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1st grade homeschool plan, week 28

Compound words · Flat shapes and their sides · Seeds and growing

Week 28 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 4. Five days, about 110 minutes each.

Reading: compound words, two whole words joined into one: sun + set makes sunset. Words to read and spell: sunset, rainbow, cupcake, football, bedtime, playground, snowman and backpack. Sight words: “first” and “five”. The new story is “Pim and the Mitten”, and the reread is “The Bean in the Cup”.

Writing: A story with a problem and a fix. A made-up story has characters, a setting, a problem, and a way the problem gets fixed. Your child plans it on a story map first.

Math: Flat shapes and their sides. Telling shapes apart by their sides and corners, not their color or size, and drawing them.

Science: Seeds and growing. A seed holds a baby plant and its food, and with water, warmth and light it sprouts and grows.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Places in a community. The library, post office, fire station, school, stores and parks, and what each one does for the people around it.

Read-alouds: “Jack and the Beanstalk”, “Momotaro, the Peach Boy”, “Water Uphill”, “Johnny Appleseed” and “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”.

For the whole family: Open a soaked bean to find the baby plant, then plant a few and measure them each week.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 136

    • ReadingNew: compound words
    • WritingPlan a seed story
    • MathSides and corners
    • ScienceInside a seed
    • Social studiesThe library
    • Read-aloudJack and the Beanstalk

  2. Day 2day 137

    • ReadingSpell words with compound words
    • WritingThe beginning
    • MathWhat makes a triangle
    • SciencePlant and predict
    • Social studiesThe post office
    • Read-aloudMomotaro, the Peach Boy

  3. Day 3day 138

    • Readingcompound words in sentences
    • WritingThe problem
    • MathSquare or rectangle
    • ScienceSeeds on the move
    • Social studiesThe fire station
    • Read-aloudWater Uphill

  4. Day 4day 139

    • ReadingRead: Pim and the Mitten
    • WritingThe fix
    • MathClosed shapes
    • ScienceSeeds we eat
    • Social studiesStores and markets
    • Read-aloudJohnny Appleseed

  5. Day 5day 140

    • ReadingReread: The Bean in the Cup
    • WritingMake it better
    • MathShape hunt
    • ScienceMeasure the sprouts
    • Social studiesA map of my town
    • Read-aloudThe Tale of Peter Rabbit