1st grade homeschool plan, week 17
Vowel teams: oa and ow · Adding tens · Animals in winter
Week 17 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 2. Five days, about 85 minutes each.
Reading: oa and ow, long o spelled oa (boat) or, often at the end, ow (snow). Words to read and spell: boat, coat, road, soap, snow, grow, slow and bowl. Sight words: “stop” and “take”. The new story is “Jem Is Mad”, and the reread is “Lou and the Snow Dad”.
Math: Adding tens. Adding and subtracting tens: 30 + 20, 70 − 40, using bundles and the hundreds chart.
Science: Animals in winter. Some animals sleep through winter, some travel to warmer places, and some grow thick coats and stay.
Read-alouds: “The Bear Who Could Not Sleep”, “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, “Penguins Up Close”, “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees” and “Snow White and Rose Red”.
For the whole family: Make a chart of animals that sleep, leave or stay through winter, with a picture of each.
The five days
Day 1day 81
- ReadingNew: oa and ow
- MathTens plus tens
- ScienceThree ways through winter
- Read-aloudThe Bear Who Could Not Sleep
Day 2day 82
- ReadingSpell words with oa and ow
- MathTens take away tens
- ScienceMigration map
- Read-aloudThe Ant and the Grasshopper
Day 3day 83
- Readingoa and ow in sentences
- MathJumping on the chart
- ScienceA blubber glove
- Read-aloudPenguins Up Close
Day 4day 84
- ReadingRead: Jem Is Mad
- MathDimes are tens
- ScienceAnimal tracks
- Read-aloudWinnie-the-Pooh and the Bees
Day 5day 85
- ReadingReread: Lou and the Snow Dad
- MathTens on paper
- ScienceWinter animal chart
- Read-aloudSnow White and Rose Red