First Grade Weekly Updates
May 29-June 2
No School - Monday, May 29th
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 Kite" from Days with Frog and Toad
*"Measuring Weather"
Comprehension:
*Infer/Predict
*Story Structure
Sight Words
- across
- head
- second
- ball
- heard
- should
- cried
- large
Spelling
- my
- try
- sky
- fly
- by
- dry
- pie
- cried
- night
- light
Activities for Spelling Words
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 Kite
Measuring Weather
Story Structure
Math
Lessons 14-18
Lesson 14 - https://youtu.be/WFHC_dequ7E, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymxicnyn3mw
Lesson 15 - https://youtu.be/SXPadI0ERCk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRkQ1FMU3c
Lesson 16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwKJLEa-FgLesson 16 - https://youtu.be/bwMfqpyx_NA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwKJLEa-FgLesson 18 - https://youtu.be/iUbYocKIaEQ
Think Tank Problems
Good Vibrations
Central Idea: Humans are always discovering ways to communicate.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Sound and light waves impact the way we live.
- There are many forms of communication.
- Everyday exchanges connect the world.
Essential Question: How does light interact with different materials?
Topic 2 - Light
Anchor Texts
*Light is All Around Us by Wendy Pfeffer
myOn ebooks
*"Reflecting Light"
Vocabulary
translucent - some light passes through.
opaque - no light passes through.
reflection - the bouncing back of light waves when they hit an object with a smooth, shiny surface.
refraction - the bending of light as it passes from one transparent object to another.
matter - anything that has mass and takes up space.
Contact Us
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