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1st grade, week 16, day 4

Day 79 of 180 · Science: Snow and ice · about 85 minutes

Reading25 min

Read: Lou and the Snow Dad

  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: what was your favorite page, and why?
Math25 min

In your head

  1. Say a number; your child says 10 more and 10 less without the chart.
  2. Go faster as they get them right.
Science20 min

Snow and frost up close

  1. Look at snow or frost with a magnifying glass, or at frost in the freezer.
  2. Draw what you see, as big as you can.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: The Run to Nome

  1. Read “The Run to Nome” aloud, and let your child turn the pages.
  2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.
  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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