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1st grade, week 13, day 5

Day 65 of 180 · Science: Animal homes · about 85 minutes

Reading25 min

Reread: Meg and the Seed

  1. Reread “Meg and the Seed” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
  2. Find this week's sight words, “of” and “old”, in the book or on their cards.
  3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.
Math25 min

Tens and ones game

  1. Roll two dice: one is the tens, one is the ones. Build the number and read it.
  2. Who rolled the bigger number?
Science20 min

Design an animal home

  1. Your child designs a home for a toy animal from a box, with food, water and a place to hide.
  2. They explain each part of the design.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

  1. Read “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
  2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

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