Mrs. Bennett's First Grade Class
January 10, 2014
Math
We will be continuing our unit on place value. Your child will be learning expanded notation and the value of each digit. We will then move on to comparing numbers using the symbols <, >, =. Your child will also be to explain why they chose that symbol using what they know about place value. For example: 47 < 93 because it has less tens OR 86 > 82 because they have the same number of tens and 86 has more ones.
Feel free to have your child explore my website to watch videos and play games to help them master these concepts.
We will also be focusing on fluency of math facts to 10. Many students have mastered addition and subtraction to 20, but not fluency to 10. Please take any free time you have (in the car, etc) to help your child memorize their math facts of addition and subtraction to 10. Thank you!
Spelling
Spelling website: www.bigiqkids.com The login is cbennett.pe and the password is 1234. There are fun games to help your child practice the weekly words.
The words will come home every Monday with a note on the back to help you understand how to study the words at home. We are learning to spell the sounds in a word, not just memorize how to spell it.
Please help your child study for the test. We will pretest the words we are studying on Wednesday. On Friday, I will pick 4 words from our list and 2 words that are not on the list, but follow the spelling pattern for the week. There are also two sentences for your child to practice writing.
Spelling pattern: double consonants
Spelling words: will, off, spell, miss, pass, sniff, call, small
Sentences: Dad must not miss his call. Which small pup will Bill get?
Writing
We are also learning about adverbs.
Also, feel free to visit my website and go to the writing tab. There are some fun games in green.
Sight Words
Reading Skills
We are working on several skills:
ask and answer questions while reading informational texts
explain the reasons an author gives to support points
identify the similarities and differences between two informational texts
know if the information came from the words or the photographs
identify the main idea and key details
Reading / Phonics
You can really help by going over Vowel Town with them. (This is in their Goal Notebook). Point to different places on it and have your child say the sound and then do the same thing, but have them spell the sound.
Some groups have began the rivers and ladders. The rivers have the vowels written out along a river graphic. They have to be able to say the sounds to the vowel letters quickly and correctly to keep from "falling into the river". If you would like copies of the rivers to practice at home, just let me know. This is difficult if they have not truly master Vowel Town. The ladders take it a step farther. They have to be able to identify the vowel(s) in a word and only say the vowel sound for given words.
Social Studies
FYI
- We go to the library on Thursday mornings. Please leave your child's library books in their backpack so they can trade every week.
- Academic Celebration is January 17 @ 12:45.
- No School January 20 or 21.
Specials:
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Art
Friday - Music