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Week of: April 13 - April 17

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**Please complete Waterford prior to beginning other subjects.**

 

~First Complete Reading Waterford Blue (Monday - Thursday)

 

~Second Complete Math Waterford Green (Monday - Thursday)

 

 

 

 

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*Please see 1st Grade - Extra Tools for information on Accelerated Reader (AR) Quizzes*

 

 

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ELA

Reading & Language Arts

 

Phonics: The student will read and spell words with “ie” and “igh”. 

 

Book/ Video: Click here to listen to the song about “ie” and “igh”. 
 

 

Activity 1:
 
Students will spell words on the building mat with “ie”.  (see attachment called “ie Building Mat”).  Please have your child write the letter(s) in the box to spell the word.  Make sure to use your best handwriting.  There is an answer key provided. 
 
Students will spell words on the building amt with “igh”. (see attachment called “igh Building Mat”).  Please have your child write the letter(s) in the box to spell the word.  Make sure to use your best handwriting.  There is an answer key provided. 
 

*Students may use items such as letters, shaving cream, paint, or salt to spell the words.  

 

 

Activity 2:
 
Students will spell “igh” words with the word building activity.  (see attachment called “SSP Lesson 39”). Students will use letter cards to build words from the document called “Letter Card Printout”.  These cards can be printed out or students can write the letters on notecards or a sheet of paper.  Parents will read the steps for building words to the student, and the student will build the word.  Please make a list of the words and write a sentence with each word from the building mat and SSP Lesson 39.
 

* Please encourage your child to write a complete sentence and use their best handwriting.  Make sure to start your sentence with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.  Click the links to play an "ie" and "igh" game.

 

 

*SoftSchools igh and ie GAME*   

 

 

 

Activity 3:
 
Have your child read the “ie” and “igh” poem. Please have your child write or circle the “ie” and “igh” words that are found in the poem and sort the words by writing them in their corresponding section on page 2 of the poem sort. (see attachment called Poem “ie” and “igh” Sort)

 

 

 

Comprehension: Choose 1 of the following activities and use the book that is on the Pleasanton Primary Library page or a book of your choice.

 
 
Activity 1:
Write about your favorite part of the story. 

             -Sentence stem:  [My favorite part of the story is…….]

 

 

 

Activity 2:
 
Write the beginning, middle, and end of the story. (see anchor chart below)
 
 
 
 
Activity 3:
Make a Connection - text to self or text to text. (see anchor chart below)    

 

             -Sentence stem for text to self:   [This reminds me of when ...]

 

           -Sentence stem for text to text:   [This text reminds me of another text because ...]

 

 

anchor charts retell, connections

 

 

Activity 4:

 

Students will create a four square (See four square anchor chart).  Divide your paper into 4 squares and write about the characters, setting, problem, and solution from the story.

 

 

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TumbleBooks
Click here for extra books at TumbleBooks.com. TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Tumble Books are created by adding animation, sound, music, and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sight Words:  Please use the homework menu to complete an activity (see attachment called Homework Choice Menu).  The words are listed below: 

 

**Sight words to practice reading and spelling:

 

little              saw

find               please

what             again

then              new

 

**  “ie” and “igh” words to practice reading and spelling:

 

pie           bright

tie            fright

fried         light

spied       might

fries         knight

 

Please use the Homework Choice Menu below to complete the daily reading (15 minutes) and sight word activity.  

 

Linking charts will be posted on the 1st-grade webpage to assist your child with decoding words

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Math

Addition and Subtraction to 20

 

Book/ Video:

  • Click here to watch Basic Adding on Brainpop Jr.
  • Click here to watch Basic Subtraction on Brainpop Jr.  
  • Click here to watch, Albert Adds Up! (AR Quiz No. 168296)
  • Click here to read the book- Count to Add with Baron Von Madd

 

 

 

Activity 1:

 

Have your child gather 20 items outside or in your home.

 

Example: sticks, leaves, rocks, candy, toys, etc.

 

  • Use the objects to model the following addition and subtraction problems.

 

20 -7=______     15 + 3=______            4 + 8=_____

 

6 + 4=______     12 – 9=______            18 – 11=_____

 

Encourage your child to think out loud while modeling solving the problem.

 

Example: I collected 20 leaves from the front yard. Seven of them blew away. Now I have 13 left. So, twenty minus seven equals thirteen.

