First Grade Weekly Updates
October 23-27, October 30-November 3
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
Unit 1 Reading Assessment October 23-27
Journeys
*Jack and the Wolf
*"The Three Little Pigs"
Comprehension Strategies:
*Understanding Characters
*Summarize
Sight Words
{Be able to read without sounding out.}
- help
- who
- what
- where
- do
- are
Spelling
Consonants v, x, z
- chap
- chin
- chug
- ship
- shop
- which
Jack and the Wolf
The Three Little Pigs
Understanding Characters
Math
Lessons 26-30, 31-34
Lesson 26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWyvHU3FR14
Lesson 27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek7EyxJ_G8M
Lesson 28 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRm7GL62h30&t=3s
Lesson 29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YurZBPKP9qk
Lesson 30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKku06DX32Y
Lesson 31 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhfJtYWGSJw
Lesson 32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx56iRfYiPw
Lesson 33 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYO3MFIumHw
Lesson 34 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Sjcu9RPIo
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - How the World Works
Lines of Inquiry:
- Patterns can be predicted.
- Humans make decisions based on patterns.
- Humans use and design tools to solve problems.
Essential Question: What patterns do you observe in the sky?
Vocabulary
sun - the closest star to Earth.
shadow - a dark shape that is made when light is blocked.
pattern - something that repeats.
sunrise - what happens when the sun seems to come up in the sky in the morning.
sunset - what happens when the sun seems to go down in the evening
Earth - the planet which we live, the world.
star- a big ball of hot gas
moon- the closest large object to Earth in space
moon phases- the changing of shapes of the moon in the sky
astronaut- a person who is trained to travel in space
constellations- a group of stars
Topic 3
Lesson 1 - Observe the Sky
Lesson 2 - Patterns in the Sky
IB Anchor Text
myOn eBooks
"The Sun," "Shadows"
"Where Does the Sun Go at Night,"
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