1st grade, week 13, day 4

Read: Dex on the Bus

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?

• Dex on the Bus, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/dex-on-the-bus

Different ways to make a number

1. 34 is 3 tens and 4 ones. It is also 2 tens and 14 ones.
2. Find two ways to show 46.

• Place value chart on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/place-value-chart

Changing the land

1. Beavers dam rivers and prairie dogs dig whole towns.
2. How do people change the land to make homes?

Read-aloud: The Cat That Walked by Himself

1. Read “The Cat That Walked by Himself” 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.

• The Cat That Walked by Himself, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-cat-that-walked-by-himself