 

*Complete the worksheet - Add and Subtract.

 

 

 

 

Graphing

 

 Book/ Video:

  • Click here to watch Tally Marks Song
  • Click here to watch Tally Charts and Bar Graphs
  • Click here to watch, Tally O´Mally (book) (AR Quiz No. 82143)
 
 
 
Activity 2:
 
What is Your Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
 
Create a tally chart like the one below.  Ask 5-10 people what their favorite ice cream flavor is and use tally marks to show their answer. Ask your parents to call people to take the survey.
 
 

Chocolate

Strawberry

Vanilla

 

 

 
 
 
Use the data you collected to complete your tally chart to create a graph like the one below.  Make sure to label and include a title for your graph.
 

Title: Favorite Ice Cream Flavor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chocolate

Strawberry

Vanilla
 
 
 

Answer the following questions.

  1. Which flavor had the most votes?
  2. Which flavor had the least votes?
  3. How many people chose Chocolate and Vanilla?

 

Use the data you collected to create two more questions and ask a family member to answer the questions.

 

Example: How many more people chose Strawberry over Chocolate?

 

*Complete the worksheet - Graphing

 

 

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Science

Investigating Weather and Seasons

 

Activity:

 

Go outside with your child and observe the current weather conditions. If available, use a weather app to discuss temperature, wind speed, and forecast. Discuss the importance of weather forecasts. Talk about weather safety and what to do during severe weather conditions.

 

Click here  to watch Brainpop jr.com called “Temperature”

 

Have your child draw a picture of themselves wearing seasonally appropriate clothing during their favorite kind of weather. He or she will write a sentence about why the weather condition they drew is their favorite. Please take a picture of their drawing and send it to their teacher.

 

 

 

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Social Studies

Making Economic Decisions

 

Activity:

 

 

Discuss wants and needs with your child. This is a great opportunity to talk about scarcity, supply and demand. (Ex. The toilet paper shortage, why is grocery shopping different now, etc.)

What are some examples of wants and needs?

 

Click here to watch Brainpop jr.com called “Needs and Wants”

 

Have your child sort various household items into needs and wants. Talk about what makes them a need or a want. Please take a picture of the items sorted and send it to their teacher.

 

 

 

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PE

Click the arrow to the right of the day to see the activity for that day.  Don't forget to do your warm-up exercises first!

 

Let's Get Moving Warm-up activities for EACH DAY

Complete 10 each of the warm-up activities

 

Jumping Jacks Arm Circles Forward and Backward Feet Apart, Touch Right Toe/ Left Toe/ Middle
Bell Skier Sit-Down: Crab Kicks
Sit-ups Turn on Tummy/ Superman Planks
Air Squats Froggies Ladders
Picking Berries Eagle Spell Out Jog for 3 Minutes

 

Practice Kicking

 

Activity:

 

  1. USE ANY KIND OF BALL
  2. THAT IS SAFE AND DOESN’T HURT
  3. START WITH THE BALL BEING STATIONARY
  4. THEN HAVE THE BALL MOVING
  5. KICK AT A TARGET

Jump Rope

 

Activity:

  1. TRY FORWARD/BACKWARD
  2. BOTH FEET
  3. RUNNING IN PLACE
  • IF YOU DON’T HAVE A JUMP ROPE YOU CAN PRETEND OR USE ANY TYPE OF ROPE.

Practice Kicking

 

Activity:

 

  1. USE ANY KIND OF BALL
  2. THAT IS SAFE AND DOESN’T HURT
  3. START WITH THE BALL BEING STATIONARY
  4. THEN HAVE THE BALL MOVING
  5. KICK AT A TARGET

Cardio Day

 

Activity:

 

  1. WALK/JOG/RUN FOR 20 MINUTES
  • THE IDEA IS TO GET YOUR HEART RATE UP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. REMEMBER YOU SHOULD GET TIRED, SWEATY, MAYBE HAVE A PAIN IN YOUR SIDE, AND IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO BREATHE—THESE THINGS ARE A SIGN THAT YOU ARE MAKING YOUR HEART STRONGER-

Outdoor

 

Activity:

 

  1. STUDENTS MAY RIDE THEIR BIKES, SCOOTERS, RIP STICKS, ECT.
  2. JUMP ON TRAMPOLINE
  3. PLAY HIDE AND SEEK OR TAG
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