Here’s what our first graders are learning this week: April 25-29
Interactive Read Aloud: Over the next few weeks, we will be learning how to read a text closely. Often just simply referred to as "close reading," this skill teaches children to look carefully at words chosen by an author to convey meaning. This week, we will be reading springtime passages and practicing close reading skills.
Phonics: -ui and –oo words
We are in our end of the year unit on learning to spell high frequency words, long vowel team or r-controlled words, and “fun” words from the lists you made at home. Each Friday your child will have a spelling test of 6 words they have been practicing all week through various activities. This week, we will focus on
-ui and -oo words.
Writing: This month, we are going to be doing some “animal research” and writing “All About” books to share what we have learned. Each student will have his/her own unique animal to research, and we will be learning the mechanics of writing non-fiction based on gathered information rather than personal experience. At the end of this unit, we will be making a class PowerPoint presentation to share some fun facts about our amazing animals!
Math: We are learning how to add 2-digit numbers (without regrouping) this week. The students will learn the basics of how to add horizontally and vertically, and will learn strategies with 10s and 1s in order to solve basic 2-digit addition problems. In first grade, we don't learn adding or subtracting with regrouping (sometimes also called "carrying" a ten), but what we do learn is setting the students up to begin regrouping at the beginning of second grade.
IXL: If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these sections for practice this week:
· Fractions (Section J)
· Money (Section O)
· Review of Addition and Subtraction (Sections B-F)
Core Knowledge: This week, we continue our unit in Core Knowledge history: A New Nation. We are learning about the original 13 colonies and the events leading up to the American Revolution. Topics include the Boston Tea Party, the "Shot Heard Around the World," Paul Revere, Betsy Ross and the first American flag, the Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and American symbols.
End of the Year Trips:
May 6th MN Zoo
June 2nd Chutes and Ladders
