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1st grade, week 24, day 3

Day 118 of 180 · Social studies: School, then and now · Science: Worms and soil · about 110 minutes

Reading25 min

oo in sentences

  1. Read the oo words from this week again, then read them in sentences: on the decodable page, or in three short sentences you write.
  2. New sight words: “best” and “both”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.
Writing15 min

My favorite part

  1. Write about your favorite part of a book and draw a picture of it.
  2. Your child writes the title, what the book was about in one sentence, and what they thought of it and why.
Math25 min

Digital clocks

  1. On a digital clock, the number before the colon is the hour: 4:00 is four o'clock.
  2. Match three digital times to clock faces you draw.
Science10 min

Worm watch

  1. After rain, find a worm and watch it move for a minute without picking it up.
  2. Ask: what do you think caused it? Your child writes their idea in a sentence.
Social studies20 min

The walk to school

  1. Many children long ago walked a long way to school, in every kind of weather.
  2. Talk about how you would get to a school if you went to one, and how long it would take.
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Vikings Did Not Wear Horns

  1. Read “Vikings Did Not Wear Horns” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
  2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

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