First Grade Weekly Updates
May 8-12
Welcome to this week's edition of First Grade Weekly Explorations! Each week, we will share materials to supplement our lessons for the week. The newsletter includes videos and links for all subject areas: ELA, math, Science and Social Studies. As work is completed, make sure to sent pictures to your teacher, through Class Dojo or Schoology.
Reading
Journeys
*Amazing Whales
Comprehension Strategies:
*Summarize
*Main Idea and Details
Sight Words
- did
- if
- get
- were
- has
- goes
Spelling
- how
- now
- cow
- owl
- ouch
- house
- found
- out
- gown
- town
Activities for Spelling Words
- Monday-Write each word three times.
- Tuesday-Put each word in a sentence.
- Wednesday-Make up your own story using all the words.
- Thursday-Use objects at home to make each word. Some examples of things to use are Legos, beads, string, play dough, or whatever you can come up with. Be creative and take a picture to send to your teacher.
- Friday-Write each word with a different color crayon, or marker. Then take a spelling test. Ask an adult or older sibling to say the word and you spell it.
Amazing Whales
Math
Module 6: Lessons 5-8
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - Sharing the Planet
Central Idea: The structure and behavior of living things help them grow, survive, and reproduce.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Living things respond to their environment.
- Humans mimic the survival patterns they see in nature.
- The environment can be impacted by humans.
Essential Question: In what ways do humans affect various habitats?
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