First Grade Weekly Upadate
May 1-5
First Grade Field Trip to Tifft 5/2
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 New Friend
*"Symbols of our Country"
Comprehension:
*Understanding Characters
*Summarize
Sight Words
- buy
- city
- family
- myself
- party
- please
- school
- seven
Spelling
- join
- draw
- haul
- point
- fawn
- coin
- law
- toy
- paw
- boy
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 New Friend
Understanding Characters
Math
Module 6: Lessons 1-2
Lesson 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9g1CWHRhIY
Lesson 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AHhseRnU0
Lesson 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf5DOq2917w
Lesson 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgbnhQ6AJLs
Lesson 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvXubCXt24
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - Sharing the Planet
Central Idea: The structure and behavior of living things help them grow, survive, and reproduce.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Living things respond to their environment.
- Humans mimic the survival patterns they see in nature.
- The environment can be impacted by humans.
Essential Question: In what ways do humans modify their physical environment to meet their needs and wants?
Elevate Science
*Lesson 3 - People Learn From Plant and Animal Parts
Anchor Text
Epic Books
Vocabulary
structure - the arrangement of parts.
behavior - a way of acting.
man-made - made or caused by human beings; artificial.
engineer - a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.
build - construct (something) by putting parts or materials together.
creativity - the use of the imagination or original ideas in production.
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