First Grade Weekly Updates
October 10-14
No School: Monday, October 10
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
*Lucia's Neighborhood
*"City Mouse and Country Mouse"
Comprehension Strategy:
*Text and Graphic Features
Sight Words
{Be able to read without sounding out.}
- all
- does
- here
- me
- my
- who
Tip: make flashcards
Spelling
- yet
- web
- pen
- wet
- leg
- hen
Spelling Activities
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.
Lucia's Neighborhood
City Mouse and Country Mouse
Text and Graphic Features
Math
Lessons 19-20
Lesson 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQtb1kqbhM
Lesson 20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFeHF_ny5M
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - Who We Are
Lines of Inquiry:
- Individuals have responsibilities as members of a community.
- Rules and procedures must be followed to maintain order and keep us safe.
- Different systems are in place to organize our community.
Essential Question: How can we use maps to understand ourselves and our surroundings?
Chapter 2
Lesson 2 - Finding Places pp. 46-48
IB Anchor Texts
*Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
myOn ebooks
Vocabulary
map - a drawing of a place.
city - a big community with many people.
state - a territory.
country - a nation.
earth - the world.
Contact Us
Mrs. Heide-Oliveto: lmheide@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Kubus: jlkubus@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Hart: khart@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Jax: djax@buffaloschools.org
Miss. Ford ceford@buffaloschools.org
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Mrs. Hoffman rlhoffman@buffaloschools.org