Here’s what our CA first
graders are learning this week: January 4th - 8th
Interactive Read Aloud:
This week, we are
reading 2 of Jan Brett’s most popular winter books: The Hat and The
Mitten. We will be working on
retelling a familiar story and sequencing story events.
Phonics : : Our students are learning about contractions. Students will recognize that a contraction is when two
words are put together where one or more letters are omitted. An apostrophe replaces the omitted letters.
Grammar: We are introducing pronouns this week. A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. “She,” “they,” “his,” and “it” are examples of pronouns. We will also continue identifying and recognizing nouns and verbs in our stories and writing.
Grammar: We are introducing pronouns this week. A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. “She,” “they,” “his,” and “it” are examples of pronouns. We will also continue identifying and recognizing nouns and verbs in our stories and writing.
Writing: We will be working on small moment narratives and
drawing upon our personal experiences once again. Small moment stories are true accounts from
the child’s own life, and the children learn to include important details as
well as a clear beginning, middle, and end to their stories.
Math: Students are preparing to take the
Interim 2 test next week Tuesday and Wednesday. We will spend this week reviewing
number lines, comparing numbers, adding 3 numbers, skip counting, adding and
subtracting numbers from a given number, place value and much more. Keep practicing counting to 120!
IXL:If you would like to use IXL at home, we recommend these
sections for practice this week:
·
Counting and Number
Patterns (Section A)
·
Addition (Section B &
C)
·
Subtraction (Section D
& E)
·
Mixed Operations (Section
F)
·
Recognizing Patterns
(section P)
Core Knowledge: Our new unit for this week is Early American Civilizations. We
will look and compare Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
We will identify the
fundamental features of
farming, establishment of cities
and government, as well as religion and cultural elements of each group.
Core Virtue: January's
Core Virtue is Courage: being brave and doing what is right, even when it is
scary.
