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This Week in First Grade
Week 31
Contractions
Contractions
Give your child an introduction to ways in which two words magically combine to form a contraction. Write two words such as "I" and "am", and combine them to form the contraction: "I'm"
Give your students an introduction to ways in which two words magically combine to form a contraction. Write two words such as "I" and "am", and combine them to form the contraction: "I'm"
Contraction Action
Worksheet
Contraction Action
Kids write the two words that make up each contraction on this second grade reading and writing worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Get into Grammar: Contractions
Worksheet
Get into Grammar: Contractions
Help your child ease into grammar with a quick look at contractions: words formed by leaving out and combining sounds in a phrase.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Contraction Matching Game
Worksheet
Contraction Matching Game
Is your kid having trouble with contractions? Try out this simple memory matching game.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
More Place Value Practice
More Place Value Practice
This week use fun games, worksheets, and activities to support your child as they learn about place value.
Use a hundreds chart, money, and hands-on practice as you teach your students about place value. Continue to provide manipulatives as they build and create numbers.
Patterns on a Hundreds Chart: Columns
Worksheet
Patterns on a Hundreds Chart: Columns
This math and patterns worksheet features a chart with the numbers 1 through 100 to help your kid learn how to identify patterns and review place values.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Expanded Form: Double Digits
Interactive Worksheet
Expanded Form: Double Digits
This expanded form worksheet gets your child to break down numbers by ones and tens. This expanded form worksheet is an easy introduction to place value.
1st grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Play Pennies, Dimes, Dollar!
Activity
Play Pennies, Dimes, Dollar!
Have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!
1st grade
Math
Activity
More Sight Words
More Sight Words
Your child should end first grade knowing at least 100 sight words. Instantly recognizing sight words will improve their reading stamina and fluency.
First graders should end the year knowing at least 100 sight words. Automaticity with sight words will improve their reading stamina and fluency.
Complete the Sentence: Common Sight Words
Worksheet
Complete the Sentence: Common Sight Words
Combining writing and sight word practice, this complete-the-sentence worksheet is packed with learning.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Write the Sight Words: "Again"
Worksheet
Write the Sight Words: "Again"
Looking for a phonics worksheet to help your child with sight words? This printable will give him practice with the word "again".
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Roly's Sight Words Munch
Game
Roly's Sight Words Munch
Help Roly munch the right words in this exciting sight words game!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing
When discussing opinions with your child, make sure to highlight the difference between a fact and an opinion. Give your child plenty of examples of both!
When discussing opinions, make sure to highlight the difference between a fact and an opinion. Write some facts and opinions on sentence strips. Read them aloud, then have students sort them.
Tell Me the Facts & Opinions
Worksheet
Tell Me the Facts & Opinions
Are your students getting ready to write their own opinion pieces? Set students up for success with this worksheet that will have them record and differentiate facts and opinions about a topic of their choice.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
My Opinion Matters
Worksheet
My Opinion Matters
Introduce this graphic organizer as a way to help students compose opinion pieces.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Support Your Opinion
Worksheet
Support Your Opinion
Help your students prepare to write an argumentative piece with this writing prompt activity. This worksheet will jumpstart the writing process by having students articulate an opinion and come up with supporting evidence and details.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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