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This Week in First Grade
Week 35
Y as I or E
Y as I or E
Show your child that the letter Y at the end of the word can either make a long E or a long I sound. Brainstorm a list of words that end in Y, and invite your child to sort them by sound.
The letter Y at the end of the word can either make a long E or a long I sound. To help students understand this concept, write some common words that end in Y on the board, such as "cry" or "baby." Have them experiment with the words by using the two different vowel sounds. Which one sounds right?
Words That End in Y
Worksheet
Words That End in Y
Help your first grader learn about words that end in y and the different sounds they make.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Y As Long E
Worksheet
Y As Long E
When "Y" acts like a vowel, it can make a few different sounds. Sometimes it is a long "E", and other times it's a long "I".
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Y as Long I
Worksheet
Y as Long I
Sometimes "Y" acts like a vowel. When it's playing the role of a vowel, "Y" makes a long "I" sound or a long "E" sound.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Numbers to 120
Numbers to 120
Continue to practice counting and writing numbers to 120 with your child at home. Pay special attention to numbers 100-120 which can be challenging.
Continue to practice counting and writing numbers to 120. Pay special attention to numbers 100-120 which can challenge young mathematicians.
Counting Challenge: 1-50
Worksheet
Counting Challenge: 1-50
Can your first grader count from 1 to 50? Test his counting and writing skills with this colorful printable.
1st grade
Math
Worksheet
Missing Numbers: Counting Bee
Interactive Worksheet
Missing Numbers: Counting Bee
Kids find the missing numbers to complete the honeycomb number grid. This first grade math worksheet helps kids practice counting whole numbers to 100.
1st grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Missing Numbers: Counting to 100
Interactive Worksheet
Missing Numbers: Counting to 100
Children will fill in the missing numbers to complete a hundreds counting chart in this number sense worksheet.
1st grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Reading Review
Reading Review
Encourage your child to use the reading strategies they have learned during the year. Remind them to make predictions, ask questions, and summarize or retell a favorite story to help them understand and remember the story.
Invite students to combine skills they've learned throughout the year. Encourage them to work with peers to develop opinions about fiction and nonfiction stories they read. Remind them to make predictions, ask questions and summarize a favorite story before reading another!
Three Little Pigs Story Map
Worksheet
Three Little Pigs Story Map
Help your child comprehend his reading better by using this graphic organizer. Help him fill out the story map for The Three Little Pigs.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs Story
Worksheet
The Three Little Pigs Story
Little readers will love a fun storyboard activity with the three little pigs! Re-tell this classic story with these cut-out pictures of scenes from the story.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Finding the Key Details
Lesson plan
Finding the Key Details
Introduce students to fictional story elements with a book by first grade favorite, Mo Willems! This lesson plan can be used alone or with the Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Key Details lesson plan.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Editing
Editing
Help your child edit their writing at home. Pay attention to punctuation, capital letters, and be sure to check the spelling of sight words.
As students finish writing a story or assignment, give them time to reread and edit their work. Make sure they are paying attention to punctuation, capital letters, and the spelling of sight words.
Practice Capitalization
Worksheet
Practice Capitalization
Give your child practice with his sentence building skills with this printable worksheet that's all about capital letters.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Fix the Sentences: Bicycle Ride
Worksheet
Fix the Sentences: Bicycle Ride
These sentences about bike riding have errors. Kids rewrite the sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation on this second grade writing worksheet.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Punctuation is Missing!
Worksheet
The Punctuation is Missing!
Uh-oh! The punctuation has gone missing, and we need your students' help editing these personal narratives! By looking closely at a punctuation-less narrative, students practice using correct end punctuation in this fun worksheet.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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