• Dear First Grade Families,

    There are a number of ELA activities to complete this week. There is a decodable book to read 1 Mon-Thurs, & a phonics sheet to complete 1 per day. The other activities can be determined by your schedule. Please complete all activities by the following Monday.

    These are the things we will be learning this week. Click on Focus Wall to see a summary.

    Every week we learn new words. This week's words are almost, covers, country, earth, kinds, ready, soil, warms. Practice reading these words daily. You can make flashcards with them to practice reading them too!

    This week I will give you 4 books as I would usually do to practice reading at home. Read 1 book per day, Monday - Thursday.

    VERY IMPORTANT: After you get to the website, you have to click on "Contents". Then you will see a list of all of the books to read.

    • Monday - Moose's Tooth
    • Tuesday - Moon News
    • Wednesday - Boot's Clues
    • Thursday - Red Zed and Blue Stu

    To read your story, click on Decodable Reader

    This week I have one phonics/skills activity per day for you to complete. There are 5 total. Follow the directions on the pages. To work on the activities, click on Phonics/Skills Work.

    Every week we listen to a story. This week's story is an informational text. This means the story will give true information and the pictures will show real facts about the world. Notice the sequence of events in the story. Think about what happens to the tree in the four seasons as it grows.

    To listen to the story, click on this week's title below.

    VERY IMPORTANT: After you get to the website, click on "Contents." Then "Unit 5" will appear. Click on "Unit 5." Lesson 24 will pop up. Click on "Lesson 24." You will see the 3rd choice, "A Tree is a Plant." Click on "A Tree is a Plant." Your child will recognize the pages. He/she can listen & turn the pages of the story.

    A Tree is a Plant

     Why do you think the author wrote this story? Tell an adult your answer. Answer: to teach the life cycle of trees

    This week we are listening to another informational text. This text will give true facts about how apples grow. Notice the captions under the pictures. Captions are sentences that tell more about the photograph or picture.

    VERY IMPORTANT: After you get to the website, click on "Contents." Then "Unit 5" will appear. Click on "Unit 5." Lesson 24 will pop up. Click on "Lesson 24." The 6th choice you see is "Grow, Apples, Grow!" Your child will recognize the pages. He/she can listen & turn the pages of the story.

    As you listen to the story, think about how the two stories, A Tree is a Plant and Grow, Apples, Grow! are alike and how they are different. Tell an adult the similarities and differences of the two stories.

     Grow, Apples, Grow!

      Writing

    We will continue with Narrative Writing. One day this week, write a story about what you like to do in the spring. Remember to include the following: A beginning, 4 or more transition words, details, and an ending. This can be written on paper. You can take a picture of it and email it to me, or drop it off in the bin at a school with your name, my name on it and Cataract.

     

    Here are some examples of a beginning to use for your sentence: (Choose 1)

    One day, Yesterday, Last week, Last night, Yesterday afternoon, Last month

     

    Here are some examples of transition words to use for your sentence: (Choose at least 4)

    First, Next, Then, After, Later, Finally (or) Lastly

     

    Now add extra information after your transition sentences so that you are adding "details" to your story. For example; Next I pulled the weeds in the garden. 3 examples of a Detail: I noticed lots of tall, green weeds. (Or) I had a hard time pulling them out. (Or) I used a shovel to pull them out.

     

    Here are some examples of endings to use for your sentence: (Choose 1)

    Would you like to...? When was the last time you...? I can't wait to do it again! I had a great time! I look forward to...

     

    You can draw a picture to go along with your story too, if you would like. I look forward to reading your stories!