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1st grade homeschool plan, week 31

Contractions · Solid shapes · Sink or float

Week 31 of 36 in 1st grade, in quarter 4. Five days, about 110 minutes each.

Reading: contractions, two words pushed together, with an apostrophe where letters were left out: can not becomes can't. Words to read and spell: can't, don't, it's, I'm, isn't, we're, she's and didn't. Sight words: “its” and “made”. The new story is “Henny Penny”, and the reread is “The Tortoise and the Hare”.

Writing: Opinion about a book. Your child writes whether they liked a book, gives two reasons from the story, and ends by saying the opinion again.

Math: Solid shapes. Cubes, cones, cylinders, spheres and rectangular prisms: faces, edges and corners.

Science: Sink or float. Some things float and some sink, and the shape of a thing can change which it does.

Social studies, a shorter piece each day: Leaders and laws. Towns and the country have leaders, like a mayor, a governor and a president, and laws that keep people safe and fair.

Read-alouds: “Sink or Float?”, “Why Does Ice Float?”, “Odile and the Fizzy Cup”, “Why Is the Ocean Salty?” and “The Monkey and the Crocodile”.

For the whole family: Guess, then test, which things from the kitchen sink or float in a tub of water.

The five days

  1. Day 1day 151

    • ReadingNew: contractions
    • WritingDid I like it?
    • MathFaces, edges and corners
    • ScienceGuess and test
    • Social studiesLeaders around me
    • Read-aloudSink or Float?

  2. Day 2day 152

    • ReadingSpell words with contractions
    • WritingTwo reasons
    • MathRolls, stacks or slides
    • ScienceShape changes it
    • Social studiesThe mayor
    • Read-aloudWhy Does Ice Float?

  3. Day 3day 153

    • Readingcontractions in sentences
    • WritingThe best character
    • MathSolid shape hunt
    • ScienceHow much will it hold?
    • Social studiesLaws keep us safe
    • Read-aloudOdile and the Fizzy Cup

  4. Day 4day 154

    • ReadingRead: Henny Penny
    • WritingShould a friend read it?
    • MathFlat faces
    • ScienceHeavy isn't everything
    • Social studiesHow a law is made
    • Read-aloudWhy Is the Ocean Salty?

  5. Day 5day 155

    • ReadingReread: The Tortoise and the Hare
    • WritingMy book review
    • MathA shape city
    • ScienceSalt water holds things up
    • Social studiesIf I were mayor
    • Read-aloudThe Monkey and the Crocodile