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This Week in First Grade
Week 11
Long A
Long A
Find pictures of things that contain the short A and long A sound in their name online, such as a picture of a hat and plate. Print out different pictures and see if your child can sort the items by vowel sound.
Provide pictures of things that have the short A and long A sound in their names, such as a hat and a plate. Ask students to help you sort them by vowel sound.
Long A Sound
Worksheet
Long A Sound
In this worksheet, children will complete each sentence using a word with a long A sound.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Long "A": Word Search
Worksheet
Long "A": Word Search
What words have long "A" sounds? This word search will help your child improve his reading skills as he grows familiar with the vowel sound of the long A.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Long Vowels: Long A in Train
Worksheet
Long Vowels: Long A in Train
Introduce your first grader to ai words with this long vowels worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Subtraction
Subtraction
Help your child build an understanding of subtraction by pointing out when it is used in daily life. For example, count ten grapes. Ask your child how many grapes are left after they have eaten 5. Count the grapes and say, "Ten minus five equals five."
Teach students the meaning of subtraction by labeling a subtraction number sentence. Include key vocabulary such as whole, part, minus sign and equal sign. Give students plenty of examples to help them build a conceptual understanding of subtraction.
Too Much Food!
Worksheet
Too Much Food!
The daring diners in this worksheet have taken too much food for themselves, and it's up to you to help them out.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Subtraction Fact Families
Worksheet
Subtraction Fact Families
This solve-and-check worksheet encourages kids to solve subtraction problems, and then check their answers with addition.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Subtraction Facts: Cupcake Subtraction
Worksheet
Subtraction Facts: Cupcake Subtraction
Want to soothe those subtraction woes? Cupcakes to the rescue! This neat, sweet worksheet will guide your kid through subtraction facts.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Reading Strategies
Reflection on Reading Strategies
Now is a good time to reflect on reading strategies that your child has learned in school. Ask your child what they do to read tricky words and understand different stories. They might note that they sound out words letter-by-letter or look at pictures for clues.
Now is a good time of year to have students think about what they need to work on in their reading. Kids can record strategies they want to improve on sticky notes and attach them to their desks or their cubbies. For example, if a child wants to work on sounding out words, they might write "c-a-t" down so they can remember to do this.
Word Meaning: Picture Clues
Worksheet
Word Meaning: Picture Clues
Early readers can use picture clues to help figure out new or unknown words. In this reading fluency worksheet, students learn how examining pictures for context clues can help them decode text.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Fill in the Blanks Story: Cooking
Worksheet
Fill in the Blanks Story: Cooking
Let's cook up a funny story! This fun fill-in-the-blank is sure to please any beginning writer. He'll practice parts of speech as he goes.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
My Reading Goals
Worksheet
My Reading Goals
Help your child monitor their progress as readers with this reading goals worksheet. The act of reflecting and goal setting will set students up for reading success!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
How-To Writing
How-To Writing
You can help your child develop how-to writing skills by talking through the steps to do simple tasks. For some silly fun, have your chlid explain to you how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and only perform the actions described. It's harder than you might think!
When starting a how-to writing unit, be sure to model and interactively write an example with your whole class. Use something that the whole class knows how to do, like brushing teeth, making a sandwich, or checking out a book from the library!
How to...Brainstorm!
Worksheet
How to...Brainstorm!
Ready, set, brainstorm! Help your students prepare to write how-to books by generating ideas about topics that they know a lot about.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
How-to Writing Template
Worksheet
How-to Writing Template
From making a list of supplies to drawing a picture of the steps, this worksheet guides kids through the first phase of the writing process.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Teach Me How To...
Worksheet
Teach Me How To...
We all want to learn new skills! This worksheet engages students in thinking about what they’d like to learn to do or make, all while learning about nonfiction texts.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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