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This Week in First Grade
Week 33
Compound Words
Compound Words
Compound words are two words put together to make a new word. For example, cup plus cake equals cupcake, and base plus ball equals baseball. Ask your child to brainstorm compound words, and keep a running list this week!
Introduce compound words by explaining that compound words are two words put together to make a new word with a new meaning. Hold up pictures of different parts of compound words and see if the class can guess the compound word. For example, cup plus cake makes cupcake.
Word Addition: Compound Words 1
Worksheet
Word Addition: Compound Words 1
Using a picture as a clue, kids put two words together to make a compound word for each item on this second grade reading worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compound Words: One Word from Two
Worksheet
Compound Words: One Word from Two
This worksheet will teach your child how to scrunch two words together to get one compound word.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compound Word Coloring
Worksheet
Compound Word Coloring
This worksheet will help children identify compound words, by asking them to color-code the words on the page.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
More Addition Strategies
More Addition Strategies
As your child starts to tackle bigger sums, such as 13+15, teach them to draw a quick tens and ones picture to help them add these numbers more easily.
As students begin to tackle bigger sums, such as 13+15, teach them to draw a quick tens and ones picture to help them add these numbers more easily.
Addition Under the Sea
Worksheet
Addition Under the Sea
Dive into addition with the single digits in this worksheet, featuring an ocean floor background.
Kindergarten
Math
Worksheet
Double-Digit Addition Practice
Worksheet
Double-Digit Addition Practice
Give your budding mathematician a fun way to practice double-digit addition. He'll be reviewing his math facts as he solves each equation.
1st grade
Worksheet
Draw and Add Challenge #5
Worksheet
Draw and Add Challenge #5
Picture this! To help your student visualize the math equations, have him draw out pictures to represent each one.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Making Inferences about Characters and Stories
Making Inferences about Characters and Stories
Help your child organize story elements and make inferences about a character's actions and thoughts based on the text.
Whether getting to know new characters or reading familiar stories, point out a book's life lessons. Think aloud as you read: What is the character learning here? What does he or she realize?
Become a Character Detective
Worksheet
Become a Character Detective
Help students practice close reading with this character detective worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
What Will Happen Next?
Worksheet
What Will Happen Next?
Explore story sense with your young reader. First, read the astronaut's story. Then, let your imagination tell what will happen next!
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Making Inferences
Worksheet
Making Inferences
Help your child read deeper into a story by having him practice making inferences about what happened.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing
Kids love to write reviews and opinion pieces! Before they put their thoughts to paper, take the time to brainstorm topics to write about. Chart your child's ideas!
Students love to write reviews and opinion pieces! Before they put their thoughts to paper, take the time to brainstorm topics to write about. Chart your students' ideas!
What’s Your Favorite Animal?
Worksheet
What’s Your Favorite Animal?
Students opine about their favorite animals and give reasons for their picks in this worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Pizza, Pizza…Come and Get It!
Worksheet
Pizza, Pizza…Come and Get It!
Help students grasp opinion writing and practice providing evidence with this worksheet.
1st grade
Worksheet
What's the Fact, Jack? Facts and Opinions
Lesson plan
What's the Fact, Jack? Facts and Opinions
Do your students know the difference between a fact and an opinion? In this lesson, your class gets the practice they need to sort fact from opinion.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
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