1st grade, week 25, day 3

ou and ow in sentences

1. Read the ou and ow 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: “buy” and “call”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch second grade sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/second
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Two more facts

1. Write two more facts that answer your question.
2. Start with a question about the topic. Your child finds three facts that answer it and writes them as a paragraph.

• Know, wonder, learned chart (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/kwl-chart

Hour or half hour?

1. Draw six clock faces, some at o'clock and some at half past.
2. Your child says each time, then writes it.

• Clock faces (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/math/clock-faces
• 1st grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/1st-grade

Joints bend

1. Joints are where bones meet. Some bend one way like a door, like knees and elbows; some turn around, like shoulders and hips.
2. Move each joint and sort them into bend and turn.

• The Body: joints (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/body/bones/joints

Ask a grown-up

1. Ask a grown-up what toys, games and shows they liked as a child, and write two of the answers.
2. Ask: why does this matter? Your child says the answer, then writes it as a sentence.

Read-aloud: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

1. Read “The Steadfast Tin Soldier” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

• The Steadfast Tin Soldier, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-steadfast-tin-soldier