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1st grade, week 1, day 4

Day 4 of 180 · History: All about me · about 85 minutes

Reading25 min

Read: Where Is the Cat?

  1. Your child reads it aloud to you, then reads one page again with expression, the way a character would say it.
  2. When your child is stuck, say the first sound and let them finish the word, rather than saying the whole word.
  3. Afterward, ask: who was in the story, and what happened?
Math25 min

Writing to 120

  1. Fill in a blank hundreds grid from 1 to 100, a row at a time.
  2. Then write 101 to 120 on a strip below it.
History20 min

Interview a grown-up

  1. Your child asks a grown-up three questions about when they were six years old.
  2. Write the answers down and compare them with your child's life now.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: The Ugly Duckling

  1. Read “The Ugly Duckling” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
  2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?
  3. On the read-along you can show the pages on a big screen, or let it read the words aloud while each one lights up.

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