• Dear First Grade Families,

    There are a number of ELA activities to complete this week. There is a decodable book to read 1 per day, & 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 in reading. Click on Focus Wall to see a summary.

    Every week we learn new words. This week's words are few, night, loudly, noise, shall, story, window, world. 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 - Mark Shark
    • Tuesday - Clark's Part
    • Wednesday -At The Shore
    • Thursday - More Fun For Jake

    To read your story, click on Journeys Decodable Readers.      

    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 Activities

    Every week we listen to a story. This story's genre is fantasy. You can hear why it is a fantasy. To listen to it, 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 21 will pop up. Click on "Lesson 21." You will see the 3rd choice, "The Garden from Frog & Toad." Click on "The Garden from Frog & Toad." Your child will recognize the pages. He/she can listen & turn the pages of the story.

    The Garden from Frog and Toad

    Questions: Now that you've listened to the story, tell an adult who the

    • characters are
    • what the setting was (where the story took place)
    • what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story (retell)

    We have nonfiction (true information) text to listen to this week. As you read it, notice the labels naming the bugs in the pictures. Click on the title below to listen to the story.

    VERY IMPORTANT: After you get to the website, click on "Contents." Then "Unit 5" will appear. Click on "Unit 5." Lesson 21 will pop up. Click on "Lesson 21." The 6th choice you see is "Garden Good Guys." Your child will recognize the pages. He/she can listen & turn the pages of the story.

    Garden Good Guys

    Writing

    We were working on Narrative Writing when we left school. One day this week, write a story about something that you did while you've been home from school. Remember to include the following: A beginning, 4 or more transition words, and an ending. This can be written on paper. I will read it when we return to school.

     

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

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

     

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

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

     

    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!