First Grade Weekly Updates
November 13-17
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
*A Musical Day
*"Drums"
Comprehension Strategies:
*Sequence of Events
*Analyze/Evaluate
Sight Words
- were
- does
Other:
- her
- now
- our
- she
- today
- would
Spelling
- huff
- mass
- will
- less
- pass
- chill
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.
A Musical Day
Drums
Math
Lessons 1-5
Lesson 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdbQoaH-kTA
Lesson 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0glynhgbkc
Lesson 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YHDgaHy34
Lesson 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipC7I4UUTq0
Lesson 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT9QGYDtc6o
Lesson 7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GJTurhwAfI
Think Tank Problems
Inquiry - How the World Works
Central Idea: Humans use their understanding of the natural world to improve their quality of life.
Lines of Inquiry:
- Patterns can be predicted.
- Humans make decisions based on patterns.
- Humans use and design tools to solve problems.
Essential Question: How are the seasons caused?
Elevate Science
Anchor Text
myOn ebooks
The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Vocabulary
cloudy - a type of weather where the sky is covered in clouds.
snowy - a type of weather where snow falls.
ice - the solid form of water.
liquid - a form of matter that can take the shape of any container (ex: water).
freeze - when a liquid turns to a solid because of extremely cold temperatures.
Four Seasons for Animals
Contact Us
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