Make Your Mark Week with Peter H. Reynolds

Make Your Mark Week with Books by Peter H. Reynolds

May 4-May 8, 2020

Please remember to check RenWeb for your Specials assignments each week.

Reading:

Please listen to The Dot.

Please make a Dot picture for your Mom.  Write her a letter with the picture to thank her for ways that she encourages you to try hard things every day.  Please tell her why you love her.  Please turn in a photo of your picture and letter by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Please listen to Ish which is the sequel to The Dot.  

Please listen to Going Places.

Please listen to Sky Color.

Please listen to The Word Collector.

Please listen to Say Something!

Please listen to the following videos about/with idioms.

If Idioms Were Literal/Just Jake

Idioms with Cassie

Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail by Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off by Herman Parish

Please pick four idioms from these videos to illustrate.  Please write a sentence using each idiom.  Please turn in your sentences and illustrations by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Sight Words:

• above
• bear
• even
• pushed
• studied
• surprised
• teacher
• toward

Please practice your sight words each day.

Spelling:

• mix
• mixed
• hop
• hopped
• hope
• hoping
• run
• running
• use
• used
• writing
• grabbed

Please complete three choices on the Spelling Menu for May.  Please turn your spelling practice in by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Phonics:

We are working on long e spelling patterns with y and ie.  We are also working on words that end in ed and ing.

Please complete the long e worksheets from both folders. There are six between the two folders.  

Please turn in one example of each pattern of your long e practice by Sunday, May 10, 2020.  

Please complete the worksheet on exclamations in our One Drive folder.

Please watch these videos on -ed and -ing.

Please complete the inflectional ending worksheet in our One Drive folder and turn in by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Math:

Please practice your math facts each day.  I've moved our math minute practice sheets to this week's folder on One Drive.  You can also practice your math facts by playing games.  This website has a lot of fun ways to practice your facts.  

https://www.abcya.com/grades/1/numbers

Please watch the following books about fractions and equal shares.

Apple Fractions by Jerry Pallotta

The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

Here's a great way to practice halves, thirds, and fourths.

https://classace.io/learn/math/1stgrade/equal-parts-halves-thirds-fourths/practice

Please watch this BrainPop about Basic Parts of a Whole.

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/basicpartsofawhole/

I've posted the sign in information on RenWeb in case you need it.

Please complete the pdfs labeled 9.8, 9.9, and 9.10.  

Note to Parents:  I've also added another folder called Equal Shares.  There are a lot of resources in it.  Please pick and choose which will be best for your child.  If we were in the classroom I would also teach this concept by dividing things into halves, thirds, and fourths.  I have used a paper plate to make a pizza model and had the children cut it into halves or fourths.  I've also used counters to separate things into equal groups.  The Cookie Fiasco and Apple Fractions both illustrate the concept of equal groups.

Drawing 2D shapes and dividing them into halves, thirds and fourths is also another great way to practice equal parts.

Please turn in the pdfs 9.8, 9.9, and 9.10 by Sunday, May 10, 2020.  If time allows I would also love to see any photos of you practicing fractions with objects.  

Social Studies:

Mothers' Day:  Besides the writing assignment for The Dot story, I've included some optional Mothers' Day activities that Mrs. Veit forwarded to me in a folder on One Drive.  

Continent: Europe

Please visit this website for ways to learn about Europe.

https://www.ducksters.com/geography/europe.php  

Please read this article on Pebble Go about Europe.

https://site.pebblego.com/modules/5/categories/9712/articles/9738

The sign in information is posted on RenWeb if you need it.

Please write down four to five facts about Europe and illustrate one of those facts.  Please turn this writing in by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Note to Parents:  We will be reading books about countries in Europe during small groups next week.  If your child misses his or her small group call please feel free to contact me to find out what books we read.

Science:

Night Sky:

Please watch these videos about the Night Sky.

Please create your own constellation art.  Here are some ideas on how to do that.  

https://playgroundparkbench.com/constellation-activities-for-kids/

Note to Parents:  If we were in school I would give the children black construction paper, white crayons, and toothpicks to make their own constellations.  I would allow them to draw any combination of stars they wanted.  We would then use the toothpicks to poke holes in their stars.  Then we would hang their art on the windows.

Please turn in your constellation art by Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Animal Habitats:  Please write 4-5 sentences about why you love the animal you chose for your animal project.

Please turn in this writing by Sunday, May 10, 2020.


IXL:

Language Arts:

https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-1

Please complete these objectives for language arts.

EE 3-EE 6, JJ 9, JJ 11, KK 1- KK 2.

Math:

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1

X 1- X 7, H 1-14

Just for Fun:

I've included a graphic novel activity in this week's folder for you if you finish your work early.  This activity is just for fun.

First Graders, I'm so proud of how hard you are working. Please keep up the great job you are doing for your parents.  

Remember to make sure you read at least 2 books on RAZ Kids each week and take the quizzes.  Please keep working your way with your Epic mailbox.  

I hope you enjoy the books we're reading this week.  I had a ball recording them for you!

Miss Deem