Welcome Back to the Neighborhood April 20-24, 2020

Welcome Back 1-D!

Here is a summary of what you need to accomplish this week: Please make sure you have turned in your child's assignments to me by Sunday, April 26, 2020.

Reading:  

• Listen to A Butterfly Grows.  Illustrate and write about the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle.  Please send me a copy of your life cycle paper.
• Complete a multiple meaning word worksheet each day.
• Please watch the two book videos on multiple meaning words. (Dear Deer, and Aunt Ant Leaves through the Leaves).
• Practice your sight words
• Please make sure you read at least 2 books on RAZ Kids and take the quiz for each book.

Math:

• Work on the worksheets for Lessons 9.1-9.3.
• Practice recognizing circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, and trapezoids and discussing their characteristics

Spelling:

• Complete 3 choices from the Spelling TicTacToe menu using this week's words.  Please send me a copy of your child's spelling practice.  

Writing:

• Listen to a Pigeon Story Monday through Thursday.
• Illustrate and write what happened first, then, next, and last.
• Write your  own Pigeon Story on Friday.  Please send me a copy of that story.

Science:

• Please explore butterflies and complete one additional activity about their life cycle.

Social Studies:

• Please complete the activities about Africa.
• Please talk about Earth Day

IXL:

• Please complete as much as you can of the IXL posted.  

We have so many fun things to do and learn this week.  Our theme for reading is Don't Let the Pigeon STOP Reading!

Spelling Words for April 20-24, 2020: Please complete 3 spelling choices for your words this week.  The Spelling Choices are in the Homework folder in our OneDrive.

• soon
• boot
• soup
• new
• too
• you
• noon
• moon
• grew
• zoo
• blew
• scoop

Sight Words for April 20-24, 2020:

• also
• anything
• flower
• kind
• places
• ready
• upon
• warm

Reading:

Please listen to A Butterfly Grows.  

Please illustrate and label each stage of a butterfly's life cycle.

There are also activities in the Butterfly folder in our OneDrive.

Please complete one worksheet a day from the Multiple Meaning Words file in our OneDrive.

Science:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/butterfly.html

Here are some ways you can make a bird feeder at home:

https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesprucecrafts.com%2fbird-feeders-for-kids-to-make-2764688&c=E,1,9v6h0fXQOmh5H6gVXiJQsxb23KJvB1XiVz9p7bVCZpL9fWKIISe3Z4XKvSJJPHkJToAOLUa9qfujBV1VqFYp0dH7d_9zAkT1JQZmNRyu09gz7Rzcn6GdSM_3qQ,,&typo=1

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+a+bird+feeder&oq=how+to+make+a+bird+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.9849j0j4&client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_Mc-UXvqCGOmqytMP5Ki36A070

Here are some ideas to make a butterfly craft at home:

https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesprucecrafts.com%2fbutterfly-crafts-for-kids-4129196&c=E,1,eeMWyliU63d3M8qq7HEsFXBB0yVL0zR0BqLqxfYEScyYSnv_JzCFdeEZWwnuFeisclD2ACexVaGve9aElFRAZg9Xy9uizrQENsmxD6PzsO7quDaAGDIs0Wlu&typo=1


Math:

Please complete lessons 9.1-9.3 in the Chapter 9 folder in our OneDrive.  

Here are some additional ways to work on math as well.

Subtraction games:

https://www.splashlearn.com/subtraction-games-for-1st-graders

Measurement Activities:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/length_strength1_inches/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/length_strength1_centi/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/length_strength3/


Computation Activities:

https://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/K-2-IWB-Resources.html

Symmetry:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/symmetry/symmetry-matching

Shape Recognition:

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/exploring-shapes.html

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/shape-riddles-first-grade.html

https://www.turtlediary.com/game/compose-shapes-using-one-square-four-triangles.html

Geometry Worksheets:

https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/first-grade-1/geometry

Base Ten Blocks Worksheets:

https://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/first-grade-1/base-ten-blocks


Social Studies: Learn about the continent of Africa.

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


Here's a video about one of the families who has been helped by our service project for our friends in Africa.

https://vimeo.com/360856323

For more information on how to help the Kula Project go here.

https://www.kulaproject.org/

Wednesday is Earth Day.  Here are some activities to celebrate Earth Day.

https://www.edhelper.com/math_worksheets/earth-day-activity-worksheets-for-kids-first-graders.pdf

In honor of Pigeon Week watch one Pigeon book each day.  Write and illustrate what happens first, next, then, and last in the story.  On Friday write your own Pigeon story.

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! by Mo Willems

Check out these amazing Pigeon activities from Mo Willems' website:

http://pigeonpresents.com/get-busy/#pp-series-the-pigeon


Here are some areas to focus on in IXL for the next two weeks:

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

R 3-R6, T1- T2, V1-V10, and W1-W10


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

S1-S3, Z1, GG1-GG5, HH1-HH3, II1-II5, JJ1-JJ3, JJ9

Just for fun if you'd like to try to draw Woodstock check this out:

Remember first graders to work hard, listen to your parents, and look for ways you can help your family.  You are all making great progress, and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Miss Deem