1st grade homeschool plan, week 30
Endings: -le · Halves and fourths · Life cycles
Week 30 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 4. Five days, about 110 minutes each.
Reading: -le, -le at the end makes its own beat, /ul/: lit-tle, ap-ple. Words to read and spell: little, apple, table, puzzle, purple, candle, bubble and turtle. Sight words: “goes” and “green”. The new story is “The Tortoise and the Hare”, and the reread is “The Crow and the Pitcher”.
Writing: A list poem. A list poem lists things about one topic, one on a line, and ends with a line that surprises. Your child reads it aloud.
Math: Halves and fourths. Splitting circles and rectangles into two and four equal parts: halves and fourths.
Science: Life cycles. Frogs, butterflies and chickens start small and change as they grow, and their young look like or unlike their parents.
Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Working together. Neighbors help each other, volunteer, and solve problems together, which makes a community stronger.
Read-alouds: “Frogs Are Amazing”, “Tadpoles in a Jar”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Frog That Freezes” and “The Frog Prince”.
For the whole family: Draw the life cycle of a frog as a circle of pictures, each child drawing one stage.
The five days
Day 1day 146
- ReadingNew: -le
- WritingA frog poem
- MathTwo equal parts
- ScienceA frog's life cycle
- Social studiesMany hands
- Read-aloudFrogs Are Amazing
Day 2day 147
- ReadingSpell words with -le
- WritingA butterfly poem
- MathFair shares
- ScienceA butterfly's life cycle
- Social studiesTaking turns
- Read-aloudTadpoles in a Jar
Day 3day 148
- Reading-le in sentences
- WritingBaby animals
- MathFour equal parts
- ScienceChickens and eggs
- Social studiesVolunteers
- Read-aloudThe Ugly Duckling
Day 4day 149
- ReadingRead: The Tortoise and the Hare
- WritingA growing poem
- MathMore parts, smaller parts
- ScienceLike their parents?
- Social studiesSolve it together
- Read-aloudThe Frog That Freezes
Day 5day 150
- ReadingReread: The Crow and the Pitcher
- WritingPoem reading
- MathHalves and fourths hunt
- ScienceA plant's life cycle
- Social studiesA helping project
- Read-aloudThe Frog Prince