First Grade Weekly Updates
January 15-19
No School - Monday January 15
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
*The Big Race
*"Rules and Laws"
Comprehension:
*Conclusions
*Infer/Predict
Sight Words
- could
- day
- eye
- live
- love
- out
- should
- too
- would
- five
- four
- into
- over
- starts
- three
- two
- watch
Spelling
- text
- felt
- shelf
- held
- bump
- dusk
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.
The Big Race
Rules and Laws
Conclusions
Math
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - Where We Are in Place and Time
Lines of Inquiry:
- Family’s roles, responsibilities, and traditions are impacted by their culture.
- Living things form unique groups.
- Technology changes with us based on our needs.
Essential Question: How have people changed?
myWorld Interactive
*Lesson 2 - Schools and Communities Past and Present pp. 120-123
*Lesson 3 - Daily Life Past and Present pp. 124-129
myOn ebooks
"Diwali"
"Ramadan"
"Birthdays in Many Cultures"
"Clothing in Many Cultures"
Vocabulary
present - today.
future - what will happen later.
calendar - shows the days, weeks, and months of the year.
history - the story of the past.
generation - people who were born at about the same time.
Happy MLK Day!
Contact Us
Mrs. Heide-Oliveto: lmheide@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Kubus: jlkubus@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Hart: khart@buffaloschools.org
Mrs. Jax: djax@buffaloschools.org
Miss. Monin bemonin@buffaloschools.org
Ms. Fulgham sfulgham@buffaloschools.org
Ms. Fabi kmfabi@buffaloschools.org