is called subject-verb agreement. The video below has some good practice activities for this.

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Writing topic: Make a list of human characteristics: These are things that humans have built on Earth such as houses, railroad tracks, and tunnels.

Hi Families!
Tonight’s homework asks students to look at a picture and count the tens and ones. Keep in mind the “tens” simply means “how many groups of ten are there?” This is surprisingly challenging for them. I hope this video helps.

group of ten video

Below is a video to help with our spelling pattern, silent e.

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One more silent e video..so cute!
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Writing topic: Write three things that animals need to survive.

Homework tonight involves looking for equations that match the number in a box. Also, they must break apart or decompose two digit numbers in order to find the sum. Please see the video below:

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Below is a video that outlines and explains non-fiction text features.

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Hello Families! I hope you had a relaxing spring break;) We are finally seeing some warmer weather! Enjoy the sunshine tomorrow! Here is what our week looks like. Remember, we do not have school on Friday.
Spelling

Words

1. chose

2. broke

3. note

4. bone

5. hole

6. those

7. use

8. goes

9. always

10. gave

Reading: We will continue reading informational texts this week. Students should be able to identify and use the table of contents, bold words, glossaries, indexes, photos, labels, captions, and headings in non-fiction texts. We will learn that authors have a purpose for writing and we will identify these reasons. Students should be able to identify key details or interesting facts using these texts features or reading non-fiction texts at their instructional levels. This week, we will read informational articles or texts and attempt to identify the author’s purpose for writing these pieces. Additionally, we will state or record interesting key details about the topic.

Math: We are revisiting two digit numbers. Students must know that a two digit number has a tens and one place and that the digits in each of these places represents a certain number of tens and ones. For example, 87 is eight tens (80) and 7 ones or 80+7 We are learning to add and subtract two digit numbers. I encourage you to watch the videos on khan academy that I have posted about addition and subtraction with two and three digit numbers. We are also continuing to study fractions. Students should know that fractions represent equal parts of a whole. We are learning to divide shapes into thirds, fourths, and halves. Again, please watch the videos I have posted with your child. Additional videos can be found on youtube.

Science: We will be learning about the needs of plants and animals. We hope to plant seeds this week in order to simulate a lawn. This will teach us that plants need light, water, air, soil, and sun to grow.

Social Studies: We will learn the difference between human and physical characteristics. We are continuing to look at land and water on maps.

Writing: We are continuing to gather facts and information about an animal in order to write an animal report.

Please never hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Good morning, families!

We are driving home from Nashville, Tennessee! We had a great time, but I sure do miss my first graders 🙂 I hope you are all relaxing, playing, and reading your books 🙂 Below is a video to help you learn to tell time to the minute. There are many videos on youtube also 🙂

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We are learning to distinguish between facts and opinions. A fact is a true statement that can be proven. An opinion is the way you believe or feel about something. Here is a video to help:

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Suggested writing topic: Write one fact statement and one opinion statement. Here is an example:

Spiders have eight legs. Fact

Spiders are scary! Opinion

Have a great day!

Good morning, families! I hope you are enjoying your break. Here are some practice links to help the students prepare for our upcoming NWEA test.

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Below is a video that defines adjectives which are words that describe nouns.

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Writing topic: Make a list of adjectives

Here are some examples: red, happy, beautiful, old, exciting

Have a great day!

Good morning, families! Below you will find a video that introduces children to the concept of multiplication. Many of my students are ready for this. If this seems to difficult, they will still benefit from watching the video.

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We are learning to distinguish between statements and questions. We always begin each sentence with an uppercase (capital letter) and end with a period, question mark or exclamation mark. Please see the video below:

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Suggested writing: Write three sentences: one that ends with a period, one that ends with an exclamation mark and one that ends with a question mark. Here are some examples:

I love drinking coffee in the morning.

Look out for that huge hole in the ground!

What time do we have gym?

Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee! I miss you already. I hope you are all having a relaxing break. Below is a video to help with skip counting:

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We are starting to use commas in our writing. Here is a quick video to help learn when to use a comma:

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Suggested Writing Topic: Use commas to make a list of items in your kitchen. Here is an example:

We have eggs and bread and a coffee maker and a stove in our kitchen. This can be rewritten using commas:

We have eggs, bread, a coffee maker, and a stove in our kitchen.

Have a fantastic Monday. It is raining here in Nashville, Tennessee, so we are looking for an indoor activity. Maybe we will go to Pump It Up 🙂

Look at the sentence above. Can you find all of the proper nouns?

Tonight’s homework is more fraction work. Please see video below:

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Click below for syllable video

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Writing Topic: Write a list of animals.

Tonight’s homework involves students writing the fraction that represents the picture. I encourage you to watch the videos below with your child as they help reinforce our classroom learning 🙂

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Below is a blending video:

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Writing Topic: Record three bold words and the definition from their science books. They may keep the books. 🙂