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1st grade, week 11, day 4

Day 54 of 180 · Science: What animals need · about 85 minutes

Reading25 min

Read: Not Yet, Ted

  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 your child to tell it back: what happened first, next and last?
Math25 min

The missing start

  1. Some apples were in a bowl. Dad added 4, and now there are 11. How many were there at first?
  2. Solve it with a number bond: 11 is 4 and how many?
Science20 min

Bird feeder watch

  1. Put out seeds and watch for ten minutes.
  2. Tally each kind of bird that comes, then make a bar graph.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: The Dog in the Manger

  1. Read “The Dog in the Manger” 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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