Mrs. Klan's First Grade

Good morning, first graders. I hope that you are all doing well and staying safe. I will post a read aloud of one of my favorite books: Miss Nelson is Missing. After you enjoy the story, please answer the questions. Also, I am posting another activity for using the table of contents to find information. I will also post an activity for opinion writing. Finally, there is a powerpoint that shows how to add silent e to the end of a word to change the word. Have a great day!!

Hello boys and girls! I hope you had a wonderful spring break and that you enjoyed time with. your families. This week, I will continue to post read alouds with questions about the text. Also, I will post activities with informational text. Today, you can enjoy a funny story called “No Clean Clothes.” After listening to the story, you can answer questions in the powerpoint. I will also post an activity with your new spelling words. Finally, there is a powerpoint where you will use the table of contents to answer questions about information in a text. Have a great day!

Good morning, boys and girls. Happy Friday! We have Spring Break next week, so I wanted to give you two read aloud stories today. They are by the same author, Kevin Henkes. We’ve read them before and they are similar in some ways. Enjoy the stories and then complete the questions for both stories. I am also posting an activity to help you remember how to flip the vowel sound. Have a beautiful week and safe with your families! I will be thinking about all of you 🙂

Good morning, boys and girls! It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day. I hope we finally get some sunshine. If it’s warm enough, try to get outside for some fresh air. I am posting a read aloud of “The Day the Crayons Quit.” I am also posting an activity where you can practice asking questions before you read a book by using the question starters on the screen to write a question about the book that is shown. I am also posting an activity where you must decide whether /sh/ is at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. Have a great day!

Good morning! It is the first day of April! I hope this means warmer weather is on its way. Below, I have posted a read aloud of a funny story, “Alligator Baby.” I am also posting questions that go along with that book. Finally, I am posting a powerpoint that asks you to look for the trigraph (three letters that make one sound) that completes the word. Have a beautiful day!

Good morning! Can you believe this is our last day in March? Tomorrow will be April 1st! I hope that you are all doing well and staying healthy. Below, I will post a read aloud “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” This is a story which an important central message. Remember, the central message of the story is the lesson that the author wants you to learn. As you listen, try to read along with the words on the screen. I will post some questions in a PDF about the book as well. I am also posting a PDF on plural and singular nouns. Have a fantastic day!!

Good morning and happy Monday to all of you! I hope you had a restful, playful, and safe weekend. This week, we will continue to read literature and ask and answer questions about the key details in text. Remember, a key detail is an important part of the story. When we ask a question, we usually begin with words such as: Who, What, Where, Why, and How. I am posting an activity for your spelling words below. Next, I will post a read aloud of a book we’ve read together before: Sheila Rae the Brave. After that, I will post a powerpoint where you will answer questions about that story and finally, there is a review powerpoint where you will decide whether a word has the /ch/ or /sh/ digraph. Have a great day!

Happy Friday, boys and girls! It looks like the sun is trying to peek through the clouds. I hope you are all staying safe and healthy! I am posting a read aloud of “Wemberly Worried.” Try to read along with the narrator. I am also posting a review of Characters and Settings. Finally, here is a lesson on common and proper nouns. Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello first graders! I hope that you are all getting some outside playtime. Stay active and healthy and spend time with your family. I am posting a read aloud called “The Lucky Day.” It’s a funny story and I hope you enjoy it. After you listen to the story, do the powerpoint for describing the character and major events in the story. There is a writing activity idea on the last slide. I am also posting a lesson and activity for contractions. Have a great day!

Hello first graders! I hope you had a wonderful day. The sun was out and the temperature warmed up a bit! I am posting a read aloud called Prudy’s Problem and How she Solved it. Once you read along with the narrator, you can do the lesson that I post. I am also posting a rhyming powerpoint. Have a fantastic evening!