Here’s what our CA first graders are learning
this week: January 11th - 15th
Interactive Read Aloud: For the next
two weeks, we are reading books about generosity: The Giving Tree,
Heart of Gold, Mama Panya’s Pancakes, and The Quiltmaker’s Gift. We will be discussing character traits for the main
characters of each story.
Phonics: Our students
are learning to read and spell words with vowel teams for the rest
of January. Vowel teams are two vowels that work together to make one long
vowel sound (ie. “ea,” “ai,” or “oa”).
We use the rhyme “when two vowels go walking, the first one does the
talking and says its name” to help students remember how to read words using
vowel teams
Grammar: We are continuing to practice 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 continuing to practice 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
this week Tuesday and Wednesday. We will spend
Monday 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.
