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This Week in First Grade
Week 14
Long E & A
Long E & A
Write down several long E and long A words and look at their spellings with your child. Have your child help you sort them by common spelling patterns. For example: "day," "play," and "stay" all use the same spelling pattern.
As students get familiar with different ways to read long A and long E words, have them sort words by looking for those different word patterns. For example: "day," "play," and "stay" all follow the same spelling pattern.
Sounding It Out: Ai Vowel Pair
Worksheet
Sounding It Out: Ai Vowel Pair
Help your first grader get to know words with the vowel pair ai, and sneak in some writing practice while you're at it.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
All in the Word Family: "Eep" Words
Worksheet
All in the Word Family: "Eep" Words
Children practice their reading skills and familiarize themselves with the "-eep" word family in this cut-and-paste activity.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Long Vowel Review
Worksheet
Long Vowel Review
What does a long vowel sound like? Students will sound out four words and choose which words have a long vowel.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Decomposing Numbers
Decomposing Numbers
Continue to practice decomposing numbers at home so that your child understands the relationship between addition and subtraction. Play fun number games with cards and dominoes so that they learn to love math!
Provide fun ways for students to practice decomposing numbers. Try having them pull a domino out of a bag and write the related fact family, including 2 addition and 2 subtraction equations.
Inverse Operations Practice
Worksheet
Inverse Operations Practice
Kids will learn more about inverse operations by reviewing their subtraction problems. Use addition, the inverse of subtraction, to review problems.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Additive Inverse Practice
Worksheet
Additive Inverse Practice
Have your child work backwards to solve addition problems and learn more about the additive inverse.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Complete the Inverse Operation
Worksheet
Complete the Inverse Operation
Your child will develop the skills necessary to recognize patterns by completing inverse operations as well make a connection between addition and subtraction.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Retelling Stories
Retelling Stories
When talking about your day with your child, make sure to use plenty of sequencing vocabulary such as "first," "next," "then," and "last." Then, ask them to use these sequencing words to retell the plot of a favorite book.
As students talk about their books with partners, make sure that they are using plenty of sequencing vocabulary such as "first," "next," "then," and "last."
Fairy Tale Story Map
Worksheet
Fairy Tale Story Map
Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Paper Bag Princess
Lesson plan
The Paper Bag Princess
In this lesson, students will practice listening comprehension skills after reading “The Paper Bag Princess” together as a class. Afterward, students will role-play, make inferences, and use summarization to strengthen literacy skills.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Compare & Contrast Pictures
Lesson plan
Compare & Contrast Pictures
In this lesson, students will practice comparing and contrasting texts...without even reading them! By looking closely at pictures and text features, students will be prepared to further compare fiction texts.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
How-To Writing
How-To Writing
Encourage your child to include labeled pictures with their how-to writing. Show them how these labeled illustrations help the reader understand the steps more clearly. You can even make a mini how-to book at home.
Encourage students to include labeled pictures with their how-to writing. Show them how these labeled illustrations help the reader understand the steps more clearly!
How to Make a Sandwich
Worksheet
How to Make a Sandwich
Students learn to identify and order the steps needed to make a sandwich by writing a description of each illustrated step.
kindergarten
Worksheet
How to Make Lemonade
Worksheet
How to Make Lemonade
With this worksheet, kids will gain familiarity with how-to writing.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Life Cycle of a Plant
Lesson plan
Life Cycle of a Plant
From seed to flower, students will learn all about the life cycle of a plant in this science lesson. Your class will discover what living things need to grow, and learn the various stages of a plant’s life span, with new vocabulary words.
1st grade
Science
Lesson plan
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