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This Week in First Grade
Week 34
Compound Words
Compound Words
Design your own matching game by writing the parts of compound words — like "base" and "ball" — on index cards. Your child can sort the cards to make matches and create compound words.
Interactive games bring compound words to life! Offer each student a flashcard with half of a compound word on it. Then, have students move around the room to find their match!
Make Your Own Compound Words
Worksheet
Make Your Own Compound Words
Fish + bow = fishbow...? No, that's not right! Engage your young learners in understanding and forming compound words with this fun worksheet. Students will use words from a word bank to create compound words in this word structure activity.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Silly Compound Words
Worksheet
Silly Compound Words
This funny activity will get your students—and you—giggling! Help your first graders develop their understanding of compound words by having them make up their own silly words and draw illustrations to match.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Compound Word Art
Activity
Compound Word Art
If your child enjoys drawing, here's a fun way to learn about compound words that uses art as a visual aid.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Activity
Addition Strategy: Sketch a Picture
Addition Strategy: Sketch a Picture
Talk to your children about their process while solving math problems. Some starter questions: What did you do to solve the problem? Did you use a specific strategy? Why? Encourage your child to sketch a picture that shows their thinking, and represents the solution.
Encourage students to talk about math, and to sketch a picture that shows their thinking! Have your class work out a math problem or two, then review and discuss it with a buddy. Be sure to ask them to explain their thinking! Offer them question prompts: What did you do to solve the problem? Did you use a specific strategy? Why?
Number Stories
Worksheet
Number Stories
Yum, let's work up an appetite for some fruity math practice! Practice multi-digit addition with these word problems.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Word Problem Challenge
Worksheet
Word Problem Challenge
Practice two digit addition and subtraction down on the farm with these challenging word problems.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Math Story Problems
Worksheet
Math Story Problems
Build great math skills with these story problems. Use the picture to help you visualize each problem.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Ask your child if any of the characters in the books they are reading have learned anything. This can spark a good conversation and help your child practice reading comprehension skills.
Invite students to discuss the characters, key points, and main ideas after reading a story. Provide them with short passages and sentence frames to guide their discussion with a partner: "I notice... I wonder... I think...This character is..." Story organizers can offer structure as students identify the different elements of the story.
On a Ship: Reading Comprehension
Game
On a Ship: Reading Comprehension
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Game
Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea
Lesson plan
Putting it Together to Find the Main Idea
Get students curious about reading with these activities designed to support comprehension. This lesson plan can be used alone or with the Main Ideas and Details lesson plan.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Clouds: Level H
Story
Clouds: Level H
Study the science of clouds in this leveled book for budding readers.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Story
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing
Ask your child to write a review of a favorite restaurant, movie, book, or place. After stating their opinion, they should provide at least three reasons why others will love what they are reviewing.
Ask your class to write a review of a favorite restaurant, movie, book, or place. Underscore the importance of including supporting details. After they state their opinion, students should provide at least three reasons why others will love what they are reviewing.
My Favorite Ice Cream: Opinion Writing
Worksheet
My Favorite Ice Cream: Opinion Writing
Give this delectable worksheet to your 1st grader to practice opinion writing! Your child will love talking about his favorite ice cream.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Defending Favorites: Opinion Writing
Worksheet
Defending Favorites: Opinion Writing
Does your 1st grader have a favorite activity or game? Have him write his opinion with this easy to use opinion writing template worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Graphic Organizer
Worksheet
Opinion Graphic Organizer
Looking for an opinion graphic organizer for your learner? Check out this worksheet template that helps your child list an opinion, reasons, and conclusion.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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