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Week 15
Short E & Long E
Short E & Long E
As your child gets familiar with the different ways to write and read the long E sound, have them sort long E words by spelling. Create categories such as "ea", "ee" and "e_e."
As students get familiar with the different ways to write and read the long E sound, have them sort long E words by spelling. Create categories such as "ea", "ee" and "e_e."
Long "E" Word Search
Worksheet
Long "E" Word Search
Put a little fun back into phonics practice! Find all the long "e" words in the puzzle.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Short E Moving Match 2
Game
Short E Moving Match 2
Help Muggo by using words containing the short E to power his friend making machine.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Long "E" Words
Worksheet
Long "E" Words
Help train your first grader's ear to pick up the long e sound with this worksheet that asks her to sort out words with a long e sound.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Measurement
Measurement
Introduce measurement with nonstandard units with an obvious length dimension, such as straws or pieces of string. Invite your child to measure objects in your home with different nonstandard units of measure, and report on their findings! Take time to teach vocabulary such as longer, shorter, longest, and shortest.
Introduce measurement with nonstandard units with an obvious length dimension, such as straws or pieces of string. Invite students to measure objects in the classroom with different nonstandard units of measure, and report on their findings! Take time to teach vocabulary such as longer, shorter, longest, and shortest.
Classroom Measurement Detective
Worksheet
Classroom Measurement Detective
Put on your detective hats because it's time for a measurement hunt! In this activity, students search for objects around the classroom that are shorter/longer than the given items. Your kids will have fun hunting for items and drawing what they find.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Determining Relative Length: Shortest to Longest
Worksheet
Determining Relative Length: Shortest to Longest
Children practice estimating and comparing relative length in this engaging ordering worksheet.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Measurement Madness
Lesson plan
Measurement Madness
This math lesson is filled with fun hands-on non-standard measurement activities! The lesson begins with an interactive story then has students explore measurement using several different objects as their tools!
1st grade
Math
Lesson plan
Nonfiction Books
Nonfiction Books
When introducing nonfiction books to your child, take time to point out different text features. Talk about how readers use these text features to help them understand the topic.
When introducing nonfiction books to students, take time to point out different text features. Talk about how readers use these text features to help them understand the topic.
Table of Contents
Worksheet
Table of Contents
Help your little bookworm get to know the layout of a table of contents! Learners deconstruct this sample table of contents by answering the questions.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Headings
Worksheet
Headings
This worksheet is designed to help students understand what is a heading is and practice writing them.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Add a New Text Feature
Worksheet
Add a New Text Feature
Nonfiction books have a variety of text features. But they could sometimes use more! In this activity, students analyze the existing text features in a book and create a new feature to add.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Writing
Informational Writing
Practice informational writing with your child at home. Begin by brainstorming topics that your child already knows a lot about, or is curious about. Then, be sure to read plenty of nonfiction books about the topic before writing!
Introduce an informational writing unit by brainstorming topics that students know a lot about. Build background knowledge about these topics by reading plenty of nonfiction books during read-alouds.
My Family: Writing Practice
Lesson plan
My Family: Writing Practice
Family first! This lesson encourages students to think about families and how diverse families can be.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Write About the Weather
Worksheet
Write About the Weather
There's no better way to get your kid thinking about the weather than by having him write about it. Kids write a sentence about the weather in each picture.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Activity
Rocket Like Mae Jemison
Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!
preschool
Reading & Writing
Activity
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